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Hoping to prevent his brother's Vietnam death and to prevent the JFK assassination, a time-traveling college professor goes back to the '60s but can't find his way out. Trapped in a time warp, he can't effect a change because he can't return to his present time
A man with a rare genetic disease that causes him to age rapidly is given a chance at a normal life. He is offered an experimental cure that will reverse his accelerated aging, but it comes with a dangerous side effect: time is literally running out, and he must find a cure for the cure itself before he reverts to infancy.
Running Against Time was a made-for-television movie that received a mixed to positive reception. It was praised for its intriguing premise and the performances of its lead actors, particularly Michael Nouri. However, some critics found the pacing uneven and the scientific explanations somewhat convoluted, though generally compelling for a made-for-TV thriller.
Praised for its ambitious sci-fi concept and Michael Nouri's compelling performance.
Criticized for occasional pacing issues and a complex, sometimes hard-to-follow plot.
Generally considered an engaging made-for-television thriller with a unique premise.
Google audience: Audience reception is not readily available for this made-for-television film.
The film's premise touches upon themes of accelerated aging and the ethical considerations of experimental medical treatments, which were also explored in films like 'Cocoon' around the same era, though with a more dramatic and thriller-oriented approach.
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This is a rather underestimated time travel movie, based on trying to alter history by preventing the assassination of JFK. It is notable for the era in that it spins quite an entertaining tale of the logical complications of doing so. To...