In a society where time is the ultimate currency, people stop aging at 25, but can only live for one more year unless they buy their way out. The rich become essentially immortal, while the poor struggle to survive. When a man from the wrong side of the tracks is falsely accused of murder, he goes on the run with his hostage, using their love to fight against the system.

In Time
In a world where humans live indefinitely after 25, the elite use their extended lifespan to dominate, while the underprivileged are engineered to die prematurely at 26, prompting a wrongly accused man to fight for survival.