From Time to Time

2009 95 min ★ 6.3 Adventure, Fantasy, Drama

A haunting ghost story spanning two worlds, two centuries apart. When 13 year old Tolly finds he can mysteriously travel between the two, he begins an adventure that unlocks family secrets laid buried for generations.

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Cast

Maggie Smith

Linnet

Dominic West

Caxton

Timothy Spall

Boggis

Alex Etel

Tolly

Pauline Collins

Mrs. Tweedle

Eliza Bennett

Susan

Rachel Bell

Perkins

Christopher Villiers

Officer

Hugh Bonneville

Captain Oldknow

Allen Leech

Fred Boggis

Details

Director

Julian Fellowes

Tagline

"Unlock the secrets of the past..."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

Lionhead Studios, Ealing Studios

Reviews

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Peter McGinn

April 3, 2020

★ 8/10

I have found that movies with Timothy Spall or Maggie Smith in them are worth watching, and this movie has both of them. I also like Pauline Collins since her role way back in the Jurassic era playing in No Honestly. I am not into the supernatural or ghost movies, so I don't know what is normal, but it seems like this script takes a few liberties by having the ghosts visible or not visible inco...

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CinemaSerf

January 1, 2023

★ 6/10

Julian Fellowes has assembled quite a stellar cast here for this rather charming, if formulaic, ghost story set in an English stately home. The young "Tolly" (Alex Etel) comes to live with his aristocratic grandmother "Mrs Oldknow" (Dame Maggie Smith) - who is having to think carefully about remaining in their fire-damaged family home. Once in situ, the young man discovers that he is able to revis...