Timeline

Name: Timeline
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy
Released: November 26, 2003
Duration: 116 min
Rating: 29
Cast: Billy Connolly, Gerard Butler, Paul Walker

2003

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Paramount Pictures | Release Date: November 26, 2003 | PG-13

Starring: Billy Connolly, Gerard Butler, Paul Walker

Summary: Students working on an archaeological dig must travel back in time to 14th century France to rescue their professor, an obsessive academician who has become trapped in a vicious feudal war.

Director: Richard Donner

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 116 min

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Michael Wilmington

There's something light and insubstantial about this movie. It almost floats away as you watch it. Read full review

Claudia Puig

You'll be checking your watch a lot during Timeline. Though most of the cast is strong and the movie has moments of suspense, ultimately the mystery in this action thriller is so far-fetched it's ludicrous. Read full review

Roger Ebert

I felt too much of the movie consisted of groups of characters I didn't care about, running down passageways and fighting off enemies and trying to get back to the present before the window of time slams shut. Read full review

James Berardinelli

Boring and repetitive. Read full review

Ann Hornaday

One part historical drama and one part futuristic adventure, Timeline resembles a "Star Trek" episode by way of "Scooby-Doo." Read full review

Wesley Morris

The trouble with the movie is basically everything. It's long, sloppy, and -- to both the quantum-physics ignorant and informed -- steadily implausible, never exciting in either its skill or its ludicrousness. Read full review

Joe Morgenstern

Timeline has negative energy to burn. There's even less of it by the end than at the beginning.

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Justin

Jul 25, 2006

The problem with the users is that most of them probably never read the book. The movie was incredibly well done and was fairly accurate with the book. The movie by itself was good enough to be called incredible. A great movie from a great book.

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SimpsonFans

Sep 15, 2016

Don't listen to the critics. I had a wild time watching this good movie compared to Doctor Who, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure and Back To The Future.

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TiberScientist

Nov 10, 2016

This historical fictional Paramount family feature is just compared to Doctor Who, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, Chicken Run and Back To The Future.

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MovieReviews101

Sep 13, 2014

erdict: Not Quite There

Story: Ever film that is based on time travel tries to find something different to make it stand out, and I will give this one credit. It does pose a different idea to what we are used too, the whole 3D fax machine that creates a wormhole is new but veryerdict: Not Quite There

Story: Ever film that is based on time travel tries to find something different to make it stand out, and I will give this one credit. It does pose a different idea to what we are used too, the whole 3D fax machine that creates a wormhole is new but very farfetched. If we are being honest this story is about saving an old man but sacrificing a group of young men who make the trip back. That alone would ask a few questions really. Most of the support cast are solely there to be killed off which leads to even more questions about the point in the mission. (6/10)

Actor Review

Paul Walker: Chris the son of the Professor who doesn’t want to follow in his father’s footsteps, but will drop everything to go on a mission to save his life, even though he should already be dead. Good performance from Walker showing his potential in an early role. (7/10)

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Frances O’Connor: Kate one of the team who is determined to find something and will put her work before any relationship. Good performance but in the end is a very annoying character due to over reactions in the past. (6/10)

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Gerard Butler: Andre a man with passion for the past, who risks more damage to what has happened when he tries to save Lady Claire from the fate she already suffered. Good performance from Butler who showed he was the action star of the future. (8/10)

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Billy Connolly: Professor Johnston the man behind the dig who has put his career ahead of being a father to Chris, but he gets trapped in the past and calls for his team to risk their own lives to save him. Not the best from Connolly who looks lost a lot of the time, it didn’t help that his character is the catalyst for everything that happened. (4/10)

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David Thewlis: Robert the brains behind the time travel operation who fails to tell the team all the risks but shows what he is made of during the story after the machine gets destroyed. Good business man role worrying more about covering himself than the people whose lives he is risking.(7/10)

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Anna Friel: Lady Claire the lady whose death drove the French to victory but after she gets saved by Andre who is meant to be the motivation for the victory. Good performance pulling off the accents perfectly. (8/10)

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Neal McDonough: Frank the solider sent back to protect the team with his experience of previous trips, but he gets more than he has bargained for. Good performance in a supporting disposable character role. (6/10)

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Director Review: Richard Donner – I think it would be fair to say this film was a little bit too ambitious to put to film without any real major stars at the time and a lot gets lost in translation. (6/10)

Action: The battles sequences are big and full of plenty of action. (8/10)

Sci-Fi: The different idea for time travel works really well, but still leaves plenty of questions. (7/10)

Settings: Good authentic settings created for both past and present scenes. (9/10)

Suggestion: This is one to try it is not brilliant but has some good ideas that don’t quite come off but the effort should be given credit. (Try)

Best Part: Andre character steals the show.

Worst Part: Questionable reason for doing the traveling.

Action Scene Of The Film: The final battle.

Favourite Quote: ‘So what you are saying, it that you accidently discovered time travel’. Believability: No (0/10) Chances of Tears: No (0/10) Chances of Sequel: No Post Credits Scene: No Oscar Chances: No Box Office: $44 Million Budget: $80 Million Runtime: 1 Hour 56 Minutes Tagline: One man’s future lie in the past. Overall: Time Travel Film Lost In Time… Expand

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eva3si0n

Mar 19, 2023

Timeline may initially seem like a good time travel movie. Also, the cast of krpekias. But after 10-15 minutes of viewing, you understand that this is a passing film, which, although it has a literary source, literally falls apart as a single work. Even if you discard logical flaws, TimelineTimeline may initially seem like a good time travel movie. Also, the cast of krpekias. But after 10-15 minutes of viewing, you understand that this is a passing film, which, although it has a literary source, literally falls apart as a single work. Even if you discard logical flaws, Timeline poorly implements the possibilities of temporary movements, using it linearly. Also, the ending is as delusional and stupid as possible, which is generally mocked and does not take into account the reason and investigative connections of time. Timeline is a terrible movie, one of the dumbest time travel movies.… Expand

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MattK.

Dec 18, 2003

I saw this movie right after seeing master and commander because i had time to kill. i never thought it looked any good, but the only other movie playing was brother bear, so i choose timeline. i think i would of preferred watching brother bear now. from the awful plot, the lame special I saw this movie right after seeing master and commander because i had time to kill. i never thought it looked any good, but the only other movie playing was brother bear, so i choose timeline. i think i would of preferred watching brother bear now. from the awful plot, the lame special effects, and the "wormholes" in the story, this movie is disgusting. the acting is so unbelievably atrocious, i mean oh my god, i cant even begin to explain.....that french dude francois doesn't deserve to be in a home video for crying out loud, and yet he gets that salary while anyone else in the world would be better cast. maybe he's a cool guy, but what were they thinking? the dialog sucks big time, making no sense, the love story is baseless, the action isn't 1/10,000,000 as good as any scene from one of the lord of the rings movies. this ruined my "good movie feeling" i had from watching master and commander, and i hope someone punishes these people.… Expand

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Jennifer

Mar 6, 2006

Unintentionally funny and predictable. My roommates and I kept calling out the lines before they were said by the characters.

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