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The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)

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Rachel McAdams, Eric Bana, Ron Livingston, Brooklynn Proulx, Maggie Castle ... (see more)

A romantic drama about a Chicago librarian with a gene that causes him to involuntarily time travel, and the complications it creates for his marriage.

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148 critics

PG-13, 1 hr. 48 min.
Directed by: Robert Schwentke
Release Date: Aug 14, 2009
DVD Release Date: Feb 09, 2010

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5 hours ago
Two gorgeous actors and one superpower should have made this movie work, but we've seen these actors, we've seen this superpower...
5 hours ago
not as good as the book but still brilliant
6 hours ago
I've just seen it and it is amazing
6 hours ago
Hned na zaciatku sa vyskytol casovy paradox, ale to nebudem rozoberat. To je na dlhosiahlu diskusiu. Paradoxov bolo viac. Takze vynikajuci film. Mam rad temu cestovania v case vo filmoch. Nie kecam, ja to milujem. Kazde takto dielo. Prinasaju tolko m... (read more)
12 hours ago
There is a rule to time travel films: under careful scrutiny, not a single one of them can possibly make sense. There is also something of a rule when people are adapting lengthy, complex novels: they're probably going to fuck it up. This absurd film... (read more)

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137 days ago
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
I'm over the moon about this movie, which smooths out the psychological dissonances in Audrey Niffenegger's fine novel but is still an emotional workout.
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140 days ago
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
A kooky, head-spinning romantic mess.
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140 days ago
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
I'd watch the vibrant Rachel McAdams and Eric Bana in anything, but The Time Traveler's Wife is pushing it.
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140 days ago
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
There's not much [McAdams] or Bana can do to rescue this dreary piece of romantic hooey.
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140 days ago
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
It takes, as its subjects, the sadness and grandeur of life and the mystery of time, and it offers a full experience to those who find its wavelength.
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