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Seasoned crime journalist Lewis Hicks (Academy Award-winner Cuba Gooding, Jr.) races to prevent a notorious serial killer from striking again after discovering a detailed list of his forthcoming victi... read more read more...ms. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 41 min.

Directed by: Ernie Barbarash

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DVD Release Date: January 4, 2011

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  • February 15, 2011
    This is a pretty good movie, one that go by me when it played on the big screen. Lots of twist and turns, had me baffled for a long time. Gooding did an excellent job as he usually does, Don't want to say much about the movie other then its excellent, by saying anything that woul... read mored give away the element of surprise. Its well worth 4 1/2 stars
  • January 10, 2011
    It was allright to me, it's a crazy story but I understood it quite good and it was decent enough, cuba acted great.

    Lewis Hicks (Cuba Gooding Jr.) is a reporter and journalist specializing in writing about the crime of murder. Instead of writing his next story, Lewis becomes th... read moree story when his new girlfriend is sadistically murdered, and he is the only suspect. Lewis investigates the murder himself and finds the killer's journal with his past victims and a death list of his future prey. Lewis believes that he is the only person who can stop the killer before time runs out for his next victim.
  • September 21, 2011
    "Ticking Clock" has a good concept, decent performances and intriguing story, nevertheless, the execution is poor and the ending was weak and lame. I think with a strong and dark ending it would had been a bit better movie.
  • February 10, 2012
    Saw it twice recently on the Encore Mystery Channel. Not a bad movie overall, especially late at night. The acting is solid. However, the time travel elements seem too simplistic and need to be explained better. Also it is a bit too gory.
  • May 7, 2011
    This movie actually had some great names in it and was better than I expected it to be. Truly did NOT see the twist coming though....
  • January 9, 2011
    one of the worst movies in a long time. what was cuba thinking? made for tthis makes made for tv movies look like masterpieces
  • January 3, 2011
    I couldn't imagine this being much worse... which is a surprise considering the large budget the movie must have put out to hire actors.

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Prairie Miller
December 31, 2010
Prairie Miller, NewsBlaze

A supernatural serial killer spree, this gory when not kooky itinerant gumshoe outing may keep viewers as unbalanced as the besieged protagonist subjected to cat and mouse delirium. Or would that be m... Full Review

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