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When time travel enables sabotage from the Civil War to the Jurassic, one reporter faces universe-shattering stakes.

TIME TRACERS

A race against death!

1997 · 1h 41m · NR · Science Fiction · IMDB TMDB

A race against death! When the discovery of a five-thousand year old artifact of a humanoid reptile leads an investigative reporter to the Kronos Project, he uncovers an experimental device created to send humans through time, controlled by a ruthless multi-billionaire.

Quick Answer

What is Time Tracers about?

Time Tracers is a 1997 American science fiction film directed by Bret McCormick about an investigative reporter who uncovers a time travel experiment run by a ruthless billionaire, leading to a dangerous paradox that threatens the course of evolution.

Programmer's Pick

Time Tracers throws everything at the temporal wall: time-traveling reporters, ruthless billionaires, and a dash of evolutionary chaos—plus a psychotronic flavor that’s pure indie sci-fi. Where else can you get Civil War intrigue and dinosaurs in the same plot device?

— SassyFlix Programmer

Overview

When an investigative reporter stumbles upon a five-thousand-year-old artifact resembling a humanoid reptile, his search for answers leads him to the secretive Kronos Project. There, he discovers an experimental device capable of sending people through time, masterminded by a ruthless multi-billionaire. As the project tests its limits, journeys leap from the Civil War era to the age of dinosaurs, but technological sabotage and deception turn the experiment perilous. The consequences spiral, threatening to unleash a paradox that could alter evolution itself and put the very universe in jeopardy. This is a high-concept, independently made science fiction adventure with a fondness for time travel, aliens, and prehistoric danger.

Details & Specs

Director
Bret McCormick
Writer
Ted Newsom
Release
1997
Runtime
1h 41m
Country
United States of America
Language
English

Why Cult

Prehistoric Time Travel

The Kronos Project doesn’t stop at recent history—it hurls its subjects all the way back to the Jurassic age, complete with reptilian mysteries.

Psychotronic Indie Energy

An independent production with a wild mix of time travel, aliens, and dinosaurs, channeling that unmistakable 1990s underground sci-fi vibe.

High-Tech Sabotage

Sabotage and deceit within the Kronos Project raise the stakes, driving the plot with paranoia and double-crosses.

Evolutionary Paradox Threat

A malfunction could ripple through time, threatening the course of evolution and the fate of the universe—talk about high stakes.

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Threat File

Trigger

Sabotage and deceit in the Kronos Project

Threat

Temporal paradox threatening evolution

Effect

Potential destruction of the universe

Setting

From the Civil War era to the Jurassic age

Questions from the Vault

When was Time Tracers released? +

Time Tracers was released in 1997.

Who directed Time Tracers? +

Bret McCormick directed Time Tracers.

How long is Time Tracers? +

Time Tracers has a runtime of 101 minutes.

What genre is Time Tracers? +

Time Tracers is a science fiction film.

Where can I watch Time Tracers? +

You can watch Time Tracers on SassyFlix.

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