Time

PG-13

Released Oct 9, 2020

1 hr. 21 min.

Documentary

TRAILER

for Time: Trailer 1

List

98%

131 Reviews

Tomatometer

51%

100+ Ratings

Audience Score

Entrepreneur Fox Rich spends the last two decades campaigning for the release of her husband, Rob G. Rich, who is serving a 60-year prison sentence for a robbery they both committed in the early 1990s in a moment of desperation.

Read More

Read Less

Netflix

Prime Video

Watch Time with a subscription on Netflix, Prime Video.

Critics Consensus

Time delivers a powerful broadside against the flaws of the American justice system -- and chronicles one family's refusal to give up against all odds.

Read Critics Reviews

Ricardo R

Biased documentary. There's a lot to be desired about the american judicial system, however this particular case deals with actual armed robbers who got convicted for their crimes. The characters don't really seem to take responsibility on the actions they comitted, instead just try to make themselves look like victims of the system.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/04/24

Full Review

Kyle M

The starring discourse been provoked before, but inspired to present a personally affected case may have aimed to question the flawed American justice system refreshingly further while poetically assigning it as relation to the titular theme with not much effect besides relevant criticism. (B)

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

Full Review

Matthew B

Touching, heartbreaking, contemplative portrait of the strength of a woman, ponders the nature of time, has a beautiful soundtrack.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

Full Review

Thomas M

The best documentary movie ever made!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/27/22

Full Review

Audience Member

Very well done, Garrrett Bradley. The footage from several stages in the life of Sibil (AKA Fox Rich) since incarceration is pretty amazing to watch. The decision to time jump and the editing choices on what to use when, how much, the building effect on the viewer is highly impressive. Rich is a truly remarkable, commendable human being. I applaud her for all her ceaseless devotion to the man she loved and father of her kids, as well as her efforts in helping others overcome adversity in its many, many forms. That said the real sympathy I have for them is from the innate disenfranchisement that far too many experience, be it a minority, the poor, the disabled, others. A great many are a combination or two (or more) of these demographics; but they're fully human being all the time as well. Such a reality can prevent you from getting a loan you need desperately for your home/business/livelihood. It can obstruct your access to upward mobility. And it can drive you to desperate measures. But good doesn't come from doing wrong. No real sympathy for the punishment for robbing a bank- stealing what most others have busted their asses for; taking a measure of security and trust from people it can take years (decades?) to regain; giving up on their own abilities, their own resilience to ultimately succeed. This is exceptional documentary filmmaking. But if god is so damn great and blesses you so much, then why did you get so desperate that you robbed a bank (how Christian/Protestant of you!) and ended up in prison? I know, it was a test, right? Apologists have a field day with those questions. 3.8 stars

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

Full Review

arthur k

There is definitely no doubt that the American Judicial System needs to be reformed; wrongful convictions, mandatory minimums, and draconian sentences for non-violent crimes, to name a few issues. However, this story is none of those things. This story is about a man who committed armed robbery. If you want to make a statement, you need sympathetic characters. People who may be wrongfully convicted, people who have been convicted and sentenced to decades for non-violent crimes. Yes, sometimes people are desperate, sometimes people need money, but only a small percentage believe armed robbery is a reasonable way to acquire money to help ease their woes. Those are exactly the type of people that belong outside of society, in prison. "Like one of those retarded children", as Fox Rich begins rocking back and forth. Yeah, these aren't the people for making a statement against the Judicial system.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

Full Review

Read all reviews

Post a rating

Time: Movie Clip

1:14

View more videos

95%

91%

Boys State

TRAILER

for Boys State

96%

82%

The Dissident

TRAILER

for The Dissident

88%

70%

Civil: Ben Crump

86%

72%

Misha and the Wolves

100%

96%

Gabby Giffords Won't Back Down

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

Awards Leaderboard: Top Movies of 2020

Where To Watch the Oscar Nominees

Oscar Nominations 2021: Full List of Nominated Films, Actors, Directors, and Filmmakers

Time: Trailer 1

2:27

View more videos

View more photos

Whelan Barzey

Time Out

For all its indignation, Time is fuelled by only the most positive energy. It’s a deeply personal and intimate film with a universal message: there is nothing more valuable than time, but there is also nothing more powerful than love.

Rated: 5/5

Jul 25, 2023

Full Review

Guy Lodge

Film of the Week

It's a dazzling, prismatic meditation on the nature of time itself, [...] a reflection on the life that grows and blooms even as we wait impatiently for years to pass.

Apr 16, 2021

Full Review

A.A. Dowd

AV Club

This is a beautifully shot film that's as interested in studying the changing faces of its subjects as laying out their struggle from end to end.

Rated: B+

Feb 5, 2021

Full Review

Alessandra Rangel

InSession Film

Time is a deeply moving and personal story of a family that stays together through the worst period of their lives.

Rated: B+

Mar 20, 2023

Full Review

Vadim Rizov

Filmmaker Magazine

An impossible longing to go back and undo a single moment, mentally reliving everything that came before...

Dec 1, 2022

Full Review

M.N. Miller

Ready Steady Cut

The new Amazon Prime Video documentary Time is lyrical, uncomfortable, and beautifully done.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 9, 2022

Full Review

Read all reviews

Synopsis

Entrepreneur Fox Rich spends the last two decades campaigning for the release of her husband, Rob G. Rich, who is serving a 60-year prison sentence for a robbery they both committed in the early 1990s in a moment of desperation.

Director: Garrett Bradley
Executive Producer: Davis Guggenheim, Kathleen Lingo, Laurene Powell-Jobs, Nicole Stott
Distributor: Amazon Studios
Production Co: Concordia Studio
Rating: PG-13 (Some Strong Language)
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 9, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 16, 2020

Most Popular at Home Now