A MATTER OF TIME (2014)
Forgiveness heals wounds in this heartfelt family drama.
Should You Watch It?
A Matter of Time has a strong heart. Its story explores forgiveness, repentance, prayer, and learning to trust God’s plan when life seems to have been ruined by one wrong decision.
The movie’s production is less impressive. Poor direction, sloppy cinematography, distracting audio design, and some lacking performances keep it from reaching its full potential. Still, the characters are mostly likable and relatable, and the movie’s inspiring moments ultimately overshadow many of its technical weaknesses.
If you want an uplifting Christian drama that your whole family can enjoy, this is worth watching despite its mediocre filmmaking.
The Story
NO SPOILERS — WE KEEP THE SURPRISESNathan returns to his hometown after being away and finds himself facing old hurt connected to his best friend and former girlfriend. He begins working as an assistant basketball coach for a local girls team, alongside Miranda, his former friend’s younger sister.
As Nathan’s new friendship with Miranda develops, bitterness and unresolved pain threaten to keep him from moving forward. He must decide whether to remain trapped by the past or seek God’s plan for his life.
Is It Any Good?
Three stars means a good story held back by mediocre filmmaking. The script is described as fantastic, with plenty of heartwarming moments, and most of the characters are likable and relatable.
The production is the main weakness. Poor direction, sloppy cinematography, and distracting audio design appear throughout much of the movie. Some performances also fall short. By the end, however, the movie’s inspiring moments overshadow many of these problems.
The Worldview
The film presents a very strong Christian, Biblical worldview. It honors forgiveness, repentance, prayer, and finding God’s calling. Its central concern is trusting God’s plan for your life, even when personal failure and painful choices make that plan difficult to see.
The movie also presents jealousy and bitterness as problems rather than virtues. Multiple people pray, Scripture is quoted, and the main character chooses to forgive and repent through prayer to God in a chapel. The source identifies no departure from this Christian emphasis.
The film’s message points toward the healing found in forgiveness. Scripture says, “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you” (Ephesians 4:32).
The Content Guide
The specifics — spoilers included by nature — so you can judge for your own family.
Content Summary
Very strong Christian, Biblical worldview, multiple people pray, Scripture is quoted, the main character chooses to forgive and repent in a chapel through his prayer to God, the major theme of the movie is trusting God’s plan for your life and forgiving those who hurt you; no foul language; no violence, but someone dies from a sickness; no sexual content, light kissing between unmarried couple; upper male nudity, slightly revealing dress is worn; no alcohol; no drugs; and, jealusy and bitterness but rebuked.
Talk About It
Questions for the drive home, the dinner table, or the youth group.
Why can bitterness make it difficult to see God’s plan for your life?
Proverbs 3:5–6 · Ephesians 4:31–32What is the difference between saying you are sorry and truly repenting?
2 Corinthians 7:10 · Acts 3:19How can prayer help someone release hurt and ask God for direction?
Philippians 4:6–7 · James 1:5What does forgiveness look like when someone has genuinely hurt you?
Matthew 6:14–15 · Colossians 3:13The Final Word
A Matter of Time is a heartfelt Christian drama with an inspiring message about forgiveness, repentance, prayer, and God’s calling. Its filmmaking is uneven, but its strong Biblical worldview and family-friendly story make it WORTH THE TRIP.
