Time Travel Is Dangerous!
Best friends Ruth and Megan run a vintage shop in North London. One day, their lives are forever turned upside down when an abandoned time machine appears outside their shop. Mixing reality with fantasy, we explore the strange and outlandish world of The Unreason, as the girls traverse space and time sourcing items to sell.
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Cast
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Ruth Syratt
Ruth
Also in
The Unreason
Vintage Blood
Megan Stevenson
Megan
Also in
Vintage Blood
Stephen Fry
Narrator (voice)
Known for
V for Vendetta
The Sandman
Johnny Vegas
Robert / Botty
Known for
Good Omens
Grimsby
Brian Bovell
Ralph Sheldrake
Known for
Andor
Roald Dahl's The Witches
Sophie Thompson
Valerie
Known for
Feel Good
EastEnders
Guy Henry
Martin
Known for
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
Tony Way
Peter
Known for
After Life
Edge of Tomorrow
Tom Lenk
Alex
Known for
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
The Cabin in the Woods
Laura Aikman
Young Valerie
Known for
This City Is Ours
Joan
Kiell Smith-Bynoe
Young Ralph
Known for
Ghosts
Don't Hug Me I'm Scared
Jane Horrocks
The Aviator
Known for
Chicken Run
Corpse Bride
Chris Reading Director · Hillary Shakespeare Screenplay Anna-Elizabeth Shakespeare Screenplay
United States release November 21, 2025 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production Shakespeare Sisters (GB)
Production
Candr Pictures
Production
Shakespeare Sisters (GB)
Production
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 26, 2024
Premiere · Austin Film Festival
United States · November 21, 2025
Limited theatrical
United States · November 21, 2025
Digital
United Kingdom
March 28, 2025 · Theatrical
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