In Time Page #4

Synopsis: Welcome to a world where time has become the ultimate currency. You stop aging at 25, but there's a catch: you're genetically-engineered to live only one more year, unless you can buy your way out of it. The rich "earn" decades at a time (remaining at age 25), becoming essentially immortal, while the rest beg, borrow or steal enough hours to make it through the day. When a man from the wrong side of the tracks is falsely accused of murder, he is forced to go on the run with a beautiful hostage. Living minute to minute, the duo's love becomes a powerful tool in their war against the system.
Director(s): Andrew Niccol
Production: 20th Century Fox
  2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.7
Metacritic:
53
Rotten Tomatoes:
36%
PG-13
Year:
2011
109 min
$35,900,000
Website
9,553 Views


He still might.

Timekeeper, what's the hurry?

Stay a while.

You might like us if you got to know us!

They're going to think you're with me.

Yes.

This is a mess.

Welcome to my world.

Back off!

You've been shot.

I was worried you timed out.

Where'd you get that?

What are we going to do?

We can't keep driving around in this car.

It's a cop car.

So let's make an arrest.

Was I going too fast?

Not fast enough.

The mistake you made was stopping.

Now, let's see who you got back there.

Got to be a year or two nobody's using.

Whoa!

It went off.

I was just trying to help.

Come on.

Now, I'd say, "Your money or your life,"

but since your money is your life...

How dare you steal from me?

- Don't think of it as stealing.

- No?

Think of it as repossession.

I'll leave you with

what I've had most every day of my life.

- One day.

- One day?

Are you insane?

You can do a lot in a day.

Those are pretty.

I owe you these.

You shouldn't have.

You, out.

Will Salas, prime

suspect in the murder of Henry Hamilton,

is believed to be traveling

with Sylvia Weis,

daughter of finance magnate,

Philippe Weis.

Citizens are advised to exercise extreme...

We look cute together.

It doesn't say you're wanted.

It doesn't say I'm not.

You've forgotten I shot a cop.

I admit, not very well.

It was your first time.

Hey.

I can say I made you do all of it.

You can go back.

Go back to what?

Do I really want to spend my whole life

trying not to die by mistake?

A lot of people would say

being here is a mistake.

I don't have a choice.

I'm starting to think that I don't, either.

I want to reassure you all

there is no cause for alarm.

No ransom was paid.

Your Zone is at risk, Philippe.

It puts us at risk. It can spreed.

Too much time in the wrong hands

can crash the market.

This hostage situation

will be quickly resolved.

Sir.

Everything is under control.

We'll talk soon.

Timekeeper. After this regrettable incident,

it's really not necessary

for you to come in person.

I'm afraid it really is necessary.

When can we hope for a rescue?

I believe that's the point.

She doesn't appear to want to be rescued.

Mr. Leon.

Raymond. May I call you Raymond?

I blame myself.

I invited the man into my home.

He had so much time,

how was I supposed to know?

Of course, Sylvia brought this on herself

by her lack of vigilance.

That's why I always tried to keep her close.

But she is clearly under

Will Salas' control.

If it's a matter of resources,

I'm happy to make a contribution.

It's a scandal,

what we pay our Timekeepers.

I've issued a warrant

for your daughter's arrest.

If she contacts you

and you assist her in any way,

I will issue a warrant for your arrest.

There is nothing I cannot buy.

Now

how many of my years do you want?

There aren't enough years,

even in your lifetime, Mr. Weis. Good night.

This is called a trigger.

And you don't pull it until

you actually want to shoot something.

I wanted to shoot something.

Right.

Will, if you get a lot of time,

are you really gonna give it away?

I've only ever had a day.

How much do you need?

How can you live with yourself

watching people die

right next to you?

You don't watch.

You close your eyes.

I can help you get all the time you want.

I need to borrow a month.

What's the interest?

Today's rate, 30%.

I can't pay it back.

We can always come to some arrangement.

Let's go.

Ladies and gentlemen, I am happy to

announce that Weis Timelenders

is now offering interest-free

loans with no payments.

Ever.

So help yourselves and take a day.

Take a month. Hell, take a year.

Come on. Help yourselves! Take it.

Take the time. it's free.

No one's watching their clocks, huh?

Get out of here,

or I'll confiscate every second!

Must've thought it was a drive-through.

Turn around.

Don't move.

I don't have much.

Everything I have, I give away.

I know.

Yes, sir, I do know that, sir.

There are years that shouldn't be there.

I will stop him, sir.

Doesn't he understand

he's hurting the very people

he's trying to help?

Well, now.

- Look at all that.

- Yeah.

I finally had time to buy one of these.

Let's not do anything I might regret.

What was that about?

I wasted 30 days.

Today, Sylvia Weis

withdrew some of her "inheritance "

when she and Will Salas

robbed her father's time bank

for the sixth time in a week.

I give her everything.

Does she want to kill me?

You were killing her, Philippe.

You were suffocating her.

You suffocate us all.

Call.

That's good.

Just not as good as that.

Ooh!

You haven't forgotten how to play cards.

Why did I play strip poker with you?

Why did you?

Sir.

They're still there.

How did you know, sir?

This is where the hours and the days are.

He's paid them all off.

This is where I would hide.

Put your clothes on.

Stop!

- We're trapped!

- No, we're not!

Jump. They won't do it.

We shouldn't do it.

Come on!

See? They won't jump.

So much for your theory.

Sh*t!

Here!

Go!

Stop! Stop!

I'm telling you, he'll give up before we do!

You sure about that?

No.

- Go.

- I can't.

You can! Go!

Un-f***ing-believable!

Hold on.

You two look familiar.

How about now?

Welcome to the Century.

Hi. We're looking for a quiet place to stay.

How many rooms?

All of them.

We were hoping for something long-term.

Can we rely on the discretion of your staff?

I'm sure you can.

I'm sorry. We're fully booked.

Right.

Nobody goes anywhere!

Wait, whoa, whoa.

Don't look at me.

You know who I'm looking for.

I'm looking for whoever

gave this man a month!

And I'm gonna clean the clocks off

of every one of you in this hellhole

until someone says something

I want to hear.

I can't hear anything.

Clean it.

No, wait, wait. Wait. Please!

Please don't. Please.

I don't know where they are!

Please.

Please!

Please.

I believe you're next.

Um...

At last, someone's acting reasonably.

I just want a share of the reward.

My young friend.

You'll get your reward.

Ten years.

That's insulting.

If they catch us,

there's no way they won't kill us, is there?

Do you regret this?

You saved my life.

When?

Now.

And every day since I met you.

You forget, I almost got you killed

a few times, too.

I'm willing to overlook that.

How's the poor little rich girl?

I never got a chance to

properly thank you for your time.

I'm not surprised you stayed.

It's the life, isn't it?

Here we don't stop living

until we're actually dead.

There are a lot more ways

to die around here.

But here, there's dancing before dying.

Of course, it's your friend

I'm most happy to run into again.

You've been causing a lot of trouble,

which is normally my job.

Don't you understand?

The reason the Timekeepers leave me alone

is 'cause I have boundaries.

I steal from my own people.

You surely know things are bad

when I have to restore order.

Fortunately for you,

I don't like to kill a man in cold blood.

I do it.

But I prefer not to.

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Andrew Niccol

Andrew M. Niccol is a New Zealand screenwriter, producer, and director. He wrote and directed Gattaca, S1m0ne, Lord of War, In Time, The Host, and Good Kill. more…

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