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Predestination
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Predestination is a 2014 English-language science fiction drama film directed by Michael Spierig. The movie stars Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook, Noah Taylor, and Jim Knobeloch. It is based on the short story "—All You Zombies—" by Robert A. Heinlein. The narrative involves time travel and is set in New York City and Cleveland. Filming took place in Melbourne, Australia, which is also the country of origin.
The film has a runtime of 97 to 98 minutes and was released in 2014. It received an R rating. Review scores include 84% on Rotten Tomatoes, a Metascore of 69, and an IMDb rating of 7.4. The movie was nominated for three AACTA Awards, including Best Film, Best Direction, and Best Actress in a Leading Role, which it won. Other production companies involved include Screen Queensland, Screen Australia, Blacklab Entertainment, and Wolfhound Pictures.
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Film · TMDB
7.4Predestination chronicles the life of a Temporal Agent sent on an intricate series of time-travel journeys designed to prevent future killers from committing their crimes. Now, on his final assignment, the Agent must stop the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time and prevent a devastating attack in which thousands of lives will be lost.
Cast
- Ethan Hawke as The Bartender
- Sarah Snook as The Unmarried Mother
- Noah Taylor as Mr. Robertson
- Christopher Kirby as Mr. Miles
- Madeleine West as Mrs. Stapleton
- Jim Knobeloch as Dr. Belfort
Themes
- mission
- orphanage
- pregnancy
- bomber
- secret organization
- time travel
- bartender
- time machine
- intersexuality
- fate
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Ratings
IMDb
7.4/10
332,362 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
84%
Metacritic
69/100
- Year
- 2014
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Genres
- Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 13 wins & 20 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- The Spierig Brothers
- Screenplay by
- The Spierig Brothers
- Based on
- " '—All You Zombies—' " , by Robert A. Heinlein
- Produced by
- The Spierig Brothers Tim McGahan Paddy McDonald
- Starring
- Ethan Hawke Sarah Snook Noah Taylor
- Cinematography
- Ben Nott
- Edited by
- Matt Villa
- Music by
- Peter Spierig
- Production companies
- Screen Australia Screen Queensland Blacklab Entertainment Wolfhound Pictures
- Distributed by
- Pinnacle Films, Stage 6 Films
- Release dates
- 8 March 2014 ( 2014-03-08 ) ( SXSW Film Festival ) 28 August 2014 ( 2014-08-28 ) (Australia)
- Running time
- 97 minutes
- Country
- Australia
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $5 million
- Box office
- $5.4 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- Australia
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- "—All You Zombies—"
- Cast member
- Jim Knobeloch
- Narrative location
- Cleveland
- Filming location
- Australia
- Duration
- 97
- FilmAffinity ID
- 758826
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 2014-03-08
- title
- Predestination
- after a work by
- Robert A. Heinlein
- uses
- time travel
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 69/100
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Encyclopedic overview
Predestination is a 2014 Australian science fiction thriller film written and directed by Michael and Peter Spierig. The film stars Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook, and Noah Taylor, and is based on the 1959 short story " '—All You Zombies—'" by Robert A. Heinlein. It follows a time traveling agent who is sent on his final mission to apprehend the elusive "Fizzle Bomber", a terrorist responsible for dozens of bombings across history, before their next attack.
Plot
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