ARQ (2016)

Trapped in a lab and stuck in a time loop, a disoriented couple fends off masked raiders while harboring a new energy source that could save humanity.

Director:

Tony Elliott

Writer:

Tony Elliott

Stars:

Robbie Amell, Rachael Taylor, Shaun Benson

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Robbie Amell	...	Renton
Rachael Taylor	...	Hannah
Shaun Benson	...	Sonny
Gray Powell	...	Father
Jacob Neayem	...	Brother
Adam Butcher	...	Cuz
Tantoo Cardinal	...	The Pope
Nicolas Van Burek	...	News Anchor (voice)
Jamie Spilchuk	...	Mobius Common (voice)

Storyline

Trapped in a lab and stuck in a time loop, a disoriented couple fends off masked raiders while harboring a new energy source that could save humanity.

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Plot Keywords:

time loop | trapped in a time loop | face spattered with blood | faked death | cyanide gas | 

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Did You Know?

Trivia

While the pope is talking, she says what happened in Australia could happen in the continental United States, and references not being able to step foot on radioactive soil, this could be a reference to mad max.

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Goofs

First she says she was in interrogation 6 months, later she says 5 months.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Renton: You okay?
[flex-cuffs zipping]
Father: That guy you fried with your clever little trap? That was our cousin.
Brother: Cuz.
Father: That's Brother. Sonny. You can call me Father. And you two? You two are the kids.

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Connections

Referenced in The Chronic Rift: Time Loop-de-Loops (2018)

User Reviews

Justifies a month's netflix bill on its own

This is a sci-fi time travel yarn. Now I am a little wary of these, it's not normally long before characters are bumping into themselves in the lift, or someone sleeps with their gran and now dinosaurs are alive and driving cars.

This is an enclosed scenario caught in a loop. Each iteration opens up a different plot line.

The writing is very smooth and the performances are excellent, as is production.

Now this film has some twists and turns but it is unlikely to blow your mind.

It has a prompt running time, not feeling the need to Labour any of the plot lines.

A slick, well thought out movie that gripped me from the start.

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 September 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

ARQ

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Netflix, Lost City, XYZ Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1