In Time

A brilliant sci-fi premise wrapped in a sleek thriller that makes wealth inequality terrifyingly literal

2011 • 109 min • Andrew Niccol

🍅 Tomato Score: 37% | 🍟 Our Score: 58%

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Director: Andrew Niccol

Cast: Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, Cillian Murphy, Olivia Wilde, Vincent Kartheiser

Runtime: 1h 49min

Released: October 28, 2011

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About the Film

Set in a dystopian future where humans are genetically engineered to stop aging at 25, and time has replaced money as the universal currency. Will Salas (Justin Timberlake), a factory worker living day-to-day in the ghetto, is gifted over a century by a wealthy man who has grown tired of living. Accused of murder, Will goes on the run with a hostage-turned-ally Sylvia Weis (Amanda Seyfried), daughter of the wealthiest man alive.

Written and directed by Andrew Niccol (Gattaca, The Truman Show), In Time builds a fascinating socioeconomic allegory where the gap between rich and poor is measured in literal lifespans. The film transforms abstract concepts of economic inequality into visceral, ticking-clock tension.