Synopsis
Predestination chronicles the life of a Temporal Agent sent on an intricate series of time-travel journeys designed to prevent future killers from committing their crimes. Now, on his final assignment, the Agent must stop the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time and prevent a devastating attack in which thousands of lives will be lost.
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Cast
- Ethan HawkeThe Bartender
- Sarah SnookThe Unmarried Mother
- Noah TaylorMr. Robertson
- Christopher KirbyAgent Miles
- Madeleine WestMrs. Stapleton
- Jim KnobelochDr. Belfort
- Freya StaffordAlice
- Elise JansenNurse
- Tyler CoppinDr. Heinlein
- Christopher StolleryThe Interviewer
Recommendations
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The A.V. Club
Predestination, a superficially cerebral new thriller, plays almost exclusively to the diagram-drawing crowd. - 75
New York Post
Weirder and more contemplative than many of its time-traveling brethren, Predestination is a stylish head trip. It also marks Australian actor Snook as one to watch, as she demonstrates some serious gender-bending range. - 70
Variety
Predestination succeeds in teasing the brain and touching the heart even when its twists and turns keep multiplying well past the point of narrative sustainability. - 70
Village Voice
The Spierigs had the framework for something wonderful here, if only they’d trusted themselves to keep things simple. - 63
Slant Magazine
The film effectively underlines the one undertaking that time-travel fantasies can never truly allow: escape from ourselves. - 63
Movie Nation
It takes talent, in front of and behind the camera, to create something engrossing and new in the timeworn time-travel odyssey. Whatever its shortcomings, Predestination is never at a loss for surprises. - 60
The Guardian
Even if Predestination is distinctive chiefly for Snook’s excellent performance, it’s still a tricksy story well-handled by its directors. It doesn’t offer any new twists on the genre, but it is clever enough to leave you satisfied that you don’t want the time back. - 60
The Dissolve
There’s a clarity to Snook’s emotional journey that’s absent from the rest of the film—a fact that’s partly deliberate, since Heinlein and the Spierigs mean to dive into the soup. But amid the murky genre experimentation, it’s a beacon of truth.
