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The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)

PG_13 107 min  -  Drama | Fantasy | Romance  -   14 August 2009 (USA)
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A romantic drama about a Chicago librarian with a gene that causes him to involuntarily time travel, and the complications it creates for his marriage.

Director:

Robert Schwentke

Writers:

Bruce Joel Rubin (screenplay), Audrey Niffenegger (novel)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michelle Nolden ...
Alex Ferris ...
Arliss Howard ...
Eric Bana ...
Katherine Trowell ...
Bart Bedford Bart Bedford ...
Esther Jun Esther Jun ...
Waitress
Matt Birman ...
Craig Snoyer Craig Snoyer ...
Rachel McAdams ...
Clare
Carly Street ...
Librarian
Romyen Tangsubutra Romyen Tangsubutra ...
Thai Waiter
Brooklynn Proulx ...
Jane McLean ...
Ron Livingston ...
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Storyline

When Henry DeTamble meets Clare Abshire in a Chicago library they both understand that he is a time traveller, but she she knows much more than this about him as he has not yet been to the times and places where they have met before. He falls in love with her, as she has already with him, but his continuing unavoidable absences time travelling - and then returning with increasing knowledge of their future - makes things ever more difficult for Clare. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}  

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Plot Keywords:

Librarian | Time Travel | Frostbite | Film Clip | Wedding  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Romance | Sci-Fi

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, brief disturbing images, nudity and sexuality See all certifications »

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

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Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$39,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$18,623,171 (USA) (16 August 2009) (2988 Screens)

Gross:

$63,414,846 (USA) (3 December 2009)
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Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Shipped to theaters under the code name "The Meadow". See more »

Goofs

Continuity: In the fireworks scene just before Henry is about to die and Clare is sitting on Henry's lap, when we see her face she is dry-eyed. When the camera shows her face from the back looking at Henry she has clearly been crying, with a tear rolling down her face, and the next shot shows her dry-eyed again. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Henry at Six: [giving up] I can't sing.
Annette DeTamble: That was fine, Henry.
Henry at Six: I can't sing like you.
Annette DeTamble: Of course not. You're supposed to sing like you.
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Soundtracks

"Love Will Tear Us Apart"
Written by Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner
Performed by Broken Social Scene See more »