- Out of Time (2003 film)
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Out of Time 
Theatrical poster for Out of TimeDirected by Carl Franklin Produced by Jesse Beaton
Damien Saccani
Neal H. MoritzWritten by David Collard Starring Denzel Washington
Eva MendesMusic by Graeme Revell Cinematography Theo van de Sande Editing by Carole Kravetz Studio Original Film Distributed by MGM Release date(s) October 3, 2003 Running time 105 min. Language English Budget US$50 million Box office $55,495,563[1] Out of Time is a 2003 thriller film, directed by Carl Franklin featuring Denzel Washington. It has been unofficially remade in Bollywood as Zeher.
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Plot
Matthias "Matt" Lee Whitlock (Denzel Washington) is the respected chief of police in the small town of Banyan Key, Florida. And Matt has recently executed a successful and high profile drug bust that turned up $450,000 in drug money.
Although he enjoys his job, his drinking while on duty is an obvious flaw in his character, brought about in ways by his pending divorce from his wife, homicide detective Alex Diaz Whitlock (Eva Mendes). Matt is currently seeing local resident Anne Merai Harrison (Sanaa Lathan) -- whose husband Chris (Dean Cain), a former pro quarterback turned security guard, abuses her.
Matt's friend, Chae (John Billingsley), the medical examiner, jokingly wants them to use the $450,000 to go into business together. Matt, however, finds out that Anne has just been diagnosed with terminal cancer.
Anne plans on rewarding Matt's loyalty to her by making Matt the sole beneficiary of her $1,000,000 life insurance policy. Matt tries to find a way to give Anne some hope, and he suggests that she go to Switzerland to undergo a new treatment that has been developed. The problem is, Anne has been living broke. She doesn't have any money. Desperate to help Anne, Matt bends the rules and loans her the $450,000 so she can get to Switzerland.
When the $450,000 goes up in flames in a suspicious house fire that kills Anne and Chris, however, Matt finds himself in a mountain of trouble. Not only is that money now gone, but Matt knows that even though he is innocent, there are varying levels of circumstantial evidence that could make him the prime suspect if it's found -- such as the insurance policy, and the fact that he had been seeing Anne.
With the DEA soon arriving to pick up the now lost cash, and Alex serving as the lead detective in the homicide investigation, Matt races to stay ahead of his own police force and everyone he's trusted in order cover his tracks about the insurance policy and his affair with Anne, so he can figure out what really happened before he himself falls under suspicion.
Cast
- Denzel Washington as Matthias Lee Whitlock
- Eva Mendes as Alex Diaz-Whitlock
- Sanaa Lathan as Ann Merai Harrison
- Dean Cain as Chris Harrison
- John Billingsley as Chae
- Robert Baker as Tony Dalton
- Alex Carter as Paul Cabot
- Antoni Corone as Deputy Baste
- Terry Loughlin as Agent Stark
- Nora Dunn as Dr. Donovan
- James Murtaugh as Dr. Frieland
- O. L. Duke as Detective Bronze
Reception
- Won - Best Theatrical Film
- Nominated - Best Actor — Denzel Washington
- Won - Best Actress — Sanaa Lathan
- Nominated - Best Director — Carl Franklin
- Nominated - Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture — Denzel Washington
- Nominated - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture — Sanaa Lathan
Mobile phone game
WAP and Java mobile phone games based upon this movie were released in the UK in association with O2 and Momentum Pictures by Kalador Entertainment Inc..
References
External links
Films directed by Carl Franklin 1980s Nowhere to Run (1989) · Eye of the Eagle 2: Inside the Enemy (1989)1990s Full Fathom Five (1990) · One False Move (1992) · Laurel Avenue (1993) · Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) · One True Thing (1998)2000s High Crimes (2002) · Out of Time (2003)Categories:- English-language films
- 2003 films
- American films
- 2000s thriller films
- Crime thriller films
- Police detective films
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
- Films set in Miami, Florida
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