2:22
An air-traffic controller and the woman he feels destined to love must decode a recurring 2:22 pattern before an old double murder claims them too.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- tense
- mysterious
- romantic
- late night thriller viewing
- date night
What critics said
Critics generally found the high-concept fate mystery intriguing but undermined by contrived plotting, weak emotional investment, and an underdeveloped screenplay.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The repeated time 2:22 structures Dylan's aviation incident, subsequent uncanny occurrences, and the mystery surrounding the earlier double murder.
Dylan and Sarah feel inexplicably linked while trying to preserve a love framed as a second chance.
Airports, passenger planes, the New York subway, birthdays, and daily routines become connected through recurring coincidences.
The premise foregrounds a near mid-air collision, blinding light, airport operations, and escalating uncanny occurrences in a high-concept thriller format.
Films like 2:22, and why
The Lake House
shared fate-driven mystery, romantic connection, and recurring temporal pattern
Déjà Vu
shared thriller structure built around deja vu, coincidence, and an apparently predetermined relationship
The Adjustment Bureau
shared romantic science fiction premise involving destiny, recurrence, and altered expectations of time
Frequency
shared high-concept mystery, cyclical events, and emotionally motivated investigation
Movie Details
- Director
- Paul Currie
- Release Date
- 2017-06-29
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (1579)
Cast
- Michiel Huisman
- Teresa Palmer
- Sam Reid
- John Waters
- Kerry Armstrong
- Richard Davies
- Maeve Dermody
- Remy Hii
- Simone Kessell
- Mitchell Butel
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, IndieFlix, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel, Monsters and Nightmares Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is 2:22 about?
- An air-traffic controller and the woman he feels destined to love must decode a recurring 2:22 pattern before an old double murder claims them too.
- What is 2:22 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of 2:22 as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is 2:22 violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in 2:22 as mild.
- What did critics think of 2:22?
- Critics generally found the high-concept fate mystery intriguing but undermined by contrived plotting, weak emotional investment, and an underdeveloped screenplay.
- Which films are like 2:22?
- Films with a similar feel include The Lake House, Déjà Vu, The Adjustment Bureau, and Frequency.
- How long is 2:22?
- 2:22 runs 99 minutes.
- Where can I watch 2:22?
- In United States, 2:22 streams on Philo, IndieFlix, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel, Monsters and Nightmares Amazon Channel.
