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Overview
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Verändere die Zukunft, durch die Vergangenheit (Change the future, through the past.) morePlot:
A young man blocks out harmful memories of significant events of his life. As he grows up, he finds a way to remember these lost memories and a supernatural way to alter his life. full summary | full synopsisPlot Keywords:
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1 win & 3 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(22 articles)
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A Real Tripped Out Roller Coaster moreUS TV Schedule:
| Sat. Sept. 6 | 12:00 PM | FX | |||
| Sun. Sept. 7 | 10:00 AM | FX |
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Ashton Kutcher | ... | Evan | |
| Melora Walters | ... | Andrea | |
| Amy Smart | ... | Kayleigh | |
| Elden Henson | ... | Lenny | |
| William Lee Scott | ... | Tommy | |
| John Patrick Amedori | ... | Evan at 13 | |
| Irene Gorovaia | ... | Kayleigh at 13 | |
| Kevin Schmidt | ... | Lenny at 13 (as Kevin G. Schmidt) | |
| Jesse James | ... | Tommy at 13 | |
| Logan Lerman | ... | Evan at 7 | |
| Sarah Widdows | ... | Kayleigh at 7 | |
| Jake Kaese | ... | Lenny at 7 | |
| Cameron Bright | ... | Tommy at 7 | |
| Eric Stoltz | ... | Mr. Miller | |
| Callum Keith Rennie | ... | Jason |
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Rated R for violence, sexual content, language and brief drug use. (also director's cut)Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
113 min | 120 min (director's cut)Country:
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
USA:R (No. 39664) | South Korea:18 | Malaysia:U (cut version) | Malaysia:18SG | Brazil:14 | Iceland:16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A | Chile:14 | Finland:K-15 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Italy:VM14 | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:R-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 (original rating) | Singapore:PG (edited for re-rating) | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | Canada:14A (Ontario)MOVIEmeter: 
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The picture over Evan's bed in his dorm room is "Sleep" by Salvador Dali. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Evan and his mother visit the fortuneteller in the Director's Cut, she says that Evan has no "lifeline" and should therefore not exist. In the scene that follows where Evan and his mother sit outside the fortune-teller's Evan's "lifeline" is clearly visible in his palm. moreQuotes:
[first lines][reading aloud as he writes a note]
Evan: If anyone finds this, it means my plan didn't work and I'm already dead. But if I can somehow go back to the beginning of all of this, I might be able to save her.
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Man... Whew... Wow! I'm at a loss of words to describe this high octane, tantalizing, brain-stimulating movie. The acting: excellent. The plot: superb. The story: great. The drama/suspense: mind numbing.
How the writers were able to put this story together so flawlessly, I don't know, and how the director was able to actualize it, even more amazing. There was plenty of visual stimuli as well as mental stimuli as you waited to see the outcome of each alteration made by the main character, Evan Treborn (Ashton Kutcher).
The movie kept me guessing and kept me at the edge of my seat, and the writers outdid themselves by making sure the movie didn't peter out with some lame ending. The ending was icing on the cake and it capped what should be a classic.