Timecop
A grieving temporal police officer battles a corrupt senator who wants to rewrite history for political power.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- propulsive
- conspiratorial
- heightened
- action movie night
- 1990s nostalgia
What critics said
Critics found the time-travel action premise entertaining but undermined by plot holes, confusing inconsistencies, and uneven acting.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Max Walker works for the Time Enforcement Commission, pursuing offenders across historical periods.
Senator Aaron McComb is tied to a scheme involving time travel, corruption, and presidential ambition.
The film places Jean-Claude Van Damme's hand-to-hand fighting style inside a time-travel action framework.
Max remains haunted by the killing of Melissa and channels that loss into his work as a Timecop.
Films like Timecop, and why
Looper
shares time-travel policing, temporal paradoxes, conspiracy thriller mechanics, and muscular action spectacle
Minority Report
shares a law-enforcement protagonist confronting altered timelines, future technology, and relentless action
The Terminator
shares 1990s science fiction action, temporal manipulation, political conspiracy, and martial arts combat
Universal Soldier
shares Jean-Claude Van Damme-led action, government conspiracies, and heightened science fiction adventure
Movie Details
- Director
- Peter Hyams
- Release Date
- 1994-09-15
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (1390)
Cast
- Jean-Claude Van Damme
- Mia Sara
- Ron Silver
- Bruce McGill
- Gloria Reuben
- Scott Bellis
- Jason Schombing
- Scott Lawrence
- Kenneth Welsh
- Brent Woolsey
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, YouTube TV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Timecop about?
- A grieving temporal police officer battles a corrupt senator who wants to rewrite history for political power.
- What is Timecop like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Timecop as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Timecop violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Timecop as brutal.
- What did critics think of Timecop?
- Critics found the time-travel action premise entertaining but undermined by plot holes, confusing inconsistencies, and uneven acting.
- Which films are like Timecop?
- Films with a similar feel include Looper, Minority Report, The Terminator, and Universal Soldier.
- How long is Timecop?
- Timecop runs 98 minutes.
- Where can I watch Timecop?
- In United States, Timecop streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, YouTube TV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel.
