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Netflix viewers baffled after watching underrated Cillian Murphy movie that 'perfectly' predicted future

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Published 13:22 31 Jan 2024 GMT

Netflix viewers baffled after watching underrated Cillian Murphy movie that 'perfectly' predicted future

Netflix fans say the Cillian Murphy movie perfectly predicted society today.

Anish Vij

Anish Vij

Netflix viewers believe a movie starring Cillian Murphy 'perfectly' predicted the future.

The sci-fi thriller, which came out in 2011, follows a future where time is quite literally money and the wealthy can live forever.

Will Salas (Justin Timberlake) is a poor man who rarely has more than a day's worth of life on his time clock.

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However, when Will saves Henry Hamilton (Matt Bomer) from time thieves, he receives the gift of a century.

But with such a large transaction comes the authorities, who falsely accuse Will of murder.

Whilst on the run, he decides to take an incredibly wealthy man's daughter (Amanda Seyfried) as a hostage.

Take a look at the trailer for In Time below:

The Peaky Blinders star has played his fair share of villains, but In Time's Raymond Leon could be one of his best roles to date.

The New Greenwich elite employs Murphy's character as a timekeeper who polices the lower class to keep the poor powerless.

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The movie focuses on a future in which people stop ageing at 25 after they're engineered to live only one more year.

And some viewers reckon this film has 'indirectly' predicted the future.

Cillian Murphy stars in the film.
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"Awesome movie. In a world where we already say 'time is money' this is a PERFECT analogy to make a point without being 'direct'," one person commented.

"The rich buy a luxury life based on inheritance and luck and the slaves die with none of the elites giving a damn. All for their own profits."

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"This movie is more relevant now than ever, seriously underrated," another added.

"Daaaaaaam this movie unique! " someone else said.

"Idea is real .... your time = your money = your life is perfect idea and story and director

"I love this movie sooooo much."

Despite grossing a whopping $174 million on a $40 million budget, the film has an underwhelming Rotten Tomatoes score of 37 percent and a 51 percent Audience Score.

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Murphy's character is employed by the New Greenwich elite as a timekeeper who polices the lower class in order to keep them powerless.
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One critic wrote: "Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried lurch from car chases to shoot-outs, to a bloodless romantic interlude, while the script runs out of ideas around them, and eventually settles for a lazy Bonnie and Clyde-inspired final act."

A second added: "After the novelty of the premise wears off, Niccol leaves his audience with a familiar scenario fueled by narrative clichés and pun-saturated dialogue."

While another critic was more constructive with their criticism, writing: 'The acting is solid, if not spectacular... with a little more care and attention, In Time could have been one for the ages."

In Time is available to watch on Netflix now.

Featured Image Credit: Regency Enterprises

Topics: Netflix, TV and Film, Cillian Murphy

Anish Vij
Anish Vij

Anish is a Journalist at LADbible Group and is a GG2 Young Journalist of the Year 2025. He has a Master's degree in Multimedia Journalism and a Bachelor's degree in International Business Management. Apart from that, his life revolves around the ‘Four F’s’ - family, friends, football and food. Email: [email protected]

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