A teenager with teleportation abilities suddenly finds himself in the middle of an ancient war between those like him and their sworn annihilators.A teenager with teleportation abilities suddenly finds himself in the middle of an ancient war between those like him and their sworn annihilators.A teenager with teleportation abilities suddenly finds himself in the middle of an ancient war between those like him and their sworn annihilators.
- Director
- Writers
- David S. Goyer(screenplay)
- Jim Uhls(screenplay)
- Simon Kinberg(screenplay)
- Stars
Top credits
- Director
- Writers
- David S. Goyer(screenplay)
- Jim Uhls(screenplay)
- Simon Kinberg(screenplay)
- Stars
- Awards
- 2 wins & 5 nominations
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AnnaSophia Robb
- Young Millieas Young Millie
- (as Annasophia Robb)
- Director
- Writers
- David S. Goyer(screenplay)
- Jim Uhls(screenplay)
- Simon Kinberg(screenplay)
- All cast & crew
- See more cast details at IMDbPro
Storyline
David Rice is a high school student in Ann Arbor, abandoned by his mother at five, living with his callous, alcoholic father, enamored with Millie, a fellow student, and picked on by at least one classmate. On a winter's day, while about to drown, he discovers he can transport himself instantaneously to anyplace on earth. He runs away from home, goes to New York City, robs a bank vault, and comes to the attention of a shadowy group of government hunters. Eight years later, the hunters, led by the murderous Roland, get a fix on David. He heads home, searches out Millie, invites her to travel with him, and only later realizes that Roland and his crew are seriously deadly. Is everyone close to David in danger? —<jhailey@hotmail.com>
- Taglines
- anywhere is possible.
- Genres
- Certificate
- 12A
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaThe crew was allowed to film inside the Roman Colosseum for three days, under three conditions: no equipment could be placed on the ground, they could only shoot from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., to avoid disturbing tourists, and the only lighting allowed was natural sunlight.
- GoofsAfter David teleports his father to the hospital, David's gray sweatshirt has blood on it. In the next shots, it's clean.
- Quotes
David Rice: Why are you walking?
Griffin: I like to walk for a change. Makes me feel normal.
- ConnectionsEdited into Armageddon in Effect (2008)
- SoundtracksAhead by a Century
Written by Bobby Baker (as Robert Baker), Gord Downie, Johnny Fay,
Paul Langlois
Performed by The Tragically Hip
Courtesy of The Incorporated
Top review
A tightly made film that could have been so much better.
Stunning effects, swooping camera angles, and an interesting concept more than make up for the film's defects - namely Hayden Christensen - reprising the gloomy, wounded, misunderstood, petulant anti-hero role he played so ineffectively in the Star Wars prequels.
The other performances were sound (Samuel L Jackson's hair included) with Jamie Bell particularly outstanding as the nervy Griffin. His performance adds to the frantic energy of the film and every scene without him is the poorer for it.
While the pacing and energy of the film keeps you glued to your seat, it is only on reflection that I realised how unsatisfying the story ultimately was - leaving me with an "is that all?" kind of feeling. The answer, of course, will probably be 'No' as this film seems to have been made with the idea of sequels firmly in sight.
All in all - a tightly made film, with the scenes inside the Colosseum worth the price of admission alone - if only they'd cast someone else in the lead role!
The other performances were sound (Samuel L Jackson's hair included) with Jamie Bell particularly outstanding as the nervy Griffin. His performance adds to the frantic energy of the film and every scene without him is the poorer for it.
While the pacing and energy of the film keeps you glued to your seat, it is only on reflection that I realised how unsatisfying the story ultimately was - leaving me with an "is that all?" kind of feeling. The answer, of course, will probably be 'No' as this film seems to have been made with the idea of sequels firmly in sight.
All in all - a tightly made film, with the scenes inside the Colosseum worth the price of admission alone - if only they'd cast someone else in the lead role!
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- evasmum
- Feb 12, 2008
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- Teleport
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $85,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $80,172,128
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $27,354,808
- Feb 17, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $225,132,113
- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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