Time Limit

Time Limit

This is the face of war you've never seen before!

Directed by Karl Malden

Produced by Heath Productions

195797 min7.2 / 10

A tense psychological courtroom drama that interrogates institutional pressure, war trauma, and the fragility of truth in a military investigation.

Military investigator Colonel Edwards is assigned a case involving Major Cargill, a Korean War POW who is accused of treason. Although Cargill admits his guilt and Edwards' superiors are impatiently pushing Edwards to move the case to court martial, Edwards becomes convinced of Cargill's innocence.

Questions people ask

  • Is Time Limit sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Is Time Limit easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Time Limit scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Time Limit violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Does Time Limit end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

74/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity63

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise85

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love75

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Time Limit

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Time Limit

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Time Limit, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Time Limit, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Time Limit, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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