Retroactive

A former criminal psychologist who navigates violent chaos and time travel with resourcefulness and resolve. Her training helps her read people, assess danger, and guide the team toward stopping Frank. She remains a steadying presence as timelines shift around her.

A volatile, controlling figure who wields the time machine to advance his own violent agenda. He shoots Rayanne and targets Karen, killing several people as he pursues power and escape. His relentless pursuit drives the movie’s high-stakes time-loop conflict.

An abused wife who becomes entangled in Frank’s violent scheme. She wields a gun in moments of danger and shifts from victim to aggressor across timelines. In the end, she kills Frank in one timeline and is arrested by the state trooper.

A scientist operating the time machine who teams with Karen to halt Frank’s rampage. He helps coordinate the plan to go back in time and call the police, serving as the technical focus of the group. His experiments repeatedly pull the characters into dangerous timelines.

Owner of the gas station who becomes involved when Frank’s rage is exposed through Rayanne’s affair. He is killed as the timeline collapses under Frank’s violence, illustrating how the conflict spills beyond the core players.

The tow truck driver entangled in the affair with Rayanne. He is killed during Frank’s initial violent outbreak, highlighting how the conflict entwines innocent bystanders.

A vacationing boy whose parents and he become casualties in Frank’s violence. He offers help to Karen in one timeline, underscoring the human cost of the loops.

The officer who stops Frank’s car and becomes a recurring obstacle in the timelines. He is targeted in the initial outburst and represents the law’s fragile role in a looped world.