Movie · 2024 · Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller · 1h 30m · PG-13 · English
Curator score: 0.3/10 (223K ratings)
This murder is set on repeat.
Overview
A teen in 2024 accidentally time-travels to 2003, days before a masked killer murders her sister. Can she change the past without destroying the future?
Ratings
Curator score: 0.3/10
IMDb: 5.1/10
Letterboxd: 2.09/5
Rotten Tomatoes: 26%
Metacritic: 36
TMDB: 5.6/10
Director
Hannah Macpherson
Production
ACE Entertainment
Cast
Madison Bailey, Antonia Gentry, Griffin Gluck, Megan Best, Michael Shanks, Rachael Crawford, Summer H. Howell, Sydney Sabiston, Adam Hurtig, Gwendolyn Collins, Samuel Braun, Kataem O'Connor, Jordan Pettle, BJ Verot, Elena Howard-Scott, Dutchess Cayetano, Francesca Tomassoni, Colleen Furlan, Tyrell Witherspoon, Samantha Hutchings
Where to watch
Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Curator Review
Verdict
A glossy teen slasher-time-travel mashup with a few fun ideas, but it sounds undercooked, overly familiar, and logically shaky. The appeal is mostly in its campy premise and queer teen-movie energy rather than in suspense or payoff.
Best for
Viewers who want lightweight, high-concept teen horror
Fans of campy, self-aware slasher riffs
Audiences looking for queer-coded or queer-led genre fare
People who don’t mind plot holes if the vibe is fast and glossy
Skip if
You want airtight time-travel logic
You prefer genuinely scary horror
You’re tired of nostalgia-driven 2000s throwback aesthetics
You want a fresh twist on the slasher formula
Overview
Time Cut is built from a very marketable hook: a teen jumps back to the early 2000s to stop her sister’s murder. That setup promises slasher thrills, time-travel tension, and a nostalgic Y2K backdrop, but the response suggests the movie mostly coasts on premise. The tone seems more playful than terrifying, with the kind of “close enough” energy that makes it easy to watch and just as easy to forget.
Worth noting
What stands out most is the movie’s identity as a teen genre blend rather than a serious horror puzzle. The popular reactions point to obvious plotting, a messy ending, and a few crowd-pleasing surprises, including queer representation that viewers noticed quickly. That gives it some charm, but also makes it feel like a softer, less inventive cousin to better executed high-concept slashers.
Bottom line
If you’re in the mood for a disposable streaming watch with a nostalgic sheen, it may scratch that itch. But for most viewers, the better move is to revisit sharper, funnier, or more suspenseful films that already did this lane with more confidence.
Top Letterboxd reviews
am (2.5★) · 7168 likes
you know you’re getting older when time travel movies start going back to the 2000s
timtamtitus (3★) · 5299 likes
close enough, welcome back totally killer
vivi (2.5★) · 5244 likes
immediately clocked the lesbians
Gracie (2★) · 4152 likes
Crazy how this movie comes out once a year
jordyn (2★) · 3685 likes
Possibly one of the most illogical endings I’ve ever seen