Movies like Back to the Future

Key Features:: Time travel, Paradox, Family, Friendship, Coming-of-age, Fish out of water, Nudity-none, Violence-mild, Science fiction, Charismatic protagonist, Cult classic, Escapism
Tone:: humorous, whimsical, earnest
Target Audience:: Sci-fi fans, Comedy lovers, Adventure seekers, Nostalgia buffs
Emotional Arc:: Confusion → Excitement → Resolution

Back to the Future

1985-07-03

Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by rekindling his parents' romance and - with the help of his eccentric inventor friend Doc Brown - return to 1985.

Genres

Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction

Cast

Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Crispin Glover, Lea Thompson, Claudia Wells, Thomas F. Wilson, Marc McClure, Wendie Jo Sperber, George DiCenzo, Frances Lee McCain

Crew

Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale, Robert Zemeckis

Rating

★8.3(21076 votes)