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From Time to Time

- Unlock the secrets of the past...

A haunting ghost story spanning two worlds, two centuries apart. When 13 year old Tolly finds he can mysteriously travel between the two, he begins an adventure that unlocks family secrets laid buried for generations.

Release Date : 2009-10-15

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Lionhead StudiosEaling Studios

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Linnet

Original Name : Maggie Smith

Gender : Female

Character Name : Caxton

Original Name : Dominic West

Gender : Male

Character Name : Boggis

Original Name : Timothy Spall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tolly

Original Name : Alex Etel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Tweedle

Original Name : Pauline Collins

Gender : Female

Character Name : Susan

Original Name : Eliza Bennett

Gender : Female

Character Name : Perkins

Original Name : Rachel Bell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Officer

Original Name : Christopher Villiers

Gender : Male

Character Name : Captain Oldknow

Original Name : Hugh Bonneville

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fred Boggis

Original Name : Allen Leech

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lady Gresham

Original Name : Harriet Walter

Gender : Female

Character Name : Rose

Original Name : Daisy Lewis

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lord Farrar

Original Name : David Robb

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gypsy

Original Name : Lynn Farleigh

Gender : Female

Character Name : Joan

Original Name : Elisabeth Dermot Walsh

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mrs. Carbery

Original Name : Denise Stephenson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Nellie

Original Name : Helen Kennedy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Robbins

Original Name : Christine Lohr

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sefton

Original Name : Douglas Booth

Gender : Male

Character Name : Maria Oldknow

Original Name : Carice van Houten

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mrs Gross

Original Name : Jenny McCracken

Gender : Female

Character Name : Robert the Footman

Original Name : Alan Charlesworth

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jacob

Original Name : Kwayedza Kureya

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carbery

Original Name : Anthony Gordon Lennox

Gender : Male

Character Name : David

Original Name : Dugald Bruce Lockhart

Gender : Male

Reviews

Peter McGinn

@narrator56

2021-06-23

I have found that movies with Timothy Spall or Maggie Smith in them are worth watching, and this movie has both of them. I also like Pauline Collins since her role way back in the Jurassic era playing in No Honestly. I am not into the supernatural or ghost movies, so I don't know what is normal, but it seems like this script takes a few liberties by having the ghosts visible or not visible inconsistently as the story moves on, but the writers seems to realize that as one of the characters even comments on it. And overall it works so I overlooked it with ease. Oh and did I mention Hugh Bonneville is in it, and very good, as you'd expect. The ending was rather predictable to me, but I write novels so perhaps that was why I foresaw the plot twists. I like that Tolly, the teenage the lad who is main character, shows some growth as a person due to his experiences. I don't expect to feel the urge to watch the movie again, but neither do I regret my time spent watching it.

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-01-01

Julian Fellowes has assembled quite a stellar cast here for this rather charming, if formulaic, ghost story set in an English stately home. The young "Tolly" (Alex Etel) comes to live with his aristocratic grandmother "Mrs Oldknow" (Dame Maggie Smith) - who is having to think carefully about remaining in their fire-damaged family home. Once in situ, the young man discovers that he is able to revisit a time in the house's history when things were different, and there were big secrets being kept. Soon he is embroiled in trying to alter history saving those in both timelines before it is too late. To be fair, the story is pretty derivative, but it looks good - the costume and set designers have fun with the two periods of history - and there are plenty of familiar faces - Timothy Spall, a fine effort from Pauline Collins and a few brief cameos from Hugh Bonneville to keep this amiable story bubbling along nicely for ninety minutes. It's not likely a film you will recall seeing for long afterwards, but it has a gentle charm to it and the young Etel works well with his more illustrious co-stars to create a feel-good film that is worth watching.