Back to the Future

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  • Opened July 3, 1985 
  • 1 hr 56 min
  • PG

  • Parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 8+. More on child suitability

  • In this 1980s sci-fi classic, small-town California teen Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) is thrown back into the '50s when an experiment by his eccentric scientist friend Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) goes awry. Traveling through time in a modified DeLorean car, Marty encounters young versions of his parents (Crispin Glover, Lea Thompson), and must make sure that they fall in love or he'll cease to exist. Even more dauntingly, Marty has to return to his own time and save the life of Doc Brown. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Crispin Glover, Lea Thompson, Thomas F. Wilson
  • Director: Robert Zemeckis
  • Genres: Action/Adventure, Comedy, Family

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Awesome and well done! One of my favorites!

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I seen this movie in the theater when it first came out. I loved it in the theater. Thankful for dvds that way I can rewatch as much as I like. I don't think there'll ever be another movie like this...

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This movie is a classic. I may still remember the movies from when I was a kid, but I was still on the edge of my seat and found myself in suspense. The plot is amazing, who doesn't like a movie...

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Empire
| Adam Smith

Among the plethora of innocent charms on offer, there's the near perfect script by Zemekis and Bob Gale which not only negotiates its time travel paradoxes with deft, exuberant wit but invests the light-hearted plot machinations with a seasoning note of honest drama. Read full review

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Chicago Tribune
| Gene Siskel

So what we have in the middle of Back to the Future, this seeming kids' movie full of screeching cars, special effects and lightning storms, is nothing less than an adult reverie. And if families could be persuaded to see this film together, it might touch off a long night of sharing between parents and children. [03 July 1985] Read full review

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The best mainstream film since "E.T.," is an uplifting reminder that Hollywood can still produce truly great entertainment...The plot is so exquisitely developed that divulging anything beyond the basic outline might diminish the joyous surprises that await an audience thirsting for originality in a reactionary medium. [03 July 1985, p.57] Read full review

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This brilliant contraption of a film could become the hit of the summer. It's a cinematic Rube Goldberg machine whose parts connect in audacious, witty ways. [04 July 1985, p.E.1] Read full review

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Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd in "Back to the Future."