Time Lapse is a 2014 American indie sci-fi thriller directed by Bradley D. King and starring Danielle Panabaker, Matt O'Leary, and George Finn.

King's directorial debut, it centers upon a group of friends who discover a machine that can take pictures of things 24 hours into the future, causing increasingly complex causal loops.

by the protagonists) has not paid his rent in two months, Callie checks on him, and discovers a strange machine in his apartment that takes Polaroid photos of their living room's picture window, apparently 24 hours in the future, always at 8 pm, although Mr.

Gambling addict Jasper pushes to use the machine to win bets but is outvoted, and the next day's photo confirms they will do just that.

Based on what happened to Mr. B. and notes in his journal, they theorize that they have to make sure the events in the photos occur, whatever they may be, or their timeline will stop and they will cease to be.

's disappearance, including lying to the complex security guard, Big Joe, claiming the old man is in the hospital.

This photo shows a hastily made skull and crossbones on the canvas, which Jasper believes is a warning to themselves, so he hides weapons (a kitchen knife, golf club, and hammer) near the couch.

When Finn and Jasper can't keep their stories straight about Mr. B., Heidecker levels a gun at them and forces them to confess.

's storage unit; he does not believe Heidecker's theory and intends to prevent a paradox, making sure that events correspond to the photo happen no matter what.

Callie reveals that she has been using the morning photos to send herself messages to manipulate events, and rekindle her relationship with Finn.

Finn rejects Callie and goes to destroy the machine, so she shoots him - telling him that she will fix everything, none of this would have happened, and they would have not had this conversation - creating the blood splatter on the window from Heidecker's photo.

[2] The relationship dynamics among the three main characters and the single location in Time Lapse are also drawn from Danny Boyle's 1994 film Shallow Grave.

[10] Bloody Disgusting praised the film,[11] and The Hollywood Reporter complimented it for making "the most of a simple brain-teasing premise".

[12] The Digital Journal also praised the movie, writing "It’s not unconventional or particularly ground-breaking, but it is a solid piece of storytelling.

"[13] Variety also reviewed the movie positively, stating that "the pic never feels claustrophobic despite largely being confined to the protagonists’ flat.

All tech/design contributions are savvy but unobtrusive, never wresting attention from an ingenious narrative measured out in unhurried yet always-engaging terms.