Minutemen
Three high school friends use a ten-minute time machine to rewrite humiliating moments and protect classmates from the social disasters they know firsthand.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- witty
- playful
- hopeful
- family movie night
- lazy weekend
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Virgil, Zeke, and Charlie invent a machine capable of traveling exactly ten minutes into the past.
The boys create the machine specifically to spare themselves and others from humiliating experiences.
Three high school friends drive the story through their homemade time-machine invention and attempts to help classmates.
The Disney Channel production frames time travel through a colorful, approachable family-entertainment style rather than technical realism.
Films like Minutemen, and why
Back to the Future
teen time travel comedy with a youthful ensemble and accessible science-fiction adventure
Clockstoppers
family-friendly teen science fiction built around friendship, invention, and changing embarrassing circumstances
Sky High
Disney family comedy combining adolescent social problems with fantastical technology and upbeat humor
Movie Details
- Director
- Lev L. Spiro
- Release Date
- 2008-02-29
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (260)
Cast
- Jason Dolley
- Nicholas Braun
- Luke Benward
- Chelsea Kane
- Steven R. McQueen
- J.P. Manoux
- Kellie Cockrell
- Molly Jepson
- Kara Crane
- Dexter Darden
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Disney Plus
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Minutemen about?
- Three high school friends use a ten-minute time machine to rewrite humiliating moments and protect classmates from the social disasters they know firsthand.
- What is Minutemen like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Minutemen as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Minutemen violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Minutemen.
- Which films are like Minutemen?
- Films with a similar feel include Back to the Future, Clockstoppers, and Sky High.
- How long is Minutemen?
- Minutemen runs 90 minutes.
- Where can I watch Minutemen?
- In United States, Minutemen streams on Disney Plus.
