A gritty cop investigates robotic murders, forcing him into a suspenseful world beyond his isolated home.
A full-attention watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Prime Video.
No sex or nudity and mild language, about what a PG-13 should carry.
Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated PG-13.
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Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of others' surrogates.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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In Time (2011)Suspenseful · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavyIn a future where time is currency, one man fights a corrupt system to give humanity a chance at forever.
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