Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel
Seen it?2009 | 83 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Science Fiction
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With just 35% on Rotten Tomatoes and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics, anyone who wants a laugh and sci-fi fans. If you loved Mr. Nobody or Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Funny with heart, romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 23 min.
- What might put you off
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
Follows three social outcasts -- two geeks and a cynic -- as they attempt to navigate a time-travel conundrum in the middle of a British pub.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
35% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
6.9 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$24K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 28K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Gareth Carrivick
- Chris O'DowdRay
- Dean Lennox KellyPete
- Marc WoottonToby
- Anna FarisCassie
- Meredith MacNeillMillie
- Ray GardnerMellor
- Nick EwansBarry
- Arthur NightingaleOld Man
- John SnowdenDart Player (uncredited)