Millennium
An NTSB investigator uncovers a time-travel operation hidden inside an inexplicable airline disaster.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- ominous
- procedural
- speculative
- retro science fiction night
- time travel double feature
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film an unfocused and underwhelming science-fiction thriller despite its ambitious time-travel premise.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Bill Smith's NTSB inquiry begins with cockpit recorder anomalies and gradually exposes time-travel activity.
The future organization seeks to rejuvenate humanity through people connected to a past airline disaster.
The time travellers originate from an irreparably polluted future Earth and act to secure humanity's survival.
The crew's confusing cockpit voice recorder words become a central clue in the investigation.
Films like Millennium, and why
The Terminator
shared time travel premise, science fiction mystery, and thriller structure
The Day of the Triffids
shared aviation disaster investigation, speculative science fiction, and escalating suspense
12 Monkeys
shared time travel mechanics, future catastrophe, and action-oriented genre storytelling
The Philadelphia Experiment
shared retro science fiction atmosphere, temporal disruption, and investigative mystery
Movie Details
- Director
- Michael Anderson
- Release Date
- 1989-08-25
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (154)
Cast
- Kris Kristofferson
- Cheryl Ladd
- Daniel J. Travanti
- Robert Joy
- Al Waxman
- Lloyd Bochner
- Brent Carver
- David McIlwraith
- Maury Chaykin
- Lawrence Dane
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Millennium about?
- An NTSB investigator uncovers a time-travel operation hidden inside an inexplicable airline disaster.
- What is Millennium like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Millennium as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Millennium violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Millennium as mild.
- What did critics think of Millennium?
- Critics broadly found the film an unfocused and underwhelming science-fiction thriller despite its ambitious time-travel premise.
- Which films are like Millennium?
- Films with a similar feel include The Terminator, The Day of the Triffids, 12 Monkeys, and The Philadelphia Experiment.
- How long is Millennium?
- Millennium runs 105 minutes.
- Where can I watch Millennium?
- In United States, Millennium streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
