We Live in Time

"Every minute counts."

2024 1h 48m EN

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7.2

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★7.2TMDB · 1,409

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Synopsis

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An up-and-coming chef and a recent divorcée find their lives forever changed when a chance encounter brings them together, in a decade-spanning, deeply moving romance.

“Every minute counts.”

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Cast

Andrew Garfield
Tobias Durand
Florence Pugh
Almut Brühl
Grace Delaney
Ella
Lee Braithwaite
Jade
Aoife Hinds
Skye
Adam James
Simon Maxson
Douglas Hodge
Reginald
Amy Morgan
Leah

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John Crowley
Writers: Nick Payne, Temple Clark
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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Released 2 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by John Crowley, shot by Stuart Bentley. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Bryce Dessner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Justine Wright shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh and Grace Delaney carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Every minute counts.".

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IMDB entry: tt27131358 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

John Crowley directs. Stuart Bentley behind the camera. Bryce Dessner scores. Justine Wright cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 2 years ago.
2Directed by John Crowley, shot by Stuart Bentley. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Bryce Dessner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Justine Wright shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh and Grace Delaney carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Every minute counts.".
7IMDB entry: tt27131358 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 19 themes, including "marriage", "father", "family relationships", "romance".

The technical file

Cinematography: Stuart Bentley
Original score: Bryce Dessner
Editing: Justine Wright
Production design: Alice Normington
Costume design: Liza Bracey
Makeup / hair: Ivana Primorac
VFX supervisor: Peter Young
Sound: Arthur Graley
Stunt coordinator: Nrinder Dhudwar
Runtime: 108 min · 1h 48m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $20,000,000
Box office: $37,182,814
Return: 186% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: We Live in Time (2024)

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Manuel São Bento2024-11-17
★ 8/10
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://movieswetextedabout.com/we-live-in-time-review-a-bittersweet-reflection-on-lifes-fleeting-moments/ "We Live in Time is a testament to the power of cinema that transcends the simplicity of its story with a moving, complex approach to the central themes of human existence. John Crowley and Nick Payne deliver a narrative where form and content harmonize, using a nonlinear structure not as a mere stylistic gimmick but as an invitation to reflect on how time, memories, and personal choices shape who we are and who we love. With sublime, heartfelt performances from Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh, audiences are guided through a delicate, authentic study of love, loss, and the fragility of our connections. In the end, it leaves a bittersweet feeling: the remembrance of the fleeting beauty of shared moments and the inevitability of time that shapes and erodes everything." Rating: A-
CinemaSerf2024-12-11
★ 7/10
Suffice to say that "Tobias" (Andrew Garfield) isn't having a good day. He is sitting alone in an hotel room without even a biro to sign his newly arrived divorce papers. He sets off to rectify that but en route back unexpectedly (and painfully) encounters successful chef "Almut" (Florence Pugh) before he awakens, in a fetching neck-brace, in an hospital corridor. That's the tentative beginning for what becomes quite an engagingly portrayed love story that manages to marry quite a bit of humour with some tragedy, tension and toilet-floor activity as we are presented with two characters who might resonate with the viewer more than many. The story itself isn't really anything new. What makes this work is the dynamic between Garfield and Pugh. His is a more understated role, her's the more forceful - but both complement the other really quite effectively as the threads of their respective stories and of their burgeoning relationship are quite poignantly interwoven into a current timeline that has already pretty much telegraphed the inevitability of the denouement to us. It's that chemistry that rings true and even though the travails are rather piled up on the couple, their solutions to many of their issues are plausibly played out amidst some affection, temper tantrums, selfishness, tears and fine dining. Lee Braithwaite appears sparingly but quite usefully as her commis "Jade" who manages to allow us all to take the occasional breather from the increasing intensity of the plot, but essentially this is a two-hander that tugs gently at the heart-strings, but is not a film that oozes sentimentality. Always crack an egg on flat surface!
Narate2025-01-01
★ 7/10
"I'm worried that's there's a very distinct and real possibility that I am about to fall in love with you." I am not a fan of stories that keep jumping back and forth in time, but this does it well. It keeps me on my toes when it comes to relaxing and feeling sad, and I guess that's the point. The last scene had me gulping down some water.