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The Time Machine

The Time Machine

The greatest adventure THROUGH all time!

20026.31h 36m

Overview

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.

Directed by Simon Wells
Written by John Logan, H. G. Wells, David Duncan
Produced by David Valdes, Walter F. Parkes
Box OfficeBudget: $80.0MRevenue: $123.7M

Top Cast

Guy Pearce

Guy Pearce

Alexander Hartdegen

Mark Addy

Mark Addy

David Filby

Phyllida Law

Phyllida Law

Mrs. Watchett

Sienna Guillory

Sienna Guillory

Emma

Laura Kirk

Laura Kirk

Flower Seller

Josh Stamberg

Josh Stamberg

Motorist

J

John W. Momrow

Fifth Avenue Carriage Driver

Max Baker

Max Baker

Robber

J

Jeffrey M. Meyer

Central Park Carriage Driver

Jeremy Irons

Jeremy Irons

Über-Morlock

Themes & Keywords

futurenew york citybased on novel or booktime traveltime machineremakesteampunknear future

About The Time Machine

The Time Machine is a science fiction, adventure, action film released in 2002 exploring themes of future, new york city, based on novel or book, time travel, time machine, remake. Directed by Simon Wells, it stars Guy Pearce, Mark Addy, Phyllida Law. 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.

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