Against the Clock

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Against the Clock
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Directed by Mark Polish
Written byMark Polish
Produced by Ryan R. Johnson
StarringMark Polish
Dianna Agron
Justin Bartha
Andy Garcia
CinematographyJesse Brunt
Edited byMark Polish
Jamison Forkenbrock
Bryan A. Shaw
Music by Michael Andrews
Production
company
Benaroya Pictures [1]
Distributed by Gravitas Ventures [1]
Release date
  • January 11, 2019 (2019-01-11) [1]
Running time
102 minutes [2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Against the Clock (formerly titled Headlock, also known as Transference) [1] [2] [3] [4] is a 2019 American thriller film directed by Mark Polish and starring Polish, Dianna Agron, Justin Bartha and Andy Garcia.

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