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The Time Guardian
“Pray he's not too late.”
50%
Movie
1h 27m
AI Analysis
The Time Guardian (1987) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Time Guardian (1987) — a movie tagged as Science Fiction with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: In the distant future, the human race nears extinction and a new race of beast-like creatures rule the earth. The few surviving people live in the City, a huge protected construction with the ability to travel in both space and time. The City travels back to our time to save humanity... Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~87 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Time Guardian 50% (47 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
50%
from 47 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
In the distant future, the human race nears extinction and a new race of beast-like creatures rule the earth. The few surviving people live in the City, a huge protected construction with the ability to travel in both space and time. The City travels back to our time to save humanity...
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1987-12-03
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- TMDB rating
- 5.0
- TMDB ID
- 32064
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Where can I watch The Time Guardian (1987)?
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Is there an official trailer for The Time Guardian?
Yes, you can watch the official trailer for The Time Guardian directly on this page. We pull the latest video metadata from TMDb and play it via YouTube integration.
What is The Time Guardian about?
In the distant future, the human race nears extinction and a new race of beast-like creatures rule the earth. The few surviving people live in the City, a huge protected construction with the abili... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Time Guardian?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie The Time Guardian?
The official runtime for The Time Guardian is approximately 87 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Tom Burlinson
Ballard (The Time Guardian)
Nikki Coghill
Annie Lassiter
Dean Stockwell
Boss
Carrie Fisher
Petra
- P
Peter Merrill
Zuryk & Committee Member
Tim Robertson
Sergeant McCarthy
Jim Holt
Rafferty
- T
Thye Liew Wan
Sun-Wah
- D
Damon Sanders
Smith
- T
Tom Karpanny
Tracker
- H
Henry Salter
Prenzler
- P
Peter Healy
Wayne
- A
Adrian Shirley
Counihan
- T
Terrayne Crawford
Tucker (as Terry Crawford)
Don Barker
Undertaker
- T
Tony Roberts
Committee Member
- M
Maureen Sherlock
Committee Member
- J
Jimmy James
Stick-Clapper
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