12 Most Overlooked Science Fiction Films Of The 2010s
7. In Time (2011)
In a dystopian future where people stop aging at 25, time is the new currency dividing the masses.
The rich are immortal and the rest of the population scrounges daily to add more time to clocks implanted on their arms. When Will Salas (Justin Timberlake) comes into possession of an exorbitant amount of time, he also gets accused of murder. Taking Sylvia Weiss (Amanda Seyfried), a prominent official’s daughter, as a hostage, he sets off to prove his innocence and dismantle the system.
Andrew Niccol, director of the equally underrated and philosophical Gattaca, takes us on a ride through a story that deals with class, family and our society’s youth obsession in a distinctive and engaging manner.
The innovative high tech details bring a depth of imagination to Niccol’s screenplay, while its timeless elements such as relationships and class struggles ground the tale in reality.
With vivid worldbuilding, lush cinematography by the legendary Roger Deakins and great supporting turns by Cillian Murphy, Johnny Galecki, Matt Bomer and Olivia Wilde, the provocative In Time deserved more attention and discussion.