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The Time Machine

2002
Sci-fi
Adventure
1h 36m
Based on the classic sci-fi novel by H.G. Wells, "The Time Machine" stars Guy Pearce in the role of scientist and inventor, Alexander Hartdegen, who is determined to prove that time travel is possible. His determination is turned to desperation by a personal tragedy that now drives him to want to change the past. Testing his theories with a time machine of his own invention, Hartdegen is hurtled 800,000 years into the future, where he discovers that mankind has divided into the hunter - and the hunted. (imdb)
Directed by:
Simon Wells Simon Wells
Written by:
David Duncan H.G. Wells H.G. Wells
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Starring:
Jeremy Irons Jeremy Irons Orlando Jones Orlando Jones Guy Pearce Guy Pearce Mark Addy Mark Addy Sienna Guillory Sienna Guillory Yancey Arias Yancey Arias Phyllida Law Phyllida Law Samantha Mumba Samantha Mumba Alan Young Alan Young Omero Mumba Omero Mumba
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The Time Machine
Genres:
Sci-fi, Adventure
Countries:
United Arab Emirates, USA
Language:
English
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The Time Machine

2002
Sci-fi
Adventure
1h 36m
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abunchofcatsABUNCHOFCATS
Rated 26 Apr 2009
34
6th
Overall a really bad movie, although I did quite enjoy everything up to the point he started living in the jungle community. The movie basically went steadily downhill from the first scene.
Rated 26 Apr 2009
omgfridgeomgfridge
Rated 17 Mar 2010
2
19th
A waste of time. See what I did there?
Rated 17 Mar 2010
davidblastDavidBlast
Rated 29 Jul 2014
15
5th
The Time Wasting Machine.
Rated 29 Jul 2014
doctor7doctor7
Rated 14 Aug 2007
17
9th
Bad science, mediocre action and forgettable characters make for a pretty bad sci-fi. No reason to watch this at all.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
amerigoamerigo
Rated 24 Mar 2009
45
4th
Why was 2002 the year that classic works of literature were mutilated and smashed into a cookie-cutter B-movie action/adventures? Half way through the film, I half-jokingly expected for Alex to contrive a way to explode all the Morlocks and rescue everyone. Spoiler... That's exactly what happened.
Rated 24 Mar 2009
purgatospurgatos
Rated 11 May 2008
19
5th
I'm going to spoil the ending for you. The time machine explodes in a wave of time energy that destroys the bad guy who's a time psychic or whatever. Seriously.
Rated 11 May 2008
spleenspleen
Rated 21 Feb 2013
72
47th
It's really not fair to bash this one too severely as it did lay the groundwork for Avatar. Ok, not really but it could have. Plus, everything get's better with Guy Pearce, right? Ok,not really but it should.
Rated 21 Feb 2013
mlightle3mlightle3
Rated 14 Aug 2007
40
5th
I thought it was boring and could have been a lot better, it seems like they tried too hard to make it weird and interesting.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
halfjapaneseHalfJapanese
Rated 14 Jan 2010
35
9th
A solid story turned into a not-so-good film. The art direction for this, particularly in regards to the creatures, was dreadful. Retarded, hairless Chewbaccas do not make a good creature, period.
Rated 14 Jan 2010
djrossdjross
Rated 03 Aug 2012
25
7th
Lacklustre remake. Following the death of his fiancée, a man learns that, rather than trying to use technology to obtain control over events, it is less troublesome just to move to a new location and find a new girl. Time travel stories may be susceptible to logical flaws, but in this case it seems the writers were simply unconcerned with making any kind of sense. One nice computerised shot that pulls back to reveal what these days seems to be referred to, disconcertingly, as a "google earth".
Rated 03 Aug 2012
jimmynmujimmynmu
Rated 14 Aug 2007
30
17th
Read the book.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
johnwunjohnwun
Rated 14 Aug 2007
18
17th
I wanted to like it, but the editing SUCKED....
Rated 14 Aug 2007
woozybWoozyB
Rated 11 Jun 2007
50
7th
A mediocre adaptation attempt.
Rated 11 Jun 2007
rottentomatoRottenTomato
Rated 17 May 2011
29
10th
This Machine has all the razzle-dazzles of modern special effects, but the movie takes a turn for the worst when it switches from a story about lost love to a confusing action-thriller.
Rated 17 May 2011
johnshaftjohnshaft
Rated 02 Jul 2009
55
19th
The first half isn't bad, but once the movie transitions into the future, then things go down hill. There are two fantastic special-effects filled time travel scenes, but the movie, especially in the last 20 minutes, becomes completely nonsensical.
Rated 02 Jul 2009
antonAnton
Rated 14 Aug 2007
60
5th
Quick fun. Not too bad but not too good either.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
evranaevrana
Rated 08 Mar 2009
72
53rd
This movie was so villainized when it came out as a cheap gimmick, I avoided it up to now. I think it was abit of an unfair criticism, it has its downfalls alright, but it also had great music, nice special effects for its time and some very good sequences. A more honest effort than War of the Worlds farce in my opinion.
Rated 08 Mar 2009
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 14 Dec 2021
52
11th
At its best in the prologue to the time travel, establishing a convincing trigger to send Hartdegen on his quest; also amusing to see what a 2002 view of 2030 was! Completely loses its way once the ultra-futuristic material begins, discarding any of the emotional motivations and lapsing into an oddly dull and incoherent adventure yarn (though the dulcet tones of an otherwise unrecognisable Irons are appreciated). Kept watchable by Pearce's effortless authority, but a missed opportunity overall.
Rated 14 Dec 2021
mrbeckmrbeck
Rated 12 Dec 2006
70
58th
Yes, it's a little hokie and it's been done before (the story's been around since 1890 apparantly), but it was still well done. Good special effects, decent acting, and the plot is interesting enough to keep you entertained. Good for a relaxed watch.
Rated 12 Dec 2006
anomalyAnomaly
Rated 18 Jul 2007
20
4th
The scene at the lake early on was filmed at a park near where I lived for a while. That was really the only interesting part of this movie.
Rated 18 Jul 2007
rdwn29905rdwn29905
Rated 13 Jun 2007
23
17th
oh boy, what a mistake
Rated 13 Jun 2007
jazzlearnerjazz_learner
Rated 14 Aug 2007
64
27th
ok sci-fi movie, some things left you wondering "didn't they already address that?" or "how could that happen when this already happened?" among others. special effects were pretty good, story was there, but they could have done more with it.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
recklessmessrecklessmess
Rated 11 Feb 2008
85
87th
Nice modern day adaptation of the original book, though they make the Eloi way too smart.
Rated 11 Feb 2008
cestmoicestmoi
Rated 17 May 2008
50
26th
Not good.
Rated 17 May 2008
captainjonnyCaptainJonny
Rated 17 Apr 2010
75
77th
Though this remake steals most of it's classic moments from the 1960 film and strays a little way off from the book, it's still quite a good film. The societies are captured well and the action is also quite good.
Rated 17 Apr 2010
triletrile
Rated 14 Aug 2007
40
29th
Booooooring. 999999999 years in future and people still speak english? Destiny cannot be reversed or redone. too much...
Rated 14 Aug 2007
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 24 Sep 2010
54
18th
A few fairly impressive effects in this mostly souless silly adaptation.
Rated 24 Sep 2010
countyhellcounty_hell
Rated 03 Sep 2009
50
34th
dont remember much of this movie other than that i saw it in the theater and left disappointed.
Rated 03 Sep 2009
lapierre520lapierre520
Rated 31 Aug 2007
80
49th
Everyone whined about this one, but i liked it a lot.
Rated 31 Aug 2007
mugwumpMugwump
Rated 21 Sep 2007
64
8th
Sometimes, you seem a movie that you have to ask yourself, "Why would they do that to a loving audience?" Then you realize the lead actor has just come out of a critically acclaimed film (Guy Pearce, Memento) and you realize that that's simply how Hollywood works. Make something good, make crap. At least, that's what the best aspire to. The rest skip the first step.
Rated 21 Sep 2007
scurryscurry
Rated 02 May 2009
30
15th
Once Samantha Mumba shows her face the film dies. It should not have been made.
Rated 02 May 2009
aureliuszAureliusz
Rated 11 Jul 2011
100
98th
Bardzo ciekawy film, polecam wszystkim lubiącym fantastyke ;)
Rated 11 Jul 2011
carvalhinhocarvalhinho
Rated 11 Jan 2007
66
53rd
Só porque ao início existe lá uma teoria gira, porque em comparação com o livro... hummm...
Rated 11 Jan 2007
zoidoidZoidoid
Rated 14 Aug 2007
30
6th
Worthless remake of a fun classic. The difference here is that the writing is very poor. Also, they DIDN'T use the original Time Machine -- one of the coolest sci-fi film props ever to have appeared on screen!
Rated 14 Aug 2007
getshort78getshort78
Rated 14 Dec 2011
96
22nd
In the year 1899, Dr. Alexander Hartdegen (Guy Pearce) is a young inventor teaching at Columbia University in New York City. Unlike his conservative friend David Philby (Mark Addy), Alexander would rather do pure research than work in the conformist world of business. After his sweetheart Emma (Sienna Guillory) is killed by a robber, he devotes himself to building a time machine in order to save her. When the machine is completed four years later, he travels back to 1899 and prevents her murder,
Rated 14 Dec 2011
kavuKavu
Rated 14 Aug 2007
65
39th
The ending sucks but before that it's enjoyable.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
ruderude
Rated 09 Jun 2009
60
33rd
It's been reported that director Simon Wells had to turn this film over to director Gore Verbinski for the last 18 days because Wells was suffering from "exhaustion." In Hollywood, "exhaustion" usually translates to "drug overdose," "emergency liposuction" or just plain simple "failure."
Rated 09 Jun 2009
jpdoumeyroujpdoumeyrou
Rated 14 Aug 2007
40
16th
Utterly missed the point of the great novel. The moronic scriptwriter probably didn t even read it or didn t deem it worth following. result: pointless insipid flick. Nice actress though (well more nice than actress...)
Rated 14 Aug 2007
gavinmcdgavinmcd
Rated 14 Aug 2007
60
24th
If you're bored on a weekend and this turns up on cable you could do worse.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
thorgallThorgall
Rated 14 Oct 2010
0
4th
lulz
Rated 14 Oct 2010
bekiBeki
Rated 30 Sep 2008
20
6th
Why remake a classic?!!!!!!!!
Rated 30 Sep 2008
asilaydyingAsILayDying
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
50th
This classic remake does a great job with its deliverance of storyline and use of imagination. Colorful and spontaneous, this one covers a plethora of genres.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
chiliChili
Rated 14 Aug 2007
75
44th
Good movie, bad aftertaste.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
elfflameElfflame
Rated 13 Apr 2008
40
1st
Bad. So bad. Misses every point this story has. Do not watch this film.
Rated 13 Apr 2008
00120012
Rated 28 Jun 2007
60
7th
Blech.
Rated 28 Jun 2007
metalhankmetalhank
Rated 14 Apr 2017
54
26th
Having not seen the original, this sci-fi guy didn't think too much of this flick. The special effects aren't up to par, and it never really drags the viewer in, overall not bad though.
Rated 14 Apr 2017
jacoiiiJacoIII
Rated 26 Apr 2009
15
4th
A little boring but definitely underrated for what it is: an entertaining sci-fi film. It's unfortunate that so many people disregard it just because it doesn't remain faithful to the source.
Rated 26 Apr 2009
henryvapeHenryVape
Rated 24 Jan 2010
70
5th
It starts good, but ends up somewhat bland.
Rated 24 Jan 2010
rahsirrahrahsirrah
Rated 10 Mar 2009
20
13th
If you have read the book do not watch this.
Rated 10 Mar 2009
lookjabbaLookJabba...
Rated 16 Aug 2014
1
2nd
The Time Machine is one of the least enjoyable and dullest films I've ever seen. I've only seen it the once and it was a long time ago. And I remember very little of it other than I was bored to tears. Looking back you'd expert more from the likes of Guy Pearce & Jeremy Irons. And why the hell was Samantha Mumba in this film? To summarise, this film is so bad that it makes Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes remake look like a science fiction masterpiece.
Rated 16 Aug 2014
ryanscoomerRyanscoomer
Rated 17 Apr 2009
55
45th
F'ing weird. I read the book at one time and this is nothing like it. I could never really decide if I liked it or not.
Rated 17 Apr 2009
mucowmucow
Rated 14 Aug 2007
8
0th
The first movie I ever saw where I realized I was watching a badly made film. Thanks Simon Wells!
Rated 14 Aug 2007
woodoowoodoo
Rated 16 Aug 2014
30
5th
Guy Pearce just needed something on his resume, I guess. Best remembered for a scene where they wander off the set and surprise Jeremy Irons, who explains the themes of the book to them.
Rated 16 Aug 2014
alidedealidede
Rated 27 Jan 2008
90
67th
good film
Rated 27 Jan 2008
mervtaylorMerv_Taylor
Rated 16 Jun 2012
53
19th
You've shamed your Grandpa, Simon
Rated 16 Jun 2012
goldfishGoldfish
Rated 14 Aug 2007
0
11th
This film isn't even dull. Guy Pearce is always uncomfortable being cast against type (as a heterosexual) and even an anti-scantily-clad Sienna Guillory upfront can't redeem any scenes of this film. Avoid, avoid, avoid. The George Pal version kicks infinitely more ass and is a far more meaningful film in all ways.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
monstergearMonsterGear
Rated 06 Feb 2009
59
18th
GUY PEARCE WHY IS YOUR MOUTH OPEN CLOSE YOUR MOUTH YOU LOOK SO SILLY
Rated 06 Feb 2009
servantdagonServantDagon
Rated 14 Aug 2007
72
26th
Sorry, I just like Jeremy Irons' ham and the music.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
zolozolo
Rated 14 Aug 2007
96
95th
This is something
Rated 14 Aug 2007
hstephen9hstephen9
Rated 24 Aug 2008
0
5th
POS. Another chance for Oldman to chew the scenary.
Rated 24 Aug 2008
iqcumberiqcumber
Rated 25 May 2022
30
4th
Terminally dull remake, drab, lifeless, feels like it was filmed in a cupboard
Rated 25 May 2022
jordanraidenjordanraiden
Rated 26 Sep 2017
13
28th
6/6
Rated 26 Sep 2017
stflyst_fly
Rated 21 Aug 2007
5
12th
crap
Rated 21 Aug 2007
thesleepwalkthesleepwalk
Rated 29 Dec 2008
55
36th
Silly, but good enough to sit through.
Rated 29 Dec 2008
martrynmartryn
Rated 25 Mar 2007
49
14th
Not as good as some older versions. Pretty typical of remakes these days. This was a major disappointment.
Rated 25 Mar 2007
fromageFromage
Rated 25 Jan 2009
75
65th
A feast for the eyes and mind, but I wanted a bit more from the characters and plot.
Rated 25 Jan 2009
blargetyBlargety
Rated 14 Aug 2007
45
14th
The moon blows up. The ****ing moon blows up. Who the hell thought this was a good idea? And what's up with the "lost romance" angle? A more faithful adaptaion would have been far, far better.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
skenkereSkenkere
Rated 02 Jan 2008
30
12th
Pretty awful stuff, and I liked the original :(
Rated 02 Jan 2008
tinythedoggtinythedogg
Rated 13 Dec 2009
60
48th
What really kind of surprised me about this movie(and not in a good way), was that this was more of a popcorn type movie. I thought that this would have been something a little more special than what it was and I felt a little disappointed. I'm not saying that this is a bad movie, because it is not. Guy Pearce usually does a pretty good job with what he is given, but I have seen Samantha Mumba in other movie, but she really didn't seem to fit in this. A decent movie to waste time, that's all
Rated 13 Dec 2009
zenjuniorzenjunior
Rated 29 Jul 2008
85
69th
very steampunk!
Rated 29 Jul 2008
sirstuckeySirStuckey
Rated 19 Feb 2012
45
18th
I wish I had a time machine so I could go back and not watch this movie. *rim shot*
Rated 19 Feb 2012
tathieltathiel
Rated 30 Sep 2008
65
21st
Well a remake of an old sci-fi book and movie? Difficult task and unfortunately failed with this one. The only interesting part - and even more astonishing in terms of the result - is the fact that the director is a direct descendant of the writer H.G.Wells.
Rated 30 Sep 2008
boosterBooster
Rated 29 May 2007
65
59th
Inferior to the original.
Rated 29 May 2007
eric_janeric-jan
Rated 26 Jan 2009
75
74th
Great Guy Pearce movie! Underrated.
Rated 26 Jan 2009
ytadelYtadel
Rated 14 Aug 2007
1
5th
H.G. Wells' vision is finally brought to the screen exactly as he intended it.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
spaceflohspacefloh
Rated 27 Feb 2008
78
93rd
ger; nachdem seine verlobte getötet wurde, erbaut ein wissenschaftler eine zeitmaschine und reist in die zukunft
Rated 27 Feb 2008
rp2dasearp2dasea
Rated 21 Oct 2007
60
12th
Another sci-fi movie that could have been better. Worth watching if you're into that sort of thing.
Rated 21 Oct 2007
biedronskiBiedronski
Rated 10 Nov 2009
67
39th
I'm a huge time machine fan. This movie started great. A glimpse into the near future was cool. What mankind did to the moon was neat, cause that is something we would do, screw up the moon. In the 2nd half the morlocs didn't look nearly as creepy as they did in the original. And the morloc leader in the end that had somewhat magical powers was lame. Well... I guess the entire ending was just lame. A fistfight while travelling thru time? Time Explosions? No thanks.
Rated 10 Nov 2009
warchildWarchild
Rated 22 Feb 2008
94
93rd
I never grow tired of watching this movie. Also Irons makes a chilling appearance.
Rated 22 Feb 2008
ellaeisellaeis
Rated 09 Sep 2007
60
1st
I don't understand why the sudden diversion to a monster movie.
Rated 09 Sep 2007
comepeliculacomepelicula
Rated 13 Jun 2017
20
4th
It's always hard to adapt a book and in this case the result was bad, very bad. I can summarize in that it lacked character and soul.
Rated 13 Jun 2017
irvinejumpirvinejump
Rated 25 Sep 2008
60
46th
Another film I wanted to like and didn't. directed by simon wells, great grandson of the Author, this showed a lot of promise in the ads, but is dating already as badly as the 60's version is now
Rated 25 Sep 2008
what_sidewhat side
Rated 04 Jul 2008
70
57th
Not a bad remake. The original is a must see though if you enjoy the sci-fi genre.
Rated 04 Jul 2008
pedro1309pedro1309
Rated 04 Jul 2008
86
91st
pretty good
Rated 04 Jul 2008
paxtonPaxton
Rated 28 Jan 2012
40
10th
I saw this in the theater and I don't even remember Jeremy Irons being in it.
Rated 28 Jan 2012
ozymandius10ozymandius10
Rated 14 Aug 2007
58
34th
I like Guy Pearce
Rated 14 Aug 2007
starsirenStarSiren
Rated 14 Aug 2007
70
45th
It's okay.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
bob_thrillinbob thrillin
Rated 24 Mar 2013
16
8th
When the goofy looking rubber Morlocks from the original are ten times scarier and more effective than your big budget remake's, you need to ask whether this needed to be made in the first place.
Rated 24 Mar 2013
goremeatgoremeat
Rated 04 Sep 2011
36
16th
Bloody horrible adaptation. Not completely abysmal because Wells' original excellent ideas still manage to seep through in mutated form.
Rated 04 Sep 2011
boekebaasboekebaas
Rated 12 Jul 2022
20
1st
oh boy hahaha. a few points for the soundtrack
Rated 12 Jul 2022
franksterFrankster
Rated 14 Aug 2007
40
6th
... but I really like the soundtrack ;-)
Rated 14 Aug 2007
rymRYM
Rated 29 Mar 2015
44
10th
2.19/5
Rated 29 Mar 2015
parcalihamparcaliham
Rated 21 Dec 2006
70
42nd
abimle digiturkte
Rated 21 Dec 2006
ptendencyPtendency
Rated 27 Jun 2011
88
70th
No es muy conocida, pero vale la pena verla..
Rated 27 Jun 2011
joshk84joshk84
Rated 28 Mar 2008
61
27th
I had hoped for more, but Samantha Mumba as your leading actress does not have "Blockbuster" written anywhere near it.
Rated 28 Mar 2008
jeporcherjeporcher
Rated 18 Mar 2011
15
3rd
The story itself is stupid, but the poor acting, writing and directing make this one of the worst sci-fi movies I have ever seen.
Rated 18 Mar 2011
ktappektappe
Rated 02 Dec 2008
70
40th
I feel this film gets unfairly slammed. Compared to the 1960 movie it's a remake of, it's notably better. With better acting, a removal of the sexism, a flowing plot, and certainly better character development it's just plain more watchable. Next, it also stays a bit truer to the Wells novella. Both films deviate, possibly because Wells tended to be a bit dark which translates badly to ticket sales. But I've seen this version twice and maintain it's better than most give it credit for.
Rated 02 Dec 2008
hiromiyamotohiromiyamoto
Rated 20 Sep 2016
39
8th
Unfaithful adaptation, but I found it a thrilling interpretation of the classic story, with great VFX. Unfortunately, VFX is not a substitute for screenwriting and direction. The Wishbone version was way better.
Rated 20 Sep 2016
perrin2534Perrin2534
Rated 14 Aug 2007
60
40th
Again, I rate it higher than average because of the concept, found it interesting to watch time fly by as he travels to the future. Other than that...not very good.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
bitch_alertBitch Alert
Rated 27 Sep 2008
20
6th
Just poor.
Rated 27 Sep 2008

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