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ARQ (2016)

ARQ poster
Directed by
Tony Elliott
Genre
science fiction film
Country
United States, Canada
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
R
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 1,309 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An engineer uses his invention that creates a time loop when his home is invaded. He tries to protect his former lover and figure out who is after them as the same events repeat.

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What happens

ARQ is a 2016 American-Canadian science fiction action film directed by Tony Elliott. It was selected to be screened in the Discovery section at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was released on Netflix worldwide on September 16, 2016. Robbie Amell plays an engineer whose invention causes a time loop during a home invasion. He attempts to save his former lover, played by Rachael Taylor, while learning who has targeted him and why. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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