Time Lapse(2014)
2014 · Bradley King · 104 min
Three friends discover a mysterious machine that takes pictures 24 hours into the future and conspire to use it for personal gain, until disturbing and dangerous images begin to develop.
Thriller · Science Fiction · Mystery · Horror
6.51.5k votes
TMDB score
2/5
Intensity
0/5
Gore
3/5
Stays with you
How scary is Time Lapse?
There's a tightening, anxious feeling as you watch, like watching someone slowly paint themselves into a corner they can't escape. It's less a horror movie and more a slow-moving thriller about paranoia, guilt, and bad decisions spiraling out of control, with barely any violence or blood on screen. The scares come from watching people trap themselves in a situation with no good way out, not from jolts or monsters. It's a quiet, brainy pick for someone who wants tension and dread rather than screams and gore.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Time Lapse rates psychological 4/5, visceral 1/5, gore 0/5, lingering effect 3/5, and overall intensity 2/5.
- Psychological: 4 of 5
- Visceral: 1 of 5
- Gore: 0 of 5
- Lingering: 3 of 5
- Intensity: 2 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 10 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 35 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 45 of 100 — balanced
Intensity over runtime
Shape only — no eventsReveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.
A slow-building mystery that tightens gradually, with tension mounting steadily into a tense, higher-pressure back half before easing slightly at the very end.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 0, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 3.
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