History Film / AboutTime

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Mary decides she wants another child, meaning that Tim won't be able to travel back in time to see his father again. Shortly before the child's birth, Tim travels back to relive one last memory with his father before saying goodbye for good. Eventually, after learning to live life without him, Tim realizes it is better to live each day once and decides to stop using his ability.]]

* MundaneUtility: Neither Tim nor his father seem to have any interest in using time travel for anything big. His father warns him against using to become rich, as that only makes people miserable. And if it occurs to them to intervene in major events, it's never shown, possibly to avoid the damaging effects of time travel Tim was wary about at the start. His father mostly uses it to get more time to read, and advises Tim to re-live days just to appreciate them more.

''About Time'' is a British romantic comedy science fiction film revolving around time travel. Written and directed by [[Creator/RichardCurtis]], the film stars Creator/DomhnallGleeson, Creator/RachelMcAdams, and Creator/BillNighy. The film was released in Britain and Ireland on September 3, 2013, and was released in the United States on November 1, 2013.

''About Time'' is a British romantic comedy science fiction film revolving around time travel. Written and directed by [[Film/LoveActually Richard Curtis]], the film stars Creator/DomhnallGleeson, Creator/RachelMcAdams, and Creator/BillNighy. The film was released in Britain and Ireland on September 3, 2013, and was released in the United States on November 1, 2013.

* GrumpyBear: Harry, Tim's landlord, is a grouchy and cynical presence in a fairly lighthearted film.

* AlternateTimeline

* BlitheSpirit: Kit Kat.

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Tim's uncle Desmond.
* CloseEnoughTimeline: Tim's goal.

* CoolOldGuy: Tim's dad.

* FallingInLoveMontage: Time-lapse montage at London Underground.
* GeekPhysiques: Lanky Tim.

* MeetCute: In the dark.

* PeggySue: Tim does this deliberately to avoid embarrassment.

* ResetButton: Basically the premise of the movie.

* MundaneUtility: Neither Tim nor his father seem to have any interest in using time travel for anything big. His father warns him against using to become rich, as that only makes people miserable. And if it occurs to them to intervene in major events, it's never shown. His father mostly uses it to get more time to read, and advises Tim to re-live days just to appreciate them more.

* YourCheatingHeart: Subverted. Tim gets a chance to get with Charlotte but instead rushes home to profess his love for Mary. Considering the consequence-free nature of time travel, this says [[WhatYouAreInTheDark a great deal about Tim's character]].

''About Time'' is a British romantic comedy science fiction film revolving around time travel. Written and directed by [[Film/LoveActually Richard Curtis]], the film is based on his own screenplay and stars Creator/DomhnallGleeson, Creator/RachelMcAdams, and Creator/BillNighy. The film was released in Britain and Ireland on September 3, 2013, and was released in the United States on November 1, 2013.

* {{Adorkable}}: Tim.

* DoggedNiceGuy: {{Adorkable}} Tim is dodged by Charlotte, but he finds his SecondLove with Mary.

* TrailersAlwaysLie: The trailer suggests that Tim and Mary's entire relationship is eradicated from the timeline, but actually it's only their first meeting. Furthermore, the trailer gives the impression that he erases their meeting by going back in time to prevent his father from dying in a car accident. In fact, it's his sister, not his father, who's involved in a (non-fatal) car accident, and it happens much later in the movie. [[spoiler: His father does eventually die, of lung cancer, but there's nothing he can do to prevent it.]]

* MundaneUtility: Due to the limitation of his power, Tim and his Dad mostly use it for everyday purposes. Tim brings up using it to make money and his dad points out others in the family have done that and ended up miserable. His father mostly uses it to get more time to read, and advises Tim to re-live days just to appreciate them more.

* NoAntagonist: The movie avoids the usual LoveTriangle plot (there's only one romantic rival, and he uses his power to outflank the guy immediately). Instead, it has Tim battle with his own life decisions.

%% Zero-context/unclear whether this is in-universe * SuspiciouslyAproposMusic: The chorus of Nelly's song "Dilemma" plays when Tim spots Mary at the party: "No matter what I do, all I think about is you..."

* GrumpyBear: Harry, Tim's landlord, is a grouchy and cynical presence to a fairly lighthearted film.

''About Time'' is a British romantic comedy science fiction film revolving around time travel. Written and directed by [[Film/LoveActually Richard Curtis]], the film is based on his own screenplay and stars Creator/DomhnallGleeson, Creator/RachelMcAdams and Creator/BillNighy. The film was released in Britain and Ireland on September 3, 2013 and was released in the United States on November 1, 2013.

Tim Lake finds out from his father when he's 21 that every male in his family has the ability to travel in time. At first the awkward Tim uses it to improve his life and impress the girl of his dreams, Mary. But when he accidentally erases part of his timeline, he learns about the ramifications causality can have on his life.

* BestFriendsInLaw: Kit Kat gets married with Jay, Tim's best friend.

* BreakTheCutie: Happens to Kit Kat. Starting out as a WideEyedIdealist her unhealthy relationship with Jimmy makes her become TheAlcoholic which leads to a serious car accident.

* CringeComedy: Tim is very nervous around women at the start of the movie and consequently tends to behave very awkwardly. Thankfully he gets second chances by time-travelling. Even then, it often takes him multiple goes, especially at the beginning when he is still learning that telling people who never met him in their timeline how much he knows about them is not a good way to get them to open up to him.

* DisposableFiance: The second time Tim meets her, Mary is engaged with a guy she met in a party. She does not even have to dump him to start a relationship with Tim, since Tim uses his power to prevent her to meet him in another timeline.

* FallingInLoveMontage: Time lapse montage at London Underground.

* HollywoodDateless: Tim is handsome enough, but he is incredibly awkward. Luckily time-travelling fixes that, as with planning and forethought he can be pretty charming.

* NoAntagonist: The movie avoids the usual LoveTriangle plot (there's only one romantic rival, and he uses his power to outflank the guy immediately). Instead it has Tim battle with his own life decisions.

* OutOfTimeOutOfMind: {{Averted}}. Tim is definitely changed by falling in love with Mary, and treats losing that as losing a central part of his life.

* RippleEffectProofMemory: Only the person who makes the trip back in time possesses this. Tim's dad is a time traveler too, but doesn't remember the changes Tim makes.

* SecretKeeper: [[spoiler: Tim reveals his secret to his sister and actually takes her back time traveling with him. She only knows briefly however; due to other circumstances Tim ends up reverting this edit to the timeline.]]

* TimeTravelForFunAndProfit: This is, very understandably, Tim's first thought when he learns about time travel. His father immediately warns against it, as he's seen money cause more problems than it solves. Tim apparently takes his words to heart, as we never once see him use time travel for financial benefit (though it's lightly implied that he may use it to help with legal cases).

* TrailersAlwaysLie: The trailer suggests that Tim and Mary's entire relationship is eradicated from the timeline, but actually it's only their first meeting. Furthermore, the trailer gives the impression that he erases their meeting by going back in time to prevent his father from dying in a car accident. In fact, it's his sister, not his father, who's involved in a (non-fatal) car accident, and it happens much later in the movie. [[spoiler:His father does eventually die, of lung cancer, but there's nothing he can do to prevent it.]]

* YourCheatingHeart: Subverted. Tim gets a chance to get with Charlotte, but instead rushes home to profess his love for Mary. Considering the consequence-free nature of time travel, this says [[WhatYouAreInTheDark a great deal about Tim's character]].

* SuspiciouslyAproposMusic: The chorus of Nelly's song "Dilemma" plays when Tim spots Mary at the party: "No matter what I do, all I think about is you..."

* SuspiciouslyAproposMusic: The chorus of Nelly's song "Delima" plays when Tim spots Mary at the party: "No matter what I do, all I think about is you..."

* NoNameGiven: Tim's Dad is listed as such in the credits (but Tim calls him James in passing to Harry). As is his mother although it is mentioned many times that she is also called [[OneSteveLimit Mary]]

* Cloudcuckoolander: Tim's uncle Desmond.

* MundaneUtility: Due to the limitation of his power, Tim and his Dad mostly use it for everyday purposes. Tim brings up using it to make money and his dad points out others in the family have done that and ended up miserable.

* NoAntagonist: The movie avoids the usual LoveTriangle plot. Instead it has Tim battle with his own life decisions.

* TimeTravelForFunAndProfit: Tim's dad recommends against this, since money can't buy happiness.