Denzel Washington, Eva Mendes, Sanaa Lathan

A Florida police chief must solve a vicious double homicide before he himself falls under suspicion.

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140 critics

PG-13, 105 min.

Directed by: Carl Franklin

Release Date: October 3, 2003

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DVD Release Date: January 6, 2004

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  • January 31, 2009
    Good thriller. Denzel always plays the good cop. He has to solve a double homicide before he gets accused.
  • January 17, 2008
    a decent thriller but rather predictable. It has it's entertaining moments but fails to keep excitment up due to you know who the bad guy is.
  • January 1, 2008
    An enjoyable film.
  • October 4, 2007
    This thriller takes a while to set the mood and decide on a direction it is going in its sultry Florida atmosphere. Then it's actually a lot of fun and exciting to watch Denzel Washington getting framed and trying to weasel and solve his way out of the mess he got himself into. ...( read more)A funny sidekick and the gorgeous Eva Mendes add up to the watching pleasure, too. Sadly, the showdown and solution is a lot more conventional than the hour before and costs the movie half a star. Still, good enough for an entertaining evening with crime.
  • April 29, 2007
    A good thriller with a few twists and a tropical setting.
  • October 26, 2009
    I like films that have a deep rooted plot and an atmosphere of deceit, seduction,murder and thrills. While this had the deceit and seduction it lacked the murder and thrills that would have made it something of a gem in crime films, but instead it settles for average instead...( read more) of stetting for great.



    Out of Time is a classy, well thought out, well acted and very well made crime drama that has high production values and an impeccable script which is fulled by the witty and charismatic performance by Denzel Washington. But sorry to say that that can't save this film from being what you call "Recycled goods" . It's a been there done that film, but it's a really good been there done that film. It's a highly charged, atmospheric film that is great fun to watch and enjoy but sadly is nothing mind blowing.



    Denzel Washington( Who has done better.) Does alright here as the framed police chief, but his lack of true emotional depth and character kind of makes it a downside to the hype this film could bring if your a D.W. fan. Eva Mendes(Who is pretty good.) Is sexy as always, but in my opinion can't act very well as it shows in this movie, but none the less she tries her hardest and does do very well in this movie. But all in all the cast does a great job in this stylish crime drama.





    Out of Time is not movie greatness as I've said It's great fun to watch if you can make it pass the first 40 minutes of the film then it really kicks into high gear, well medium gear that is. It's not what you call " A can't miss movie" but it is a good film to watch and enjoy but besides that it's nothing really new or ground breaking. But none the less Out of time delivers.
  • September 24, 2009
    This is a decent mystery thriller. Denzel Washington delivers another solid performance. The story is decent and fast pace to keep me interested. A good murder mystery. Some action and suspense and a solid cast to make for a enjoyable watch.
  • September 8, 2009
    A little known Denzel flick but a good one as well. Clever and full of double-takes and near misses. As a drinking game, take a drink every time Denzel's char almost gets busted!
  • August 27, 2009
    The movie took a while to shift gears into a second act but when it did it was decent. No real inventiveness in Washington's character or acting here as he's doing the same he's been doing in his previous movies such as John Q or Fallen. It's watchable.
  • August 18, 2009
    I Love this movie! love is a bitch

Critic Reviews


May 4, 2005
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness

Second-rate Hitchcock. full review

October 6, 2003
David Edelstein, Slate

It's a great ride. full review

October 3, 2003
Claudia Puig, USA Today

Out of Time seems out of another time and place. full review

October 3, 2003
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

A well-performed, perfectly watchable thriller that's nonetheless as generic as its title. full review

October 3, 2003
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

A shrewd thriller. full review

October 3, 2003
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

It's a kick to watch Denzel Washington do a movie just for the hot, sexy fun of it. full review

October 3, 2003
Ty Burr, Boston Globe

An overly constructed little thriller that squeezes a fair amount of suspense out of its far-fetched plot. full review

October 3, 2003
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

[S]uspension of disbelief, always necessary in a thriller, is required here in wholesale quantities. But in a movie like Out of Time I'm not looking for realism, I'm looking for a sense of style broug... full review

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