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Back to the Future Part II

Back to the Future Part II

Adventure · Comedy · Science Fiction · 1989

Marty and Doc are at it again as the time-traveling duo head to 2015 to nip some McFly family woes in the bud. But things go awry thanks to bully Biff Tannen and a pesky sports almanac. In a last-ditch attempt to set things straight, Marty finds himself bound for 1955 and face to face with his teenage parents -- again.

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Back to the Future Part II

“Getting back was only the beginning.”

1989 Adventure · Comedy · Science Fiction 1h 48m

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7.8 / 10

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Marty and Doc are at it again as the time-traveling duo head to 2015 to nip some McFly family woes in the bud. But things go awry thanks to bully Biff Tannen and a pesky sports almanac. In a last-ditch attempt to set things straight, Marty finds himself bound for 1955 and face to face with his teenage parents -- again.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Robert Zemeckis

Written by

Bob Gale · Robert Zemeckis

Michael J. Fox

Michael J. Fox

Marty McFly / Marty McFly Junior / Marlene McFly

Christopher Lloyd

Christopher Lloyd

Doctor Emmett Brown

Lea Thompson

Lea Thompson

Lorraine

Thomas F. Wilson

Thomas F. Wilson

Biff Tannen / Griff

Elisabeth Shue

Elisabeth Shue

Jennifer

James Tolkan

James Tolkan

Strickland

Jeffrey Weissman

Jeffrey Weissman

George McFly

Court is in session

Put Back to the Future Part II 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.