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Downtime
“The Brigadier faces a new breed of Yeti as he searches to find the locus!”
57%
Movie
1h 5m
AI Analysis
Downtime (1995) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Downtime (1995) — a movie tagged as Science Fiction, Action, and War with dark, tense, and epic moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Retired commander of the United Nations' Intelligence Taskforce, and long-time associate of the mysterious time traveler the Doctor, Brigadier Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart faces the toughest battle of his military career when he is embroiled in a plot unwittingly set in motion by university chancellor Victoria Waterf… Our models also surface themes such as ai and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~65 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Downtime 57% (10 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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Downtime suits viewers who want a dark and tense film — check the trailer and reviews before committing a full evening.
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TMDb audience score
57%
from 10 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Retired commander of the United Nations' Intelligence Taskforce, and long-time associate of the mysterious time traveler the Doctor, Brigadier Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart faces the toughest battle of his military career when he is embroiled in a plot unwittingly set in motion by university chancellor Victoria Waterfield, herself a former companion of the Doctor, to take over the Earth by an evil alien entity called the Great Intelligence, aided by its ferocious robot Yeti cohorts. Can the Brigadier defeat this menace to the Earth without the Doctor's help?
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1995-02-03
- Runtime
- 1h 5m
- TMDB rating
- 5.7
- TMDB ID
- 336254
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What is Downtime about?
Retired commander of the United Nations' Intelligence Taskforce, and long-time associate of the mysterious time traveler the Doctor, Brigadier Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart faces the toughest battle ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Downtime?
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How long is the movie Downtime?
The official runtime for Downtime is approximately 65 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Nicholas Courtney
Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart

Elisabeth Sladen
Sarah Jane Smith

Deborah Watling
Victoria Waterfield

Jack Watling
Professor Travers

Beverley Cressman
Kate Lethbridge-Stewart
- M
Mark Trotman
Daniel Hinton

Geoffrey Beevers
'Harrods' Haroldson

Peter Silverleaf
Christopher Rice

John Leeson
Anthony the D.J.

Miles Richardson
Captain Douglas Cavendish

James Bree
Lama
- R
Richard Landen
Lead Yeti
- S
Stephen Bradshaw
UNIT Soldier

Keith Brooks
UNIT Soldier
- M
Mark Moore
UNIT Soldier
- G
Gabriel Mykaj
UNIT Soldier

Daisy Ashford
Chilly
- R
Richard Jones
Chilly
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