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Back to the Future

Back to the Future

Adventure · Comedy · Science Fiction · 1985

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.

Movie details

Back to the Future

“He was never in time for his classes... He wasn't in time for his dinner... Then one day... he wasn't in his time at all.”

1985 Adventure · Comedy · Science Fiction 1h 56m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

8.5 / 10

1.5M votes

Rotten Tomatoes

93 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

88 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

8.3 / 10

Community rating

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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.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Robert Zemeckis

Written by

Robert Zemeckis · Bob Gale

Michael J. Fox

Michael J. Fox

Marty McFly

Christopher Lloyd

Christopher Lloyd

Emmett Brown

Crispin Glover

Crispin Glover

George McFly

Lea Thompson

Lea Thompson

Lorraine Baines

Claudia Wells

Claudia Wells

Jennifer Parker

Thomas F. Wilson

Thomas F. Wilson

Biff Tannen

Marc McClure

Marc McClure

Dave McFly

Court is in session

Put Back to the Future on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Arthouse Gremlin

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.