Called in to recover evidence in the aftermath of a horrific explosion on a New Orleans ferry, Federal agent Doug Carlin gets pulled away from the scene and taken to a top-secret government lab that uses a time-shifting surveillance device to help prevent crime.
Direction
Tony Scott's hyperkinetic style—zooms, filters, and pure visual caffeine.
Acting
Denzel's quiet intensity sells the most absurd premise imaginable.
Practical Effects
That car chase through *multiple time periods*—practical stunts hit different.
Director
Tony Scott
Denzel Washington
Doug Carlin
Paula Patton
Claire Kuchever
Val Kilmer
Paul Pryzwarra
Jim Caviezel
Carroll Oerstadt
Adam Goldberg
Denny
Elden Henson
Gunnars
Erika Alexander
Shanti
Bruce Greenwood
Jack McCready
Matt Craven
Larry Minuti
Enrique Castillo
Claire's Father
Mark Phinney
Agent Donnelly
Rich Hutchman
Agent Stalhuth
Donna W. Scott
Beth
Elle Fanning
Abbey
Brian Howe
Medical Examiner
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'time window' technology was inspired by actual government research into thermal imaging and satellite surveillance, making this weirdly plausible for 2006.
Tony Scott filmed the climactic car chase twice—once forward, once reversed—to create the disorienting time-fracture effect without CGI.
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