With Gattaca, sci-fi genius Andrew Niccol delivered a celebrated 1997 film about an oppressive two-class society with people genetically modified before birth. 14 years later, the director returned with In Time – Your Time is Running Out with a no less fascinating science fiction concept back.
You can watch the thriller with Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried in the leading roles now available on Amazon by subscription stream.
Watch now on Amazon: Sci-Fi thriller In Time turns lifetime into a new means of payment
The idea of In Time: In the fascinating sci-fi film, life time has become the new currency of the future. People stop aging after the age of 25 and are only credited with one year of remaining life at 25. Additional time can be acquired as wages, whereby time can be earned, spent or given away.
Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried in In Time
From this fascinating premise, Andrew Niccol creates a gripping thrillerwhich focuses on the simple worker Will (Justin Timberlake). He is given the entire lifetime of a super-rich man before his suicide and decides to give away his excessive lifespan to those in need. This puts him in the crosshairs of the corrupt police department.
With the mix of sci-fi and thriller, In Time – Your Time is Running Out becomes a fascinating vision of the future, which Nicool, like Gattaca, builds up as an exciting world with many of its own rules and details.
Forgotten star cast with Cillian Murphy, Olivia Wilde and Johnny Galecki
Alongside Justin Timberlake, Mamma Mia star Amanda Seyfried plays the daughter of the deceased super-rich man. But there are also big stars in the supporting roles. As a corrupt law enforcement officer, Oppenheimer star Cillian Murphy is a so-called “timekeeper” and is always on the protagonist’s heels.
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Cillian Murphey as the villain in In Time
Other supporting roles include Olivia Wilde (Tron: Legacy), Matt Bomer (White Collar) and The Big Bang Theory lead actor Johnny Galecki.
More than 10 years after its cinema release, In Time by Andrew Niccol is, in contrast to Gattaca, rather forgottenYou now have the ideal opportunity to experience the film again or for the first time on Amazon.