Déjà Vu
An ATF agent races across a four-day temporal gap to identify a terrorist and prevent a catastrophic ferry bombing.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- propulsive
- urgent
- action movie night
- science fiction double feature
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film technically polished and energized by Denzel Washington, but considered its time-travel science and increasingly unwieldy action uneven.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Doug Carlin uses experimental technology to observe a detailed reconstruction of the past while trying to stop the ferry bomber.
Carlin is always four days behind the terrorist, turning the time difference into the central investigative obstacle.
The state-of-the-art time-observation program drives the film's surveillance imagery, investigation, and action set pieces.
The ferry catastrophe and devastated New Orleans imagery connect the fictional terrorist plot to a recognizable atmosphere of disaster aftermath.
Films like Déjà Vu, and why
Minority Report
Shares a science fiction crime investigation, time manipulation, terrorism threat, and emotionally driven procedural suspense.
Source Code
Combines time travel technology, criminal investigation, action thriller mechanics, and an attempt to prevent a disaster.
The Lake House
Pairs a time-bending mystery with romance, parallel timelines, and a fate-defying emotional premise.
Frequency
Features an investigator using unconventional technology to solve a crime while confronting causality, memory, and temporal loops.
Movie Details
- Director
- Tony Scott
- Release Date
- 2006-11-22
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (5488)
Cast
- Denzel Washington
- Paula Patton
- Val Kilmer
- Jim Caviezel
- Adam Goldberg
- Elden Henson
- Erika Alexander
- Bruce Greenwood
- Matt Craven
- Enrique Castillo
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC
- 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 Déjà Vu about?
- An ATF agent races across a four-day temporal gap to identify a terrorist and prevent a catastrophic ferry bombing.
- What is Déjà Vu like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Déjà Vu as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Déjà Vu violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Déjà Vu as moderate.
- What did critics think of Déjà Vu?
- Critics broadly found the film technically polished and energized by Denzel Washington, but considered its time-travel science and increasingly unwieldy action uneven.
- Which films are like Déjà Vu?
- Films with a similar feel include Minority Report, Source Code, The Lake House, and Frequency.
- How long is Déjà Vu?
- Déjà Vu runs 126 minutes.
- Where can I watch Déjà Vu?
- In United States, Déjà Vu streams on Philo, AMC.
