Somewhere in Time (1980)

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Someday in the past he will find her...

Young writer Richard Collier is met on the opening night of his first play by an old lady who begs him to "Come back to me". Mystified, he tries to find out about her, and learns that she is a famous stage actress from the early twentieth century. Becoming more and more obsessed with her, by self-hypnosis he manages to travel back in time—where he meets her.

• Released: 1980-10-02
• Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
• Runtime: 1h 43m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.5/10 from 687 votes

Directed by Jeannot Szwarc.

Top cast

• Christopher Reeve as Richard Collier
• Jane Seymour as Elise McKenna
• Christopher Plummer as William Fawcett 'W.F.' Robinson
• Teresa Wright as Laura Roberts
• Bill Erwin as Arthur Biehl
• George Voskovec as Dr. Gerald Finney
• Susan French as Older Elise
• John Alvin as Arthur's Father
• Eddra Gale as Genevieve
• Audrey Bennett as Richard's Date [1972]

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Somewhere in Time

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• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Plex, YouTube Free; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• India: watch free on Plex, Plex Channel; rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: watch free on Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• Australia: watch free on SBS On Demand, Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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