The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)
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The Time Traveler's Wife rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb7.1/10· 165K votes
Rotten Tomatoes38%
Metacritic47%
TMDb6.943/10· 3K votesWith 38% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.1/10 on IMDb and 47/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.
About The Time Traveler's Wife
Due to a genetic disorder, handsome librarian Henry DeTamble involuntarily zips through time, appearing at various moments in the life of his true love, the beautiful artist Clare Abshire.
Cast of The Time Traveler's Wife
Eric Bana
as Henry DeTamble
Rachel McAdams
as Clare Abshire
Arliss Howard
as Richard DeTamble
Ron Livingston
as Gomez
Stephen Tobolowsky
as Dr. Kendrick
Michelle Nolden
as Annette DeTamble
Jane McLean
as Charisse
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Hailey McCann
as Alba at Nine and Ten
Tatum McCann
as Alba at Four and Five
Brooklynn Proulx
as Clare at Six and Eight
Alex Ferris
as Henry at Six
Brian Bisson
as Mark Abshire
The Time Traveler's Wife facts
- Budget
- $39M
- Box office
- $101.3M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Romance fantasy premise explores love across temporal paradox beautifully
- •Genetic disorder subplot adds dramatic weight to husband-wife relationship
- •Novel adaptation captures emotional core of star-crossed time-displaced romance
What the audience disliked
- •Critics universally note convoluted plot mechanics distract from emotional core
- •Tonal imbalance between futuristic elements and intimate relationship drama
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