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Timecrimes
Why this pick
This compact Spanish puzzle shares its causal-loop tension, escalating repercussions, and dry, grounded approach to an impossible invention intruding on a recognisable reality.
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MOVIE2014 1h 12m USA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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The History of Time Travel
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A playful but intricately constructed time-loop film whose apparent simplicity gives way to carefully connected cause and effect, much like a homemade historical record of temporal disruption.
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The Infinite Man
Why this pick
Another intimate, resourceful time-travel story in which a small cast and confined setting make room for increasingly tangled repetitions, character friction, and logical repercussions.
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ARQ
Why this pick
Its contained setting and brisk looping structure turn time manipulation into a problem of shifting knowledge, mistrust, and escalating stakes rather than a grand technological adventure.
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Cruel & Unusual
Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
The creation of the worlds first time machine, the men who created it, and the unintended ramifications it has on world events.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Stephen Adami
Richard Reenactor
Krista Ales
Dr. Vanessa Byers
Valerie Black
Anne Reenactor
Ryan Blackburn
CIA Agent #2
Garland Buffalo
Gen. Douglas Sanborn
Peter J. Calvin
Soviet Scientist
Cater Cartwright
Aden Reenactor (Age 5)
Trey Cartwright
Dr. Edward Yarborough