sˈaɪmən ænd ʃˈʌstɚ, hˌuː pˈʌblɪʃt ɹˈʌnɪŋ ˌaʊɾəv tˈaɪm, nˈoʊɾᵻd ðætðə fˈɪlm ðə vˈɪlɪdʒ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ hæd ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv sˌɪmɪlˈæɹᵻɾiz tə ðə bˈʊk.ɹˈɛf sˈaɪt nˈuːz jˌuːˌɑːɹɹˈɛl ˈiːkwəlz ˌeɪtʃtˌiːtˌiːpˈiː:slˈæʃslæʃ fˈɪlm.ɡˈɑːɹdiən.kˈoʊ.jˌuːkˈeɪ slˈæʃ nˈuːz slˈæʃ stˈoːɹi slˈæʃ zˈiəɹoʊ,twˈɛlv θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn,wˈʌn mˈɪliən tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt,zˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ.ˌeɪtʃtˌiːˌɛmˈɛl tˈaɪɾəl ˈiːkwəlz stˈoʊlən aɪdˈiə ɪnðə vˈɪlɪdʒ?wˈɜːk ˈiːkwəlz ɡˈɑːɹdiən slˈæʃ ɹˈɛf
Simon & Schuster, who published Running Out of Time, noted that the film The Village (2004) had a number of similarities to the book.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://film.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,12589,1280048,00.html|title= Stolen idea in The Village?|work=Guardian}}</ref>