Time Trap
A missing-professor search plunges Texas cave explorers into a time-distorting underworld where an ancient legend becomes a fight for survival and control.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- tense
- mind bending
- propulsive
- science fiction marathon
- adventure movie night
What critics said
Critics generally found the film's time-travel ideas intriguing and entertaining but undermined by uneven pacing, excessive exposition, thin development, and logistical inconsistencies.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The students' search for the missing professor and the legendary Fountain of Youth initiates the cave expedition and propels the investigation.
The group descends through remote Texas caves while navigating a space-time rupture and increasingly dangerous underground territory.
Time passes much more slowly inside the cave than on the surface, making temporal experience the film's central source of wonder and danger.
The search for the Fountain of Youth evolves into discovery of a coveted urban legend and conflict over who can control it.
Films like Time Trap, and why
The Time Machine
shared time travel premise, science fiction adventure, and escalating discovery of hidden realities
The Descent
shared subterranean exploration, speculative science fiction, and survival-oriented adventure
Project Almanac
shared fast-paced time distortion, youthful protagonists, and mystery-driven science fiction
As Above, So Below
shared archaeological mystery, supernatural speculation, and action-adventure escalation
Movie Details
- Directors
- Mark Dennis, Ben Foster
- Release Date
- 2017-05-19
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (1401)
Cast
- Andrew Wilson
- Cassidy Gifford
- Brianne Howey
- Reiley McClendon
- Olivia Draguicevich
- Max Wright
- Hans Marrero
- Rich Skidmore
- Jocelyn Kay
- Chris Sturgeon
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 Time Trap about?
- A missing-professor search plunges Texas cave explorers into a time-distorting underworld where an ancient legend becomes a fight for survival and control.
- What is Time Trap like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Time Trap as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Time Trap violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Time Trap as mild.
- What did critics think of Time Trap?
- Critics generally found the film's time-travel ideas intriguing and entertaining but undermined by uneven pacing, excessive exposition, thin development, and logistical inconsistencies.
- Which films are like Time Trap?
- Films with a similar feel include The Time Machine, The Descent, Project Almanac, and As Above, So Below.
- How long is Time Trap?
- Time Trap runs 87 minutes.
- Where can I watch Time Trap?
- In United States, Time Trap is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
