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In a future where time is money and the wealthy can live forever, Will Salas (Justin Timberlake) is a poor man who rarely has more than a day's worth of life on his time clock. When he saves Henry Hamilton (Matt Bomer) from time thieves, Will receives the gift of a century. However, such a large transaction attracts the attention of the authorities, and when Will is falsely accused of murder, he must go on the run, taking the daughter (Amanda Seyfried) of an incredibly wealthy man with him.
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00:00In the future running for wealthy people is considered illegal.
00:02Fortunately the man reacted in time and stopped.
00:05Otherwise, his secret of becoming rich overnight would surely be exposed.
00:08To cover up his naturally poor demeanor, the man headed straight to a 7-star hotel.
00:13Without saying a word, he booked the next presidential suite.
00:16But strangely, the front desk did not charge any money.
00:18Instead they scanned the man's wrist with a device, and handed him the room key.
00:22It turns out that in the future, humans no longer need to spend money, but time.
00:26Everyone has a timer on their arm, which is not just currency, but also a countdown of their life.
00:31Once the timer reaches zero, the person will die instantly.
00:34On the other hand, they could gain immortality.
00:36Three days ago, Will was still a broke man, living by working in an electronics factory, tightening screws.
00:42But the time he earned was only enough for him to live until the next day, and the company often
00:46deducted overtime pay.
00:47Will was angry but dared not speak up, because if he were fired, he wouldn't even have time to find
00:51a new job.
00:52Until one night, Will met a middle-aged man at a bar.
00:55From then on, the gears of fate began to turn.
00:57The man had a full 100 years of time on his arm, but because he was too flamboyant, he inevitably
01:02caught the attention of criminals.
01:04Will stepped forward to kindly remind him, but the rich man didn't take it seriously.
01:08At that moment, time bandits arrived at the bar.
01:10The once lively crowd scattered in fear, but in the face of the robber's threats, the rich man remained calm,
01:15even deciding to go to the bathroom before anything happened.
01:18Unexpectedly, Will appeared from the shadows, knocking out the guard and saving the rich man.
01:23Get him!
01:24The two wandered through the streets, several times nearly getting caught, eventually escaping to an unfinished building where they shook
01:30off the robbers.
01:31Seeing that the rich man was still smiling, Will was curious as to why he came to the slums to
01:35show off his wealth.
01:36It turned out that the rich man's beloved wife had passed away not long ago, and his entire fortune was
01:40worth thousands of years.
01:42The thought of living alone forever caused him immense pain, so he planned to end his life in the slums.
01:46Will felt deeply sympathetic after hearing this.
01:48At the same time, he learned a harsh truth from the rich man's mouth.
01:51In this world, 90% of time is controlled by the wealthy.
01:55They control the prices in the slums, exploiting the wages of the poor.
01:58This increases the cost of living, so that people dare not rest.
02:01This way, the rich can enjoy a high quality life, under the premise of immortality.
02:06Then, the rich man asked Will,
02:07Will, if you had as much time as I do, what would you do?
02:10Will, seeing the question, rolled up his sleeve, looking at the little time he had left.
02:15He said he wouldn't waste a single second, perhaps feeling he was wasting something others treasure.
02:19The rich man just quietly watched Will without saying a word.
02:22The next morning, Will woke up and instinctively checked his time, but found that he had gained a full 100
02:26years.
02:27Meanwhile, the rich man had already disappeared.
02:29He got up and went to the window, and saw the rich man sitting quietly by the bridge.
02:33The rich man had given all his time to Will, and quietly waited for the countdown to end.
02:37His heartbeat stopped.
02:38He fell into the river.
02:39By the time Will arrived, all he saw was the rich man's body.
02:42What he couldn't have imagined was, that an inconspicuous camera above his head, would bring him endless trouble.
02:48That night, Will, holding flowers, intended to surprise his mother.
02:51But when the bus arrived, his mother did not get off.
02:54Will immediately realized something was wrong.
02:56He rushed to his mother's workplace.
02:58It turned out that when his mother boarded the bus, the fare had suddenly increased from one hour to two
03:02hours.
03:02And after paying the mortgage, she only had an hour and a half left.
03:06Walking home would take two hours, putting her in a near-death situation.
03:09His mother hoped the driver would show some leniency, and let her son pay later.
03:12But the company had a no-credit policy, and the driver couldn't help her.
03:16Seeing no one on the bus offering to help, she planned to go to the bank to take out a
03:20loan.
03:20But the bank had already closed.
03:22With no other options, she had to run back.
03:24After who knows how long, the mother and son finally met.
03:26At this point, only 10 seconds remained.
03:29They both sprinted toward each other.
03:30Will reached out, trying to save his mother in time, but was one second too late.
03:34Just like that, Will's joy of becoming rich overnight vanished, leaving only endless grief and hatred.
03:39He blamed the rich for making the rules, swearing to take everything from them.
03:43The next day, after giving a friend 10 years of time, he set out for the rich district.
03:47But before he could enter, Will was shocked.
03:49Because just passing through three checkpoints, had already cost him two whole years.
03:52This showed just how difficult it is for the poor to break through their class.
03:55Will's plan for revenge was simple.
03:57He would win all their time.
03:58He went to the biggest casino in the rich district, winning a few small rounds.
04:02Will's capital grew to 250 years.
04:04He was then invited to a higher stakes game, where he met the wealthiest banker in the rich district.
04:09The banker had 9,000 years of pocket money.
04:11He could tell that Will wasn't from the area, and made things difficult for him.
04:14His first bet was 50 years.
04:16Will, not willing to back down, matched it.
04:18The banker's daughter, seeing her father facing a tough challenge, curiously joined the game to watch.
04:23The banker got excited, and upped the bet by 200 years, hoping Will would back off.
04:27But Will, no longer caring about life and death, bet everything, leaving himself just enough time to reveal his cards.
04:33This bold move stunned the father and daughter.
04:35Fortunately, Will won the game in the end.
04:37His capital shot up to over 1,000 years.
04:40The banker admired Will's courage, and introduced his daughter to him, inviting him to a party at his mansion.
04:45Will gladly accepted, but from the look in Mary's eyes as she left, it was clear she was starting to
04:49feel something for Will.
04:50And Will, too, started to get the illusion of entering high society, forgetting about his revenge.
04:55He bought a supercar at a forest shop for 60 years, and went to the banker's seaside villa.
05:00The banker warmly introduced his family, including his mother-in-law, wife, and daughter.
05:04Later, at the banker's encouragement, Mary and Will danced in the living room.
05:08The two of them hit it off more and more, and eventually swam together in the sea.
05:12This made Mary think Will was special, and her affection for him deepened.
05:15But just then, the time police suddenly appeared, without saying a word, they took Will upstairs for questioning.
05:21It turned out they had found the rich man's body under the bridge, and based on the surveillance footage, they
05:25saw that Will seemed to be a prime suspect.
05:27From his checkpoint records, and the full district surveillance, they traced Will's movements, facing the police's accusations.
05:33Will calmly stated that the rich man died by suicide.
05:35The time was a gift from him, but the captain thought this was absurd.
05:38Because in all his years in the police force, he'd never heard of a rich person committing suicide.
05:43Only the poor kill others for time, so they gave Will no chance to explain, and confiscated most of his
05:48time, leaving him only two hours, claiming it was a lawful seizure.
05:51But in reality, it was a de facto death sentence.
05:54Will, of course, refused to sit idly by, taking advantage of the guard's distraction.
05:58He quickly grabbed the gun and knocked them out, then jumped downstairs, taking Mary as a hostage.
06:03He sped off in the car.
06:04The captain, elatedly realizing what happened, chased after them in his own car.
06:08Fortunately, Will was a skilled driver.
06:10He deliberately went the wrong way and used a large truck to force the captain to stop, thus managing to
06:15escape.
06:15But new troubles quickly followed.
06:17Will had only one hour left.
06:18He urgently turned to Mary for help, but she coldly refused, because she didn't want to give time to a
06:23murderer.
06:23Seeing this, Will didn't bother explaining, and had no choice but to take her to the slums.
06:28As for why Will didn't die along the way, you could tell by Mary's crying face.
06:31They thought things would settle down, but just as Will wasn't paying attention, they were ambushed.
06:47The two fell into unconsciousness.
06:49Then the time bandits arrived at the scene.
06:51Seeing that Will only had 30 minutes left to live, the boss thought he was wasting his time.
06:55But then he realized that Mary had 10 years left.
06:57Before he could take it, the police sirens suddenly sounded nearby.
07:00His men quickly retreated.
07:02The boss, though unwilling, had no choice but to let it go.
07:05Not long after the bandits left, Mary regained consciousness.
07:08She saw she had only 30 minutes left, and her confused mind instantly cleared.
07:12While Mary panicked, Will remained remarkably calm, because he had given his friend 10 years of time earlier.
07:17Now it came in handy.
07:18When he saw the woman's earrings were real diamonds, Will rushed to the pawn shop.
07:22The owner took advantage of the situation and offered them only two days of time.
07:25Reluctantly, Will agreed.
07:27But this amount of time was clearly not enough.
07:29So Will decided to call the bank president and threaten him to pay the ransom.
07:32But when he answered the phone, it was the police captain.
07:35In the face of the captain's counter-threat, Will showed no fear.
07:38He directly quoted 1000 years, demanding the ransom be delivered to a designated bank by noon the next day.
07:44Or he would kill the hostages.
07:45Or the bank president.
07:46This was nothing.
07:47But he hesitated, because he knew his daughter's nature very well.
07:50He understood that Mary had already sided with Will.
07:53Sure enough, he was right.
07:54Through their interactions, Mary had already figured out that Will was innocent.
07:58And from hearing about her mother's tragic situation, she began to acknowledge the cruelty of the time system.
08:03But what truly made her turn against her father, was the fact that the next day at noon, not only
08:07was there no delivery of time, but the bank also closed early.
08:10Mary felt a deep, unspoken sense of disappointment.
08:13Will, sensing her sadness, comforted her, saying the police had likely stopped the bank president from delivering the ransom.
08:19He then decided to send Mary home amidst the crowd.
08:22To prevent her from being targeted by other criminals, Will handed her a gun for protection.
08:26But just as Mary was on the phone, accusing her father of being cold-hearted, the captain quietly snuck up
08:31behind Will, just as Will was about to get caught.
08:34Luckily, Mary turned around in time and shot the captain.
08:37Will narrowly escaped.
08:38Then the two of them stole a police car and fled the scene.
08:40This meant they were now completely entangled in the same fate.
08:43Worried that driving a police car would attract too much attention, they decided to hijack a luxury car from the
08:48rich district.
08:48Facing Will's gunpoint threat, the driver initially tried to negotiate.
08:52But the next second.
08:53Whoa!
08:56It went off.
08:58I was just trying to help.
08:59The driver thought he had encountered a ruthless criminal, so he quickly opened the door and betrayed his boss.
09:04The two of them managed to get 10 years of time, and also stole the lady's diamond earrings.
09:09You out.
09:10Just like that, they drove off in the luxury car, committing assault and robbery.
09:14It was no surprise when they were eventually wanted by the police across the city.
09:18When the bank president found out, he quickly contacted the time police, planning to use his superpowers to remove his
09:23daughter's wanted status.
09:25But the captain refused to comply.
09:27Reluctantly, the bank president used his connections to contact the higher-ups in the police.
09:31But he could never have imagined what Mary would do next.
09:33Even if Jesus himself showed up, he wouldn't be able to save her.
09:37A truck drives straight into the bank lobby.
09:40Two armed robbers get off the truck.
09:42They rush straight to the bank vault.
09:44But the strange thing is, the vault is not storing money, but rows of metal boxes.
09:48After the two finish collecting a portion, they say to the people waiting for loans around them.
09:52All the time inside you can take as much as you want, and you don't have to pay it back.
09:56As soon as they say this, people rush into the vault.
09:58In an instant all the boxes are looted.
10:00A dozen minutes later, the police send people to the scene.
10:03Seeing the robber's already gone without a trace, he can only take his anger out on the onlookers.
10:07No one's watching our clocks, huh?
10:10Get out of here.
10:11I'll confiscate every second.
10:13You heard that right.
10:14What he wants to confiscate is time.
10:16Turns out in the future time is currency.
10:18Everyone has a time counter on their arm.
10:20A cup of coffee costs five minutes.
10:22A bus ticket costs two hours.
10:23Once the timer hits zero you die.
10:25But if it increases you gain immortality.
10:27People earn time by working.
10:28But no matter how hard they work, their paycheck is only enough to live until the next day.
10:32So the poor must work non-stop to survive.
10:34While the rich manipulate prices in the slums.
10:36Enjoying life every day without worrying about death.
10:39Will the protagonist used to be an honest worker.
10:41But a few nights ago, because the bus fare suddenly increased.
10:44Will's mother didn't have enough time and had to run home.
10:46She died halfway because her time ran out.
10:48So Will swore to take revenge on all the rich.
10:50He teamed up with his girlfriend Mary.
10:52Started robbing time to give to the poor.
10:54But this also harmed the interests of the local gang boss.
10:57This day he was robbing the road as usual.
10:58He thought the guy would obey.
11:00But the young man wasn't afraid at all.
11:02And slowly drew a pistol from his waist.
11:03This was obviously beyond the boss expectation.
11:06Because to buy a gun requires time.
11:08Which poor people could never afford.
11:09That was how he dominated the slums.
11:11But now the boss could only smile awkwardly and retreat with his men.
11:14But just as the young man relaxed.
11:16The boss suddenly launched a sneak attack.
11:18He shot the young man from behind.
11:19But once a person dies their time becomes useless.
11:21So the boss ended up with nothing.
11:23He blamed everything on Will and Mary.
11:25And decided to eliminate both at all costs.
11:27But Will and Mary had no idea.
11:28They were checking in at a hidden hotel.
11:30But on the way upstairs.
11:32Another guest accidentally spotted them.
11:34He quietly left the hotel.
11:35And sold their location to the time robbers for a high price of 30 days.
11:38Soon after the boss stormed into Will's room.
11:40He didn't even give him a chance to grab his gun.
11:43He subdued both of them instantly.
11:44The boss was reluctant to waste Will's time.
11:46So he didn't kill him.
11:47Instead he proposed a time duel.
11:49Simply put it was arm wrestling.
11:51The one whose arm is on top draws time from the other.
11:53Until one of them hits zero and dies.
11:55Will refused.
11:56Because win or lose he would still die.
11:57The boss threatened him.
11:59If you don't play he'll kill you right now.
12:00Then.
12:02Will felt killing intent rising.
12:04So he agreed to the duel.
12:06At first the boss had the advantage.
12:07Soon Will had only 20 seconds left.
12:09Another round passed.
12:10Will's timer began counting down from 10.
12:12The boss subconsciously looked at Will's timer.
12:14And that was exactly the chance Will was waiting for.
12:17He suddenly used all his strength and pressed him down.
12:19The boss was almost drained.
12:21His remaining time was running out.
12:22His men panicked and wanted to intervene.
12:24But Will still had a backup plan.
12:26He pulled a minigun from his pant leg.
12:28And in the blink of an eye shot three people.
12:30At the same time.
12:30The boss time hit zero.
12:32He convulsed violently and died on the spot.
12:34The hotel owner heard the gunshots.
12:36And immediately called the police.
12:37But when the police arrived.
12:38They found only four cold bodies.
12:40Meanwhile.
12:41Will and Mary ran to the rooftop across the hotel.
12:43They wanted to observe the police's reaction.
12:45But accidentally saw the bank's loan rate.
12:47Instantly rise to 40%.
12:49Which meant not only was their effort wasted.
12:51It actually increased the burden on the slums.
12:53After all most poor people still carry mortgages.
12:55Will finally understood.
12:56Even if he stole thousands of years.
12:58All the rich had to do was move a finger to undo it.
13:01Unless they could get 1 million years.
13:03Unexpectedly this sentence inspired Mary.
13:05So the next morning.
13:06They went to the biggest Barton bank in the rich district.
13:08Mary distracted the bank manager.
13:10Will slipped into the guards team.
13:11He held the manager at gunpoint.
13:13Forced him to the vault.
13:14Threatened him for the password.
13:15But when Will opened the vault.
13:17He was stunned.
13:18Inside was exactly 1 million years.
13:20You know, from the paleolithic era until now is only about 1 million years.
13:23The manager had already heard of their deeds.
13:25He hurried to stop them from doing something stupid.
13:28If so much time flowed into the slums.
13:29Prices would skyrocket.
13:31The richest time would no longer be valuable.
13:33The poor would stop working out of fear of death.
13:35The entire social order would collapse.
13:37Besides 1 million years.
13:38Could only support 2 generations to spend.
13:40Eventually everything would return to the old way.
13:43Because human nature is selfish.
13:44Everyone wants to be rich and gain immortality.
13:46So in the end it still becomes.
13:48For a few to be immortal many must die.
13:50Hearing this.
13:51Will was completely enraged.
13:52He almost sent the manager straight to hell.
13:54Because his own mother was exactly one of those sacrifices.
13:57But ironically this sentence.
13:58Made Will even more convinced that breaking the order was right.
14:01So the two no longer hesitated.
14:03They decisively took the time.
14:04And fled in the manager's luxury car.
14:06Meanwhile.
14:07The moment the 1 million years left the bank.
14:09The time police detected the anomaly.
14:11The captain immediately realized it was Will and Mary.
14:13He rushed to search the rich district.
14:15Seeing he only had 40 minutes of time left.
14:17He wanted to request backup from headquarters.
14:19But he happened to see Will's car.
14:21He drifted and followed.
14:22Then ordered his team to block the checkpoint.
14:24If they resisted they were to be shot on sight.
14:26But he didn't expect.
14:27The manager's car was bulletproof.
14:29Its security level rivaled the president's car.
14:31Even though the police blocked everywhere.
14:33They still watched the two escape into the slums.
14:35But before Will could celebrate.
14:37The captain suddenly took a shortcut and rammed them from the side.
14:39Seeing things turn bad.
14:41Will ignored his injuries.
14:42He hurriedly gave the time box to a little girl who came to help.
14:45Telling her to distribute it to the poor.
14:46He kept only one hour.
14:48To face being arrested by the time police.
14:50He thought they were doomed.
14:51But the moment people heard there was free time.
14:53They all rushed toward the little girl.
14:54Will seized the opportunity.
14:56Dragged Mary and fled into the distance.
14:58The captain saw he couldn't catch up.
14:59He got back in the police car and chased.
15:01After some time.
15:02He successfully stopped Will and Mary.
15:04Seeing he had them cornered.
15:05The captain mocked Will calling him a rabbit.
15:07But from the captain's familiarity with the slums.
15:09Will realized he was born there.
15:11Yet he wondered.
15:12If the captain was originally poor.
15:14Why stop the poor from rising.
15:15The captain said helplessly.
15:16He didn't have the power to topple the wall of order.
15:19So he could only focus on being one of its bricks.
15:21From this it was clear.
15:22The captain had once been passionate about change.
15:24But life beat him down into what he was now.
15:26Will didn't want to argue anymore.
15:28He raised his timer showing only two minutes left.
15:30He asked to borrow some time.
15:32Or else they would die before the trial.
15:33But as soon as he said this.
15:35The captain seemed to realize something.
15:36He hurriedly pulled up his sleeve.
15:38And the next second.
15:42Seeing their only hope die like that.
15:44Will and Mary panicked.
15:45Will had only 58 seconds left.
15:47Mary had a little more.
15:48But only 2 seconds more.
15:49And the nearest time station.
15:50Was at least 90 seconds away.
15:52They both wanted to sacrifice themselves for the other.
15:54Wasting another 20 seconds.
15:56Seeing they were doomed.
15:57They gave up on separating.
15:59And quietly waited for death.
16:00But at that moment.
16:01Will suddenly remembered the captain's car.
16:03He shouted for Mary to run for the car.
16:05Will was faster and reached it first.
16:06He got 2 days of time.
16:08Then sprinted back toward Mary.
16:09Just like the scene when Will once chased after his mother.
16:12But this time.
16:12He saved her.
16:13The 2 smiled at each other after surviving death.
16:15But the rich would never smile again.
16:17After the 1 million years entered the slums.
16:19Factory shut down.
16:20People poured into the rich district.
16:22Their numb cold faces disappeared.
16:24Replaced by hope for a better future.
16:25The police could do nothing.
16:27They put down their weapons and went home.
16:28And now Will and Mary.
16:29Were in another rich district staring at their wanted news.
16:32Ready to pull off another big job.
16:34Told you there were bigger banks.
16:36Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk.
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