Time
A lyrical portrait of Fox Rich’s relentless campaign to reunite her family while confronting the human cost of America’s prison system.
Overview
A powerful exploration of love and resilience in the face of systemic injustice.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- melancholic
- intimate
- gripping
- social justice film night
- documentary discussion
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a formally dazzling and deeply moving portrait of family separation that delivers a powerful critique of the American justice system.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Fox Rich’s video diaries addressed to her imprisoned husband form a central expressive thread alongside present-day footage.
The film combines graceful compositions, flowing sound, and interpolated home-video material rather than relying only on conventional interview structure.
Fox Rich’s campaign for her husband’s release is placed within a broader examination of the American prison-industrial complex.
Fox Rich is presented as an entrepreneur, mother, and abolitionist campaigning persistently against her husband’s extreme sentence.
Films like Time, and why
The House I Live In
intimate observational documentary centered on incarceration, family separation, and systemic injustice
13th
emotionally direct social documentary examining mass incarceration and its effects on families
The Prison in Twelve Landscapes
personal, politically engaged documentary portrait shaped by archival material and institutional critique
Movie Details
- Director
- Garrett Bradley
- Release Date
- 2020-10-09
- Runtime
- 81 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (131)
Cast
- Sibil Fox Richardson
- Robert Fox Richardson
- Freedom Richardson
- Justus Richardson
- Laurence M. Richardson
- Mahlik Richardson
- Remington B. Richardson
- Robert G. Richardson
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 Time about?
- A lyrical portrait of Fox Rich’s relentless campaign to reunite her family while confronting the human cost of America’s prison system.
- What is Time like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Time as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Time violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Time.
- What did critics think of Time?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a formally dazzling and deeply moving portrait of family separation that delivers a powerful critique of the American justice system.
- Which films are like Time?
- Films with a similar feel include The House I Live In, 13th, and The Prison in Twelve Landscapes.
- How long is Time?
- Time runs 81 minutes.
- Where can I watch Time?
- In United States, Time streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
