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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.
Movie details
Back to the Future Part II
“Getting back was only the beginning.”
1989 Adventure · Comedy · Science Fiction 1h 48m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
7.8 / 10
620.8K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
63 %
Tomatometer
Metacritic
57 / 100
Metascore
TMDB
7.8 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
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.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Back to the Future Part II?
For the defence
The Adrenaline Seeker
“If it slows down, you check your phone.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Robert Zemeckis
Written by
Bob Gale · Robert Zemeckis
Michael J. Fox
Marty McFly / Marty McFly Junior / Marlene McFly
Christopher Lloyd
Doctor Emmett Brown
Lea Thompson
Lorraine
Thomas F. Wilson
Biff Tannen / Griff
Elisabeth Shue
Jennifer
James Tolkan
Strickland
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 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.