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The Time Machine

The Time Machine

Thriller · Adventure · Fantasy · 1960

A Victorian Englishman travels to the far future and finds that humanity has divided into two hostile species.

Movie details

The Time Machine

“You Will Orbit into the Fantastic Future!”

1960 Thriller · Adventure · Fantasy 1h 43m

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7.4 / 10

Community rating

A Victorian Englishman travels to the far future and finds that humanity has divided into two hostile species.

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 The Time Machine?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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The Time Machine

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Sci-fi · 2002

Hoping to alter the events of the past, a 19th-century inventor instead travels 800,000 years into the future, where he finds mankind divided into two warring races.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

George Pal

Written by

David Duncan

Rod Taylor

Rod Taylor

H. George Wells

Alan Young

Alan Young

David Filby / James Filby

Yvette Mimieux

Yvette Mimieux

Weena

Sebastian Cabot

Sebastian Cabot

Dr. Philip Hilyer

Tom Helmore

Tom Helmore

Anthony Bridewell

Whit Bissell

Whit Bissell

Walter Kemp

Doris Lloyd

Doris Lloyd

Mrs. Watchett

Court is in session

Put The Time Machine on trial.

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

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Momentum is a formal choice.”

The velocity sharpens instinct and tension, making every beat land before self-importance can settle in.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Speed as an alibi.”

The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.