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Time After Time (1979)

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Average Rating: 7.2/10
Reviews Counted: 28
Fresh: 24 | Rotten: 4

With the three principal actors clearly having fun with their roles, Time After Time becomes an amusing, light-hearted fantasy lark.

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Critic Reviews: 4
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With the three principal actors clearly having fun with their roles, Time After Time becomes an amusing, light-hearted fantasy lark.

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It's H.G. Wells (Malcolm McDowell) versus Jack the Ripper (David Warner) in the fanciful Time After Time -- and, per the film's title, the chase extends from the 19th century to the 20th. Wells has built a time machine in his cellar, which the Ripper uses as a means of escape. Both men find themselves in 20th century San Francisco, and, after a period of adjustment, they make themselves at home. The plot takes a dark turn when the Ripper, disappointed that Wells' dreams of a Utopian future have

Aug 6, 2002

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A delightful, entertaining trifle of a film that shows both the possibilities and limitations of taking liberties with literature and history.

June 5, 2007 Full Review Source: Variety | Comment
Variety
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Clever and well calculated.

June 5, 2007 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | Comment
Chicago Reader
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A movie that's as sweet as it is clever, and never so clever that it forgets to be entertaining.

May 9, 2005 Full Review Source: New York Times | Comment
New York Times
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There are a lot of nice touches in Time After Time, but the overall plot is too obviously scripted.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: ReelViews | Comment
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Meyer makes a fine directorial debut, pacing the film for optimal suspense despite some obvious holes in the script.

June 5, 2007 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | Comment
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Underrated classic mixing H.G. Wells and Jack the Ripper. Stylish, even the music.

February 6, 2007 Comment
Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers

After nearly two hours the tension has evaporated, and all that's left is a curdle of jokes and brutality.

June 24, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out | Comment

This cinematic oddity is nonetheless a true guilty pleasure.

February 25, 2006 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | Comment
Filmcritic.com

tense and gripping

April 6, 2005 Comment
Shadows on the Wall

Terrific little time-travel romantic thriller with three outstanding performances.

January 14, 2005 Comment
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

Full of potential smarts, failed intrigue and a dated survey of the 20th century.

March 16, 2004 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | Comment
Apollo Guide

Time After Time is an inventive comedy-mystery.

January 27, 2004 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | Comment
Spirituality and Practice

A wonderful concoction. H.G. Wells vs. Jack the Ripper, the time machine, it all works.

June 20, 2003 Comment
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

A pleasing little time-waster.

May 24, 2003 Full Review Source: Film4 | Comment

Possibly my favorite time travel flick ever.

January 11, 2003 Comment
Needcoffee.com

Writers Karl Alexander and Steve Hayes came up with a brilliant idea for this 1979 movie.

October 9, 2002 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | Comment
Combustible Celluloid

Writer Nicholas Meyer's 1979 directorial debut is probably still his best film.

October 2, 2002 Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | Comment
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Blessedly unpretentious.

September 3, 2002 Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | Comment
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Audience Reviews for Time After Time

This is my favourite of all the Jack the Ripper theory themed movies. It has a bunch of good actors, and the story is good, and it's a great adventure too.

September 6, 2010
ajv2688

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very entertaining. happy b-day, hg

September 22, 2009
rubystevens
Stella Dallas

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    1. Herbert G. Wells: The first man to raise a fist is the man who has run out of ideas.
    – Submitted by Mirco N (30 days ago)

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