Someday in the past he will find her...
Young writer Richard Collier is met on the opening night of his first play by an old lady who begs him to "Come back to me". Mystified, he tries to find out about her, and learns that she is a famous stage actress from the early twentieth century. Becoming more and more obsessed with her, by self-hypnosis he manages to travel back in time—where he meets her.
Somewhere in Time (1980) is a drama, fantasy and romance film directed by Jeannot Szwarc, released on October 2, 1980 with a runtime of 1h 43m. It stars Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour, Christopher Plummer and Teresa Wright. Viewers rate it 7.5 out of 10 across 685 ratings.
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Christopher Reeve
as Richard Collier
Jane Seymour
as Elise McKenna
Christopher Plummer
as William Fawcett 'W.F.' Robinson
Teresa Wright
as Laura Roberts
Bill Erwin
as Arthur Biehl
George Voskovec
as Dr. Gerald Finney
Susan French
as Older Elise
John Alvin
as Arthur's Father
Eddra Gale
as Genevieve
Audrey Bennett
as Richard's Date [1972]
![William H. Macy as Critic [1972] in Somewhere in Time (1980)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/hdVEGSrP8qWlJnt0v5vSVcGOjy7.jpg)
William H. Macy
as Critic [1972]
Laurence Coven
as Critic [1972]
Directed by Jeannot Szwarc, written by Richard Matheson and Richard Matheson, produced by Stephen Deutsch.
Average viewer score of 7.5/10 from 685 ratings.
**A forgotten film that deserves to be revisited, even with all its flaws.** Personally, I liked this film. It's one of those films that fell into oblivion very quickly, which doesn't seem fair to me: the film is much better than many more expensive and publicized productions, even though it has serious problems, which I'll talk about. Perhaps very few, besides the producers and cast, really believed in it: it…
Reviewed on October 22, 2023
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Somewhere in Time (1980) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, Philo and Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Somewhere in Time (1980) includes Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour, Christopher Plummer, Teresa Wright and Bill Erwin. The film was directed by Jeannot Szwarc. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Somewhere in Time was released on October 2, 1980 and runs for 1h 43m.
Somewhere in Time (1980) holds an average rating of 7.5 out of 10 from 685 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama, fantasy and romance films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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