Timecrimes
An ordinary man’s investigation of a mysterious woman in the woods spirals into a darkly comic, tightly wound time-loop nightmare.
Overview
A seemingly ordinary evening spirals into a surreal nightmare when time itself becomes a weapon.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- eerie
- disorienting
- darkly humorous
- late night viewing
- science fiction movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a well-crafted, audacious low-budget time-travel thriller that creates urgency and disorientation through clever construction rather than special effects.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Héctor’s movements through the time machine generate increasingly recursive versions of the same events.
The masked figure, duplicated Héctors, and unexplained incidents make every action feel potentially predetermined and threatening.
The house, woods, bicycle, radio, and laboratory create urgency and disorientation without spectacle-heavy effects.
Multiple versions of Héctor and the masked figure turn personal agency into a source of confusion and dread.
Films like Timecrimes, and why
Predestination
shares a cerebral time loop structure, escalating causality, and tightly controlled sci-fi thriller suspense
Primer
shares recursive chronology, identity confusion, and intellectually demanding time travel mechanics
The Endless
shares surreal temporal disorientation, ordinary protagonists trapped in escalating paradoxes, and dark humor
The One I Love
shares low-budget speculative filmmaking, eerie suburban isolation, and reality-bending mystery
Movie Details
- Director
- Nacho Vigalondo
- Release Date
- 2007-11-01
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (1544)
Cast
- Karra Elejalde
- Candela Fernández
- Bárbara Goenaga
- Nacho Vigalondo
- Juan Inciarte
- Libby Brien
- Nicole Dionne
- Philip Hersh
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel, Monsters and Nightmares Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Timecrimes about?
- An ordinary man’s investigation of a mysterious woman in the woods spirals into a darkly comic, tightly wound time-loop nightmare.
- What is Timecrimes like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Timecrimes as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Timecrimes violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Timecrimes as moderate.
- What did critics think of Timecrimes?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a well-crafted, audacious low-budget time-travel thriller that creates urgency and disorientation through clever construction rather than special effects.
- Which films are like Timecrimes?
- Films with a similar feel include Predestination, Primer, The Endless, and The One I Love.
- How long is Timecrimes?
- Timecrimes runs 93 minutes.
- Where can I watch Timecrimes?
- In United States, Timecrimes streams on Philo, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel, Monsters and Nightmares Amazon Channel.
