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Timecop

Timecop

1994
Sci-fi, Suspense/Thriller
1h 39m
An officer for a security agency that regulates time travel, must fend for his life against a shady politician who has a tie to his past. (imdb)

Directed by:

Peter Hyams

Screenwriter:

Mark Verheiden, Mike Richardson

Starring:

Ron Silver, Bruce McGill, Mia Sara, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Kenneth Welsh, Gloria Reuben, Scott Bellis, Jason Schombing, Brad Loree, Scott Lawrence, Brent Woolsey, Shane Kelly

Franchise:

Timecop

Genres:

Sci-fi, Suspense/Thriller, Action

Countries:

Japan, USA

Language:

English
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Timecop

1994
Sci-fi, Suspense/Thriller
1h 39m
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kubricksuckskubricksucks
Rated 24 Mar 2009
70
40th
"You can't go forward in time because it hasn't happened yet" -Black Guy, "Timecop"
Rated 24 Mar 2009
nathan_sNathan S
Rated 19 Oct 2017
1
6th
After watching Timecop, you may wish to travel back in time to prevent yourself from watching Timecop. But altering the past has consequences, you know, so now having never seen Timecop, your morbid curiosity will probably be piqued and you'll end up watching Timecop. It seems we're doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past. Just remember, the same matter can't occupy the same space, whatever the fuck that means.
Rated 19 Oct 2017
paxtonPaxton
Rated 24 Aug 2012
68
56th
I will probably spend hours discussing with psychiatrists why it is that when I have fifty classic movies I have never seen in my Netflix que, I bump this up to the top for the seventeenth time.
Rated 24 Aug 2012
kasperlKasperL
Rated 13 Jul 2010
75
77th
'Timecop' is not only a legitimately good movie, in it Van Damme provides us with, hold on, a next-to-decent performance. Action-fans probably won't be satisfied and it's very generic to the 90s. That said, the sci-fi world, Ron Silver's bad guy, the plot (at least in the first two-thirds of the flick) - all decently watchable and enjoyable. Or did I, perhaps, rewatch it through a rosy haze of nostalgia?
Rated 13 Jul 2010
saucyjacksaucyjack
Rated 02 Jun 2007
58
35th
Entertainingly cheesy
Rated 02 Jun 2007
terrymacterrymac
Rated 17 Mar 2021
50
19th
Very cheesy, and it eschews a deeper exploration of the effects of meddling with time travel so that JCVD can dish out more beatings; this is either a good or bad thing, I can't decide. It's entertaining enough, and pretty easy to watch. It suffers from not being Bloodsport, though, as all his films do.
Rated 17 Mar 2021
twincinematwincinema
Rated 12 Jul 2017
40
18th
There is a great idea for a SF novel/film. Instead of proceeding to make a great film based on that idea, this film doesn't get any deeper than the film's title (he is a cop of time and he goes back in time to be a cop). The best thing about this film is when the villain dies, and we really get to see those 1994 CGI effects working.
Rated 12 Jul 2017
zipsterZipster
Rated 25 Dec 2014
75
30th
The repetitive quality of the action takes the more thoughtful matters of the plot down a peg, but for those willing to withhold their skepticism and more far-sighted considerations, Timecop offers its own hemmed-in sci-fi action perks. Uneven and full of fractures and inconsistencies, Timecop is a smoothly executed, swift-moving and tepidly amusing B movie. Those who don't allow themselves to be too easily aggrieved by cliches or indifference for logical coherence should still enjoy it.
Rated 25 Dec 2014
desertpunkDesertPunk
Rated 19 Sep 2014
68
43rd
Y'know, I never thought I'd describe a Jean-Claude Van Damme time travel movie as remotely competent, but here we are. The actual time travel in this movie is horrendous, but I dare you to think about that in the frenzy of mullets and splits that is Timecop. What are you, a nerd?
Rated 19 Sep 2014
recklessmessrecklessmess
Rated 07 May 2012
45
25th
This movie lacked hoverboards and Crispin Glover, either of which are required to make a good time travel flick.
Rated 07 May 2012
coheedCoheed
Rated 23 Jan 2011
50
23rd
Add this to the long list of mainstream productions which squander their intellectual or entertainment potential by having to act like a mainstream Hollywood film. The implications of Jean-Claude Van Damme in his prime and time travel brings to mind so many ridiculous (or inspired) moments that you could get somewhat in a more lurid b-movie, but it throws away such opportunities by trying to include an emotional aspect that is central to the film that is not special in any way.
Rated 23 Jan 2011
velvet_croweVelvet Crowe
Rated 05 Apr 2024
76
84th
Consistently solid action flick that lands on everything with fun plot beats and really creative action scenes. Kinda wish they went a bit more ham on the time travel instead of limiting shit to just the last 10 years and playing with its established rules more often; especially considering how hard it copped out its interesting plot beat about the betrayal, but as a justification for its action setpieces it's solid and even manages to look decent visually too.
Rated 05 Apr 2024
exirelExirel
Rated 05 Aug 2021
4
23rd
It's not very good, but JCVD does some amazing splits so there is that.
Rated 05 Aug 2021
wetwillieswetwillies
Rated 06 Mar 2021
60
10th
Viewed March 5, 2021. Ends with an extended fight in the rain that's so dark you can't see any of JCVD's moves and honestly, it's awesome. Peter Hyams is always making things much more complicated than they need to be.
Rated 06 Mar 2021
kenmeistersKenMeisters
Rated 03 Aug 2020
67
51st
It's pretty dumb, but has the fastest JCVD ass on screen ever and predicted Trump 10 years too early. Which is fun and sad at the same time.
Rated 03 Aug 2020
yiannosYiannos
Rated 06 Nov 2017
58
42nd
Van Damme specialised in semi-low rent action flicks with a standard revenge plot, but Timecop was slightly more ambitious, despite the presence of the routine revenge theme. Some of the effects have obviously aged--they were never cutting edge, not even in 1994--and it's often contrived and silly, but it has its virtues, including a villain played with good humour by Silver and decently executed action scenes by Hyams whose inky blacks and symmetrical shots make them visually appealing.
Rated 06 Nov 2017
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 06 Sep 2016
69
23rd
I like Van Damme even if he's not a very good actor. He's actually ok here and it's a fun film if you can ignore that all the time travel stuff, central to the plot, makes no sense.
Rated 06 Sep 2016
koalafishKoalafish
Rated 23 Aug 2016
45
8th
Not exactly a million times better than Looper.
Rated 23 Aug 2016
snazzSnazz
Rated 06 Jan 2013
75
80th
Accepting it for what it is - a typical 90s action - it sure is a lot of fun to watch. An absolute classic!
Rated 06 Jan 2013
cinemaasiaCinema_Asia
Rated 21 Feb 2010
45
7th
The only thing I remember about this fine film is that an irish cop says some corny lines after someone falls to their death. It's pretty forgettable but this was the high watermark in Van Damme's career because Timecop grossed the most money out of all his cheesy films.
Rated 21 Feb 2010
servantdagonServantDagon
Rated 14 Aug 2007
55
10th
One of Jean-Claude's better one's, unfortunately, but they really don't use the concept of a time machine enough.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
tripleshTripleSH
Rated 14 Aug 2007
45
28th
One of the better Jean-Claude Van Damme movies, but it is still a Jean-Claude Van Damme movie not named "Bloodsport," so fie on this. Fie, I say.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
doctor7doctor7
Rated 14 Aug 2007
45
27th
A pretty decent Van Damme movie, really that's not saying much though. It's an alright mindless action flick but nothing special.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
fudgiebfudgieb
Rated 02 Aug 2007
75
33rd
I was expecting this movie to rock because some critics said that it was Van Damme's best to date. Obviously said critic had never seen Lion Heart, Bloodsport, Death Warrant, Kickboxer, and Hard Target. And Double Impact. Oh...and uh...No Retreat No Surrender too.
Rated 02 Aug 2007
rdwn29905rdwn29905
Rated 04 Jun 2007
8
7th
set in the far off future of... 2001 WHERE TIME TRAVEL IS AN EVERDAY THING!!!
Rated 04 Jun 2007
mjvmoviemanMJVmovieMan
Rated 25 Mar 2007
60
31st
One of Van Damme's best efforts, he plays a futuristic cop traveling through time, ultimately trying to save his dead wife.
Rated 25 Mar 2007
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 01 Mar 2007
20
4th
Poor.
Rated 01 Mar 2007
ytadelYtadel
Rated 16 Feb 2024
6
70th
Lmao pretty hype, idk why I waited so long to watch it seems like a VHS I should have hit up 20, 25 years ago. Macho shoot em up action + sci fi is a winner for me. Time travel rules make no sense but who cares. I figured it was illegal for a JCVD movie not to end in a fighting tournament, guess not. Climax was a little underwhelming tho; not always a huge fan of rainy nighttime action scenes. Appreciated Mia Sara’s nude scene but maybe the boobs are fake? Looked kinda big for her frame.
Rated 16 Feb 2024
maplfefireMaplfefire
Rated 08 Feb 2024
71
27th
I asked my girlfriend to watch a schlocky movie and boy did it not disappoint. From time travel paradoxes, that more so simulate parallel universes to threats to Vandam high kicks. This movie has it all.
Rated 08 Feb 2024
eastondEastonD
Rated 21 Dec 2023
35
26th
I think I’ve seen twenty movies starring two JCVDs (double the Van Damage!) and this is either the best or worst or one of them.Timecop does the splits and so does Double Impact but timecops ass eats his little shorts whilst Double Impacts ass is perfectly contained in blue spandex, Timecop partially cucks his past self kissing their wife, Maximum Risk bangs his dead twin brother’s girl. Replicant has tommy Wiseau, timecop has bruce mcgill. I saw The Order on cable, streamed timecop on freevee.
Rated 21 Dec 2023
li0lili0li
Rated 22 May 2022
40
13th
Interesting premise but holy shit that pacing. Unnecessary intro nonsense with the wife, long shots of people walking down corridors. But then you have 25 cuts on a single punch during a fight scene.
Rated 22 May 2022
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 08 Feb 2022
75
49th
Silly Van-Damme timewaster is distinguished by Hyams' classy work behind the lens, a nice bit of underplayed overplaying by Silver, and a venerable time-travel concept that may not be exploited as well as it could be, but provides enough of a hook to keep things interesting. Van-Damme leans into “baffled and confused Arnie” mode ala TOTAL RECALL to moderate success and it’s always interesting as to how much more of a “man of the flesh” he is than his fellow action hero brothers!
Rated 08 Feb 2022
rydeorwrongrydeorwrong
Rated 12 Aug 2021
28
20th
Host ratings: 38 / 66 / 67. (JCVD Marathon) Podcast review link: https://rydeorwrong.podcaster.de/rydeorwrong/folge-073-jean-claude-van-damme-the-last-of-us-part-ii-part-iv/
Rated 12 Aug 2021
psimpsim
Rated 10 Aug 2020
66
18th
A fun and a little dumb time travel action film in which there's never ennough time to stop and worry about the logical flaws in the writing.
Rated 10 Aug 2020
antonio_pAntonio P
Rated 01 Jun 2020
40
46th
An ok movie with a decent story line.
Rated 01 Jun 2020
byderByder
Rated 27 May 2020
38
13th
Starts of kinda promising but then you realize that half the movie is spent setting itself up while the other half is spent clumsily connecting two nearly independent plot lines.
Rated 27 May 2020
anomalyAnomaly
Rated 19 Nov 2017
46
15th
Not without a certain goofy charm at times, but the action is uninspiring and it should go without saying it doesn't fully utilize the possibilities of time travel. The CGI at the climax must be seen to be believed.
Rated 19 Nov 2017
hakkanarejohakkanarejo
Rated 29 Aug 2015
95
63rd
It's 1994, and when a group of government officials are informed that time-travel is now possible, they form the Time Enforcement Commission to police it. Ten years later, dedicated TEC agent Max Walker (Van Damme) is still grieving the mysterious death of his wife (Mia Sara) when he discovers that corrupt Senator Aaron McComb (Ron Silver) is using the technology to go back and make money for his faltering Presidential campaign.
Rated 29 Aug 2015
schwabeschwabe
Rated 20 Apr 2015
78
39th
one of the better ones from van damme.
Rated 20 Apr 2015
cagedwisdomcagedwisdom
Rated 14 Sep 2014
75
65th
Great! Not every part of it is as good but this is certainly the best JCVD film I've seen. Fun time travel and some great action/fight scenes. A guilty pleasure type film for sure.
Rated 14 Sep 2014
m3tanm3tan
Rated 04 May 2014
10
6th
Timecop and Cyborg are lame copycat attempts to cash in on the cyborg / time travel craze. I guess Van Damme didn't realize it wasn't the terrible accent and hammy one-liners that hooked us on the Terminator franchise...
Rated 04 May 2014
rttntomatoesrttntomatoes
Rated 03 Jan 2014
43
19th
It's no Terminator, but for those willing to suspend disbelief and rational thought, Timecop provides limited sci-fi action rewards.
Rated 03 Jan 2014
mistersplicemistersplice
Rated 23 Dec 2013
20
3rd
2- avoid at all costs, bad
Rated 23 Dec 2013
lauftLäuft.
Rated 24 Nov 2013
70
40th
Doesn t make sense, but still a lot of fun!
Rated 24 Nov 2013
cowmanCowman
Rated 30 Jun 2013
45
9th
For a man coming from the future who knows what's going to happen, JCVD's character made such stupid decisions it really angered me. Awesome ending. Ps: don't try to make sense of the time travelling plot or your mind will explode.
Rated 30 Jun 2013
sirstuckeySirStuckey
Rated 19 Mar 2013
70
56th
I can't wait until 2004 when we get those awesome cars that drive themselves.
Rated 19 Mar 2013
ofterdingenOfterdingen
Rated 20 Aug 2012
44
25th
Starts well enough but goes downhill pretty fast.
Rated 20 Aug 2012
cpreviewcpreview
Rated 05 Aug 2012
5
28th
Timecop is an enjoyable movie assuming you turn your brain off prior to watching. This approach generally works as the fast-paced nature of the movie serves to stop you from noticing too many issues. The action is good and the FX are passable, so if you want to kick back and enjoy some Hollywood martial arts wrapped up in a cyberpunk time travel flick, give it a go.
Rated 05 Aug 2012
hotsakehotsake
Rated 11 Jul 2012
80
93rd
This movie doesn't really hold up that well but Nostalgia and the fact that a lot of the political talk in this movie seems eerily prophetic.
Rated 11 Jul 2012
mervtaylorMerv_Taylor
Rated 16 Jun 2012
84
54th
Eh
Rated 16 Jun 2012
benoBeNO
Rated 26 May 2012
70
75th
Love the actor so most off his movies are good. this one here is one off his best for sure.
Rated 26 May 2012
andaghandagh
Rated 13 May 2012
60
21st
Highlight = Sloane Peterson's boobs.
Rated 13 May 2012
ribcageribcage
Rated 08 Sep 2011
66
48th
the time travel mechanics and rules are...well, all screwed up and wrong. but this isn't a science fiction movie, this is classic van damme action.
Rated 08 Sep 2011
jordandcfcJordanDcFc
Rated 10 Jul 2011
38
8th
Waste of everybody's time. Cheesy bollocks.
Rated 10 Jul 2011
aaaaaaarrgggaaaaaaarrggg
Rated 18 May 2011
71
73rd
A surprisingly imaginative adaptation of a Dark Horse comic. One of the best vehicles for the "Muscles from Brussels," this keeps the gratuitous martial arts action to a minimum and instead just tells a good story.
Rated 18 May 2011
closefriendCloseFriend
Rated 25 Jan 2011
48
20th
Cheesy as all hell, but fun to laugh at.
Rated 25 Jan 2011
actionbergActionberg
Rated 25 Jan 2011
60
28th
One of the better JCVD movies, which is to say it's somewhat average. It does, however, carry the distinction of having a character with the best mullet I've ever seen in a movie.
Rated 25 Jan 2011
sinclairSinclair
Rated 17 Jan 2011
60
9th
Not very good, doesn't play well with it's own conceits. The opening is supposedly explained in the ending, except it doesn't make any sense if you spend more than a minute thinking about it. Some decent action sequences, and the main villain is entertaining, but on the whole it is not very good.
Rated 17 Jan 2011
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 25 Sep 2010
53
17th
So bad, its moderately tolerable. +50 points for teaching us exactly what happens when the same matter from two different times touches.
Rated 25 Sep 2010
jkathrensjkathrens
Rated 01 Sep 2010
50
19th
Has the dubious distinction of being the BEST Van-Damme movie I've ever seen. Van-Dammed with faint praise.
Rated 01 Sep 2010
edkrakedkrak
Rated 19 Aug 2010
50
30th
x0
Rated 19 Aug 2010
antitypeantitype
Rated 22 Jan 2010
64
40th
Vintage Van Damme cheese, time travel, kung fu... Popcorn!
Rated 22 Jan 2010
overratedoverrated
Rated 14 Jan 2010
16
9th
I probably made a mistake watching this sober.
Rated 14 Jan 2010
freqflyerfreqflyer
Rated 05 Jan 2010
10
14th
I give this some points for having really good potential to be made fun of when you're altered with your buddies.
Rated 05 Jan 2010
away0flifeaWay0fLife
Rated 28 Oct 2009
50
18th
The only thing I remember about this movie (besides the bad script, shit concept and dumb logic) was Van Damme posing in front of the Nissan ad in the background (right up there in the picture if you don't remember) and that was only a few minutes into the film, so that blatant advert shoe-in was enough to make me hate it straight away. Oh and what was up with the fact that when they travel back in time what happens to the capsule they are in? Dum dum van damme dumb.
Rated 28 Oct 2009
isobelmoonIsobelmoon
Rated 22 Aug 2009
16
16th
Lousy
Rated 22 Aug 2009
okkervilOkkervil
Rated 01 Aug 2009
6
5th
So bad it's good? No chance!
Rated 01 Aug 2009
pepsi_manPepsi-Man
Rated 20 Jul 2009
1
11th
Painfully dumb plot and the usual Van Damme ballerina kicking.
Rated 20 Jul 2009
imthatdingoImThatDingo
Rated 27 May 2009
27
31st
I really wanted to like this =( Sorry, Jean ...
Rated 27 May 2009
seryxaSeryxa
Rated 09 Apr 2009
0
15th
Over-involved science fiction that does not travel well; it both exploits and ignores the paradoxes involved in changing the past, and lacks excitement and the cheap thrills of comic books.
Rated 09 Apr 2009
nandorizzinandorizzi
Rated 20 Mar 2009
45
31st
A regular action movie, typical of Van Damme. It was good, but not more.
Rated 20 Mar 2009
lphovercraftLPhovercraft
Rated 19 Mar 2009
57
45th
Some plot twists lead to lapses in logic; however, an affecting subplot concerning the death of Van Damme's wife works well enough to redeem the whole affair.
Rated 19 Mar 2009
atmclickatmclick
Rated 15 Feb 2009
90
43rd
Possibly Jean Claude Van Dammes best movie. The acting is legit, the action is intense, and the story is solid.
Rated 15 Feb 2009
yohenYohen
Rated 31 Dec 2008
71
74th
2 bodies can not occupy the same space at the same time.
Rated 31 Dec 2008
haileyHailey
Rated 13 Oct 2008
49
10th
It doesn't make sense!
Rated 13 Oct 2008
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 26 Jun 2008
63
66th
okay movie
Rated 26 Jun 2008
ihatemoviesIHateMovies
Rated 05 May 2008
40
18th
Comedy gold.
Rated 05 May 2008
stainStain
Rated 16 Mar 2008
50
33rd
Entertaining in a dorky sort of way
Rated 16 Mar 2008
chompaChompa
Rated 16 Jan 2008
80
54th
Probably the best Van Damme movie.
Rated 16 Jan 2008
reyvn2k1Reyvn2k1
Rated 24 Sep 2007
90
57th
One of two Van Damme films that I like. Writers did a good job with the "time travel" angle which is something many writers trip over and cause plot conflicts.
Rated 24 Sep 2007
geopoopGeopoop
Rated 19 Sep 2007
25
23rd
Time Crap
Rated 19 Sep 2007
dustydDustyd
Rated 17 Sep 2007
55
30th
decent Van Damme film
Rated 17 Sep 2007
sebbysebby
Rated 09 Sep 2007
45
21st
You know, this movie sort of sucked ass, but I'm never able to turn it off when it comes on. Van Damme and time travel -- what can I say, that shit is interesting as hell to me for some reason.
Rated 09 Sep 2007
stflyst_fly
Rated 23 Aug 2007
3
10th
crap
Rated 23 Aug 2007
fyngyrzfyngyrz
Rated 20 Aug 2007
9
62nd
Probably one of Claude's best movies, by quite a margin. For the genre (which is "martial arts movies for the sake of martial arts, but wait, we actually have a script") it is very entertaining. Popcorn fodder.
Rated 20 Aug 2007
hyp3r10nHyp3r10n
Rated 19 Aug 2007
60
39th
Enjoyable Van Damme action romp - plus his wife gets her baps out.
Rated 19 Aug 2007
icybrianIcyBrian
Rated 14 Aug 2007
57
15th
The assassins in this movie are incompetent even by movie bad guy standards. Most of the action isn't all that great, but the story is at least fun despite all the holes. Also, you'd think people who work with time travel would be more likely to listen when an agent is trying to tell them that the past has been changed.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
irvinejumpirvinejump
Rated 14 Aug 2007
70
61st
neat visuals can't overcome the many plotholes (such as they need a big ass machine to travel through time, but a button takes them back)
Rated 14 Aug 2007
eveeluneveelun
Rated 14 Aug 2007
63
26th
Well, someone was bound to mix time-travel sci-fi with martial arts, I suppose it could have been worse. It's fun in a cheesy kind of way, though even Van Damme has done better.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
mystericemysterice
Rated 14 Aug 2007
30
36th
Pure schlock. But fun in parts.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
gareth_watkinsGareth Watkins
Rated 14 Aug 2007
50
4th
Dumb scifi actioner that is trying a little too hard to be intelligent. Surely a lost cause when it stars the muscles from Brussles! Still, it's diverting enough in a brain dead kind of way
Rated 14 Aug 2007
lrampartllrampartl
Rated 14 Aug 2007
65
53rd
Actually not bad. Not bad at all. It has a pretty decent sci-fi time travel storyline, and it doesn't have the DUH DUH stupidness of Van Damme's other movies. Good action, lots of violence, and Ron Silver is a great bad guy. The lead chick is hot too. The only real downside: Jean-Claude shows off his ass. Again.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
fredericg54frederic_g54
Rated 29 May 2007
2
5th
Van Damme should've used the machine to go back in time and make better career choices.
Rated 29 May 2007
juicejuice
Rated 26 May 2007
40
17th
Van Damme... lol.
Rated 26 May 2007
alexpfunkalexp_funk
Rated 16 Apr 2007
75
48th
when i was 9 this movie was amazing
Rated 16 Apr 2007
caocaocaocao
Rated 10 Apr 2007
65
33rd
On 2nd viewing, pretty fun! Just enough Van Damme absurdity. Ron Silver is the perfect kind of villain for a movie like this.
Rated 10 Apr 2007
martrynmartryn
Rated 27 Mar 2007
45
10th
Jean-Claude Van Damme doing a shitty sci-fi action movie. There have been much, much better movies based on the same premise.
Rated 27 Mar 2007
lonercmlonercm
Rated 06 Mar 2007
30
16th
A potentially cool premise is sadly wasted, and the action is a bore. I blame Bad Director Peter Hyams.
Rated 06 Mar 2007
jargonscottjargonscott
Rated 26 Nov 2006
65
52nd
Perhaps the best Van Damme movie of all time... but that isn't saying *all* that much...
Rated 26 Nov 2006

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