Timeline (2003)

5.6PG-13116 minDirector: Richard Donner

2003 film by Richard Donner

Timeline is a 2003 historical science fiction adventure film directed by Richard Donner and starring Paul Walker, Frances O'Connor, Gerard Butler, Billy Connolly, David Thewlis, and Anna Friel. Based on Michael Crichton's 1999 novel of the same name, the film concerns present-day archaeology and history students who are sent back in time to medieval France to rescue their professor from the middle of a battle.

Jerry Goldsmith composed the original score, which would have been his last released before his death in 2004, but was replaced with a new score by Brian Tyler, after the first cut of the film was re-edited and Goldsmith's increasing health problems prevented him from continuing. The film was poorly received by critics and bombed at the box office, losing an estimated $49 million.

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What is Timeline about?
Timeline (2003) — A group of archaeologists and combat experts led by Chris Johnston (Paul Walker) and Kate Ericson (Frances O'Connor) use a "3-D fax machine" to time-travel back to France in 1357, in hopes of retrieving Chris' father, Professor Edward Johnston (Sir Billy Connolly), and returning
Is Timeline based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Timeline scary?
Content rating: PG-13. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.