"About Time" is a comedy-drama-fantasy film that follows the story of Tim Lake, a young man who discovers he can travel back in time. After learning of his ability from his father, Tim decides to use it to find love and improve his life. He meets a woman named Mary and, with the help of time travel, they fall in love and get married. However, as Tim continues to use his ability, he realizes that changing the past can have unintended consequences.
As the story unfolds, Tim learns to use his ability more wisely and to appreciate the present moment. He also learns valuable lessons from his father about living life to the fullest and finding happiness in the everyday moments. Ultimately, Tim decides to stop time traveling and focus on living each day to the fullest, appreciating the beauty in the world around him.
Throughout the film, Tim's relationships with his family and friends are also explored, including his complex bond with his sister Kit-Kat and his father's struggles with terminal cancer. The film ultimately concludes on a heartwarming note, with Tim finding happiness and fulfillment in his life and relationships.
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1. The Lake family lives in a house by the sea.
2. The family consists of parents James and Mary, and their children Tim and Kit-Kat, as well as an uncle named Desmond.
3. The family hosts a New Year's Eve party every year.
4. Tim is an awkward son who feels humiliated after a girl he danced with, Polly, leans in for a kiss but he shakes her hand instead.
5. Tim's father, James, reveals to him that the men in their family can travel back in time, but only within their own lifetime.
6. To time travel, they must go to a dark place, think of the time and place they want to be, and they will find themselves there.
7. Tim decides to use his ability to find love.
8. Tim moves to London and stays with James' friend, Harry.
9. Tim meets a woman named Mary at a restaurant where the guests dine in total darkness.
10. Tim and Mary start dating, but their first night together is awkward.
11. Tim uses his ability to make their first night together perfect.
12. Tim and Mary get married and have a daughter named Posy.
13. Tim uses his ability to help his sister, Kit-Kat, who has a drinking problem and an unhappy relationship.
14. Kit-Kat starts dating Jay, and their relationship turns out better.
15. Tim's son is born, but he realizes that his time traveling has caused changes to his family's life.
16. Tim goes back in time to undo the changes he made and allows Kit-Kat's car accident to happen.
17. Kit-Kat recovers from her accident and decides to change her life for the better.
18. Tim and Mary have a second child, a son.
19. Tim's father, James, is diagnosed with terminal cancer.
20. Tim visits his father in the past to spend time with him before he dies.
21. Tim decides to have a third child, but this means he will no longer be able to visit his father in the past.
22. Tim says his final goodbyes to his father and returns to the present time when his third child is born.
23. Tim decides to never time travel again and live each day as if it's the second time he's lived it.