The Time Machine (2002)
“The greatest adventure THROUGH all time!”
Hoping to alter the events of the past, a 19th-century inventor instead travels 800,000 years into the future, where he finds mankind divided into two warring races.
The film establishes its central universe, introducing the protagonists into an escalating conflict. Directed by Simon Wells, this opening movement establishes high visual and thematic stakes that set the narrative journey into motion.
The protagonists navigate escalating complications, ethical dilemmas, and formidable challenges. Starring Guy Pearce, Samantha Mumba, Jeremy Irons, the middle act intensifies dramatic momentum toward an inevitable turning point.
The dramatic arcs converge in a decisive climax, resolving interpersonal conflicts and delivering the auteur’s resonant thematic conclusion.
Guy Pearce
as Alexander Hartdegen
Samantha Mumba
as Mara
Jeremy Irons
as Über-Morlock
Omero Mumba
as Kalen
Sienna Guillory
as Emma
Orlando Jones
as Vox
Mark Addy
as David Filby
Phyllida Law
as Mrs. Watchett
Laura Kirk
as Flower Seller
John W. Momrow
as Fifth Avenue Carriage Driver
Josh Stamberg
as MotoristJeffrey M. Meyer
as Central Park Carriage DriverCinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 96 min |
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Weighted consensus from 100K+ verified global cinephile ratings
The pipe organ composition from Hans Zimmer at the edge of Gargantua is monumental. Nolan masterfully balances the vast coldness of relativistic astrophysics with the intimate, multidimensional bond of family. A transcendent achievement of cinema.
"Do not go gentle into that good night, Rage, rage against the dying of the light." Michael Caine reciting Dylan Thomas resonates throughout the entire odyssey. Pure cinematic grandeur.
