Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel
Three awkward British pub regulars confront a bewildering time-travel paradox when a mysterious woman from the future appears.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- witty
- irreverent
- awkward
- lazy sunday
- cult movie night
What critics said
Critics generally found the film quirky and intermittently engaging, but divided over its small scale, limited budget, and uneven execution.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Ray, Pete, and Toby confront a time-travel conundrum whose consequences unfold through paradoxical encounters in the pub.
The film stages its time-travel adventure primarily inside a British pub rather than across a large-scale futuristic landscape.
The central trio are described as two geeks and a cynic whose attempts to navigate temporal disruption produce the film's comic energy.
The time-travel crisis centers on three social outcasts whose relationships are tested as the adventure expands.
Films like Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel, and why
The World's End
shares British wit, science fiction conceits, and an ensemble of eccentric outsiders navigating escalating comic confusion
Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel
combines time travel, romantic complications, and fast-moving genre comedy with a playful, self-aware tone
Safety Not Guaranteed
shares low-budget science fiction, conversational humor, and ordinary characters confronting reality-bending events
Hot Fuzz
uses British comic sensibility, pub-centered social dynamics, and speculative genre premises for irreverent entertainment
Movie Details
- Director
- Gareth Carrivick
- Release Date
- 2009-04-24
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (721)
Cast
- Chris O'Dowd
- Dean Lennox Kelly
- Marc Wootton
- Anna Faris
- Meredith MacNeill
- Ray Gardner
- Nick Ewans
- Arthur Nightingale
- John Snowden
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel about?
- Three awkward British pub regulars confront a bewildering time-travel paradox when a mysterious woman from the future appears.
- What is Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel.
- What did critics think of Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel?
- Critics generally found the film quirky and intermittently engaging, but divided over its small scale, limited budget, and uneven execution.
- Which films are like Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel?
- Films with a similar feel include The World's End, Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel, Safety Not Guaranteed, and Hot Fuzz.
- How long is Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel?
- Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel runs 83 minutes.
- Where can I watch Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel?
- In United States, Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel streams on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max.
