5ive Days to Midnight (2004)

At the heart of the ominous labyrinth of time lies the enigmatic storyline of 5ive Days to Midnight. The tale unfurls with John T. Neumeyer, a revered physics professor, who, during a somber visit to his wife's graveyard with his daughter Jesse, stumbles upon a chilling police dossier. This file, rather than being a cold case, is a dread-inducing prophecy of his death in five days. Initially, he dismisses this as a macabre prank, possibly the brainchild of his intellectually gifted yet mentally unstable student, Carl Axelrod. But as the sands of time slip away, events eerily foretold in the dossier begin to transpire, plunging Neumeyer into the chilling realization that this dossier is a message from the future. The storyline takes a twist when Detective Irwin Sikorski enters the frame. Initially skeptical, Sikorski's name appears in the file as the lead investigator on Neumeyer's impending death, swaying his disbelief into a reluctant alliance. The plot thickens as suspicion casts long shadows on everyone around Neumeyer, including his girlfriend Claudia Whitney, whose enigmatic past becomes a puzzle piece in this temporal jigsaw. As the countdown to his prophesied demise dwindles, Neumeyer embarks on a desperate mission to alter the future and his fate. But he faces a significant hurdle in the form of Carl Axelrod, who harbors the conviction that such tampering with the timeline could trigger catastrophic consequences for mankind and the planet's future. 5ive Days to Midnight is a riveting journey through the complex corridors of time, mystery, and paranoia, with a dash of violence. It is a suspenseful exploration of the paradoxical power and peril of time travel, leaving viewers at the edge of their seats, questioning the very fabric of reality and destiny.

5ive Days to Midnight is a drama show featuring Timothy Hutton.

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