Timeline (2003): Cast, Ratings, Box Office & Plot
Timeline is a 2003 action adventure film directed by Richard Donner, starring Billy Connolly, Paul Walker and Gerard Butler. It is partly based on Timeline by Michael Crichton. It runs 1 hour 56 minutes and earned $43.9 million worldwide on a $80 million budget. Critics gave it 29 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 5.6/10.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 56m (116 min)
- Director
- Richard Donner
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Paramount Pictures
- Budget
- $80M
- Based on
- Timeline by Michael Crichton
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Timeline About?
The premise of Timeline without spoilers, adapted from Timeline by Michael Crichton. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
An archaeologist's accidental journey through a wormhole transports him to 14th-century France. His son and a young protégé are then sent on a perilous mission to retrieve him. Their rescue attempt plunges them into the heart of the ongoing conflict between France and England, forcing them to navigate medieval warfare and testing their skills and bravery in a thrilling adventure across time.
Timeline Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- time machine
- self experimentation
- accidental time travel
- backward time travel
- male time traveler
- female time traveler
- 20th century
- time travel romance
- secret tunnel
- silver city
- bare chested male
- time travel sci fi
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- male protagonist
- group
- past
- man from the future stuck in the past
- time traveler stuck in the past
- living in the past
- trapped in the past
- hundred years' war
- knight on horse
- 100 years war
- knight on horseback
- professor
- student
- france
- castle
- archaeologist
- time travel
- village
- combat
- warrior
- escape
- cave in
- year 1357
- friend
- battle
- wormhole
- ruins
- monastery
- archeology
- rescue
- predestination paradox
- mage
- greek fire
- violence
- opening action scene
- cult film
- arson
- blood
Timeline Cast
Billy Connolly leads the cast, with Paul Walker and Gerard Butler. Directed by Richard Donner.
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Director Richard Donner
More from Richard Donner
More films directed by Richard Donner, best-rated first: Superman II, Superman, Lethal Weapon 2 and Lethal Weapon.
Timeline Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Timeline 29 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 5.6/10.
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IMDb 5.6 /10
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Metacritic 29 Metascore
User score 5.6
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TMDB 57% User score
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Timeline Plot Summary
What happens in Timeline from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 4-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
A man desperately tries to flee a knight through a dense forest but is ultimately caught and struck with a sword before he inexplicably vanishes. He is later found barely clinging to life in the barren desert, where he utters only a single word: Castlegard. Unfortunately, he succumbs shortly after being rushed to a hospital, leaving behind a pendant marked with the insignia of ITC Corp. Doctors find that his X-ray images depict a disturbing misalignment of internal organs, veins, and bones. Soon enough, an employee from ITC Corp. appears, identifying the deceased as Vincent Taub, and swiftly covers up the incident.
Full summary
The whole story of Timeline, scene by scene
Timeline Box Office & Budget
Timeline grossed $43.9 million worldwide on a $80 million budget, 55% of what it cost. $19.5 million came from the US and Canada and $24.5 million (56%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$43.9M
55% of its budget back
- US & Canada
- $19.5M
- International
- $24.5M
- Budget
- $80M
Timeline Trailers & Videos
2 videos: 2 trailers.
- Trailer Timeline (2003) Trailer 1
How Well Do You Know Timeline?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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- Question 2: not answered
- Question 3: not answered
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- Question 8: not answered
- Question 9: not answered
- Question 10: not answered
Who is the main character that is pursued by the knight?
Cars in Timeline
8 cars on screen, including the 2000 BMW R 1150 GS and the 2002 GMC Envoy XL.
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2000 BMW R 1150 GS Important role -
2002 GMC Envoy XL Minor role -
2001 Volvo V70 XC Minor role -
Yamaha Big Bear 350 Minor role
Timeline Also Known As
32 alternative titles, including “Rescate en el tiempo” and “Fatalen srok”.
- Also known as
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- Rescate en el tiempo
- Fatalen srok
- Mreža vremena
- Zaman ötesi
- Timeline: Bald wirst du Geschichte sein
- V lovushke vremeni
- U pasttsi chasu
- Linia Czasu
- 迷失凶間
- 重返中世纪
- 时间线
- Proud času
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- Prisonniers du temps
- Timeline - Ai confini del tempo
- В ловушке времени
- Linha do Tempo
- Idővonal
- タイムライン
- Cronologie
- טיים ליין
- У пастці часу
- 타임라인
- Фатален срок
- 決戰時空線
- ข้ามมิติเวลา ฝ่าวิกฤติอันตราย
- Tijek vremena
- Aikamatka
- Мрежа времена
- Časovna past
- Prúd času
- Laiko įkaitai
- خط زمان
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Movies Like Timeline
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including The Time Machine, Time Trackers and Time After Time.
Timeline FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, ratings, the book behind it and post-credit scenes of Timeline, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Timeline?
Timeline runs 1 hour 56 minutes (116 minutes).
When was Timeline released?
Timeline was released on November 26, 2003.
Who directed Timeline?
Timeline was directed by Richard Donner.
More films by Richard Donner Who is in the cast of Timeline?
Timeline stars Billy Connolly, Paul Walker and Gerard Butler.
How much did Timeline make at the box office?
Timeline grossed $43.9 million worldwide ($19.5 million domestic, $24.5 million international) on a budget of $80 million.
How is Timeline rated?
Timeline has 5.6/10 on IMDb, 29 on Metacritic and 57% on TMDB.
Is Timeline based on a book?
Yes. Timeline is partly adapted from Timeline by Michael Crichton.
Does Timeline have a post-credit scene?
No. Timeline has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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