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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.
Theatrical
Jan 9, 2015
Box Office
$4.9M
Budget
$5.5M
Return
0.9x
Directors
Peter Spierig, Michael Spierig
Producers
Tim McGahan, Paddy McDonald, Gary Hamilton
Music
Peter Spierig
Studio
Screen Queensland, Screen Australia, Blacklab Entertainment, Wolfhound Pictures
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Quotes
See all →Embrace the Confusion of Predestination
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To try and wrap your head around the plot of Predestination can only lead to madness. Don't get me wrong: The movie itself is a trip. … Ethan Hawke, at his mesmerizing best, stars as the Temporal Agent, a time-traveler with a mission to stop future murders before they can happen. … Better that you just throw yourself into this tale and cogitate about it later. If getting stoned helps, so be it. One thing's for sure: You won't be able to take your eyes off Snook, an Aussie actress who makes whatever sex she's playing almost irrelevant. You watch her. You hear her. You believe. It's a dynamite performance. Hawke, who worked with the Spierigs on 2010's ], gravitates to movies that don't play by the rules. Predestination sure as hell doesn't. Any frustration you feel about losing your bearings fades in face of the film's ultimate kick.
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Exploring Identity and Time in Predestination
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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.
Complexity in Adaptation and Performance in Predestination
Quotes about Predestination
This is one of those films that is so filled with twists, turns and unexpected developments that even the most oblique plot discussion threatens to wander into dreaded spoiler territory. Then again, I admit that I knew pretty much everything that was going to happen going in thanks to my familiarity with the source material, Robert Heinlein's celebrated 1959 short story "—]—", and still found myself knocked out by its startlingly effective translation from the page to the screen. I will try to keep the details to a minimum, but, trust me, the less you know going in, the better, especially considering the fact that the story deals in no small part with time travel (and all of the attending paradoxes) and that is not even close to being its most unusual aspect. … ] … is an actor who in recent years has more often than not been gravitating towards material that is off-beat and original — at this point, his name on a marquee pretty much guarantees that the film in question will at least be somewhat interesting. … ] delivers a knockout performance that calls on her to perform the kind of tricky scenes that could have resulted in bad laughs throughout if handled incorrectly. Not only does she pull off her performance brilliantly throughout — there is not one moment in which she is anything less that utterly convincing and believable — I would go so far as to put her work here up against any of the current front-runners for the Best Actress Oscar.
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Mind-Bending Experience in Predestination's Narrative
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Is this the first great "What the f—k" movie of the year? … As soon as the credits rolled on “Predestination,” I wanted to watch it again. It was even more of a mind-dance the second time around. … The deeper we go, the more insane the story gets, leading to one of the most bizarre endings in recent movie history. Even if you see it coming, it doesn't make it any less weird.
Cast
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Ethan Hawke
The Bartender
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Sarah Snook
The Unmarried Mother
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Noah Taylor
Mr. Robertson
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Christopher Kirby
Mr. Miles
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Madeleine West
Mrs. Stapleton
J
Jim Knobeloch
Dr. Belfort
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Freya Stafford
Alice
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Elise Jansen
Nurse
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Tyler Coppin
Dr. Heinlein
C
Christopher Stollery
The Interviewer
C
Christopher Sommers
Mr. Miller
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Kuni Hashimoto
Dr. Fujimoto
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Sara El-Yafi
Lab Technician
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Paul Moder
Boxing Commentator 1
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Grant Piro
Boxing Commentator 2 / News Report Announcer
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Christopher Bunworth
Jerry
D
Dennis Coard
Mayor Davidson
C
Cate Wolfe
Beth
B
Ben Prendergast
Dr. Clarke
C
Carmen Warrington
Grace
