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Overview

User Rating:
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Writers (WGA):
J. Mackye Gruber (written by) &
Eric Bress (written by)
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Release Date:
23 January 2004 (USA) more
Tagline:
Change one thing, Change everything. more
Plot:
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 synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
Haunting, Tragic, but ultimately Brilliant more (997 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for violence, sexual content, language and brief drug use. (also director's cut)
Runtime:
113 min | 120 min (director's cut)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Company:
BenderSpink more

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Trivia:
They only had three of the postboxes to blow up and they only got it right on the third try. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Evan kills Tommy, the first few close-ups of Evan show almost no blood splatter (if any) on Evan's shirt and cheek, but in the last shot, when he is being dragged up by security, the blood splatter is very noticeable and prominent. more
Quotes:
[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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Movie Connections:
References GoldenEye (1995) more
Soundtrack:
Something Static more

FAQ

Does Evan's condition cause the nose bleeds and brain damage?
A Note Regarding Spoilers
Why didn't anything change the first time Evan went back to the past?
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214 out of 292 people found the following comment useful.
Haunting, Tragic, but ultimately Brilliant, 25 January 2004
Author: Brendon from Vancouver, BC

I have seen this movie just a few hours ago and i have to say that it is brilliantly conceived. Definately not a feel good film, but rather dark and tragic in every sense of the word. Yes the performances were above and beyond etc etc... and it helped, but the film itself is an emotionally provacative piece of work that had me feeling sad, morose and depressed. Nonetheless i think that this makes it a very powerful film to evoke such strong feelings while watching it. It is, for lack of a better term, very human. On a different note there were also many complexities to do with chaos theory inderlying the raw emotional turmoil that the characters endure such as time travel, alternate universes and such, but rather than rely on these interesting ideas and theories to carry the movie, it is instead simply used as a background setting for an incredible story. I loved it for what it is, but not something you see to be entertained. See this movie but don't take your family.

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