About Time (2013 film)

About Time
A girl in a red dress, laughing in the rain, alongside a tall red-haired man wearing a suit.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRichard Curtis
Written byRichard Curtis
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJohn Guleserian
Edited byMark Day
Music byNick Laird-Clowes
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dates
  • 27 June 2013 (2013-06-27) (EIFF)
  • 4 September 2013 (2013-09-04) (United Kingdom)
  • 1 November 2013 (2013-11-01) (United States)
Running time
123 minutes[1]
Countries
LanguageEnglish
Budget$12 million[4]
Box office$88.5 million[4][5]

About Time is a 2013 romantic science fiction comedy-drama film written and directed by Richard Curtis,[6] and starring Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, and Bill Nighy.

The film is about a young man with the ability to time travel who tries to change his past in hopes of improving his future.[7] The film was released in the United Kingdom on 4 September 2013.[8]

The film received mixed reviews from critics. At the box office, it grossed $87.1 million against a $12 million budget. It was dedicated to actor Richard Griffiths,[9] who died a few months before the film's release, marking his final film appearance.

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  5. ^ "About Time (2013)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
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    - Child, Ben (19 January 2012). "Richard Curtis decides it's About Time he directed a film about time travel". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  7. ^ White, James (27 January 2013). "New Pic of About Time: Richard Curts' new time-warping comedy". Empire. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  8. ^ Rome, Emily. "Rachel McAdams rom-com 'About Time' gets new release date". Inside Movies. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  9. ^ "Potter and Withnail actor Richard Griffiths dies". BBC News. BBC. 29 March 2013. Archived from the original on 29 March 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2013.