TIME CHANGER

TIME CHANGER offers something unusual: a Christian science-fiction drama built around a serious question. Can morality stand apart from Jesus Christ? Its story follows a Bible professor from 1890 who enters the modern world and presents the Gospel to people in need.

The film’s evangelistic purpose is clear, courageous, and thought-provoking. The source review also praises its imagination, interest, central performances, direction, lighting, and camerawork. But the movie sometimes loses dramatic tension. Dialogue becomes warm affirmation, and the jeopardy occasionally fades.

You may find your family encouraged by its defense of Christ-centered morality and its willingness to speak plainly about the Gospel. You may also notice its uneven craft. Watch it at home, where you can discuss its ideas together.

In 1890, Bible professor Russell Carlisle seeks approval for his book on morals. Professor Norris Anderson objects, insisting that morality cannot be separated from Jesus Christ.

Anderson has built a time machine and persuades Carlisle to travel to 2001. The modern world shocks Carlisle, beginning with a little girl who steals his hot dog and asks, “Who says?” As he encounters people in need, Carlisle presents the Gospel while police try to determine who he is.

Two stars means a film with worthwhile ideas and genuine promise, but noticeable weaknesses in execution. D. David Morin does a tremendous job as Carlisle, while Gavin MacLeod provides a strong anchor for the other actors. Some performances, however, are not up to the same standard.

The direction, lighting, and camerawork are good. The script is imaginative and far better than most movies in this genre, but it sometimes loses dramatic tension. Dialogue turns into warm affirmation, and the plot occasionally loses its sense of jeopardy. The film shows what director Rich Christiano might accomplish with a Hollywood budget, but loose threads remain.

TIME CHANGER presents a strongly Christian worldview centered on the claim that morality must be taught within the context of Jesus Christ. Norris Anderson challenges the idea that people can simply choose a moral system—or none at all—without answering the question of who gives morality its authority.

The film also makes the Gospel part of its dramatic action. Carlisle encounters people in need and presents the Gospel clearly to them. Rather than treating Christianity as a private background belief, the movie makes Christ-centered morality and evangelism central to its story.

That conviction aligns with a biblical view in which truth, goodness, and salvation are rooted in God rather than personal preference. The film’s message is direct and courageous, even though its dramatic execution is sometimes uneven.

Jesus said, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life” (John 14:6). That claim gives the film’s question about morality its deepest answer.

TIME CHANGER has a clear Christian message, genuine imagination, and worthwhile questions about morality and the Gospel. Its uneven performances and lapses in dramatic tension make it better suited to a thoughtful home viewing than a theatrical outing. For another option, see our family-friendly picks.