Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Dense
- Violence
- None
- witty
- tense
- voyeuristic
- experimental cinema night
- film studies viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the four-quadrant single-take execution intriguing and technically adventurous, while considering the underlying story slight.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Four continuous takes occupy separate screen quadrants, with audio shifting attention among them.
The sound mix repeatedly privileges different quadrants, making spectators decide where to look and listen.
The plot unfolds around Red Mullet Productions, casting, a pitch meeting, and dysfunction during pre-production.
Two or more cameras sometimes record the same scene from different angles while the other quadrants continue independently.
Films like Timecode, and why
The Pillow Book
Like Timecode, it uses an unconventional formal structure to interweave multiple perspectives and intersecting lives.
Short Cuts
Shares a Los Angeles film-industry setting, ensemble tensions, sexual entanglements, and fractured narrative focus.
Magnolia
A formally inventive ensemble drama about overlapping relationships and private crises in Los Angeles.
Movie Details
- Director
- Mike Figgis
- Release Date
- 2000-04-28
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rating
- 5.6 / 10 (100)
Cast
- Xander Berkeley
- Golden Brooks
- Saffron Burrows
- Viveka Davis
- Richard Edson
- Aimee Graham
- Salma Hayek Pinault
- Glenne Headly
- Andrew Heckler
- Holly Hunter
Where to watch in United States
- 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 Timecode about?
- A formally radical Hollywood ensemble drama fractures romantic and professional betrayals across four synchronized screens.
- What is Timecode like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Timecode as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as dense.
- Is Timecode violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Timecode.
- What did critics think of Timecode?
- Critics broadly found the four-quadrant single-take execution intriguing and technically adventurous, while considering the underlying story slight.
- Which films are like Timecode?
- Films with a similar feel include The Pillow Book, Short Cuts, and Magnolia.
- How long is Timecode?
- Timecode runs 97 minutes.
- Where can I watch Timecode?
- In United States, Timecode is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
