43 Best Time Travel Movies: The Highest Rated Films

A good time travel film can help you stop regretting your past decisions like buying a thing you didn’t really need or doing something you didn’t mean. After all, it’s quite dangerous to change the course of time, and these movies are the living proof of that.

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About Time

Rating IMDB – 7.8
Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Drama, Romance, Comedy
Production: UK, USA / 2013
Budget: $12,000,000
Worldwide gross: $87,100,449
Director: Richard Curtis
Cast: Domhnall Gleason, Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy, Tom Hollander, Margot Robbie, Lydia Wilson, Lindsey Duncan, Richard Cordery, Josh McGuire, Will Merrick

At 21, Tim Lake discovers an amazing ability that allows him to travel through time, and his father reveals a family secret to his son. All men in their family are able to travel through the years, but this unique talent should be used wisely.

Young Tim is unable to impact the global history, although he can change his own life, so he decides to start use his powers to find a girlfriend. The guy is unlucky in love, but a unique gift helps him to correct any mistakes on the first date.

At the end of the movie, Rory is reading a book called Trash. This is the title of the next project of screenwriter Richard Curtis, which he started working on after wrapping up the production of About Time.

Midnight in Paris

Rating IMDB – 7.7
Genre: Fantasy, melodrama, comedy
Production: USA, Spain / 2011
Budget: $17,000,000
Worldwide gross: $151,119,219
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Owen Wilson, Marion Cotillard, Rachel McAdams, Michael Sheen, Kathy Bates, Lea Seydoux, Kurt Fuller, Mimi Kennedy, Adrien Brody, Corey Stoll

Talented Hollywood screenwriter Gil comes with his fiancee Inez to Paris to meet her family before the wedding. However, Inez prefers to spend time shopping with her old friend, while a lonely groom wanders around the night city streets.

During one of these walks, Gil finds himself somehow transported to the wonderful world of the 1920s. Acquaintance with the greatest artists and writers of a bygone era strengthens the young man’s desire to stay in this marvelous past forever.

This is Woody Allen’s first film to gross over $100 million worldwide.

Tenet

Rating IMDB – 7.3
Genre: Fantasy, Action, Thriller, Adventure
Production: UK, USA / 2020
Budget: $205,000,000
Worldwide gross: $365,294,355
Director: Christopher Nolan
Cast: John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Kenneth Branagh, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Michael Caine, Himesh Patel, Yuri Kolokolnikov, Dimple Kapadia, Clemence Poesy

In the secret world of international espionage, a secret agent undergoes a difficult reliability test, and after successfully passing it, joins an important mission to save humanity.

The threat lurks in the future, where the descendants considered their ancestors the main danger to the world and sent a unique weapon into the past. The confrontation between two generations is moving into an acute phase, agents are forced to improvise, and allies can recognize each other with the help of the code word “Tenet”.

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the premiere of this movie was postponed three times.

The Time Traveler’s Wife

Rating IMDB – 7.1
Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Drama, Romance, Comedy
US production / 2008
Budget: $39,000,000
Worldwide gross: $101,344,412
Directed by: Robert Schwentke
Cast: Rachel McAdams, Eric Bana, Arliss Howard, Ron Livingston, Stephen Tobolowsky, Michelle Nolden, Jane McLean, Haley McCann, Brooklyn Prowe, Tatum McCann

The librarian Henry suffers from a rare genetic disorder known as chrono-impairment. The main symptom of this unique disease is spontaneous and involuntary travelling through time.

This genetic disease cannot be cured with therapy, and Henry is forced to constantly adapt to his unusual condition. However, it is much more difficult for his wife Claire, who meets her husband at different periods of their lives.

Eva Green and Adrien Brody were offered lead roles in the early stages of the film’s production.

Volition

Rating IMDB – 5.6
Genre: Fantasy, thriller
Production: Canada / 2019
Directed by: Tony Dean Smith
Cast: Adrian McMorran, Magda Apanovic, John Cassini, Frank Cassini, Alex Paunovich, Bill Marchant, Kimi Alexander, Cecilly Day, Darcy Hinds

James has the gift of clairvoyance, but uses his unique ability for all sorts of crimes trying to get rich quick. The man helps his boss in impeccable planning of criminal schemes, and also earns on sports betting, winning large sums.

One day, James is offered to take part in the smuggling of diamonds worth several million dollars. The man agrees and, despite his unique gift, finds himself in an unforeseen situation.

The film premiered in the spring of 2019 in New York.

The Jacket

Rating IMDB – 7.1
Genre: Thriller, fantasy, detective, drama
Production: USA, Germany / 2004
Budget: $29,000,000
Worldwide gross: $21,126,225
Directed by: John Maybury
Cast: Adrien Brody, Keira Knightley, Kris Kristofferson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kelly Lynch, Brad Renfro, Daniel Craig, Stephen Mackintosh, Brendan Coyle, Mackenzie Phillips

Jack Starks returns from the Gulf War after being banned from combat due to a severe head wound. The pain is replaced by frequent bouts of amnesia, and on the way home, the veteran gets into an unpleasant story.

He is accused of killing a police officer, and Jack has neither an alibi nor his own memories of the events of the last hours. Starks is sent to a psychiatric clinic for examination, where, under the influence of innovative drugs, he transports into the future.

In the original cut, the love scene between the lead characters was longer, but the audience at the preview screenings did not like it, so the director had to made it shorter.

The Door

Rating IMDB – 6.7
Genre: Thriller, drama, detective
Production: Germany / 2009
Worldwide gross: $204,894
Directed by: Anno Saul
Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Jessica Schwartz, Valeria Eisenbart, Thomas Thieme, Tim Seifi, Stefan Gebelhoff, Susan Anbech, Heike Macacs, Nele Trebs, Thomas Arnold

A talented artist, David, is grieving the death of his little daughter that was cause by his mistake. He constantly thinks of this fateful day, and one day he discovers a strange door. The portal gives the opportunity to travel back in time, and David decides to change the course of tragic events.

He does not suspect that any intervention in history entails changes in the future. By correcting one mistake, David started a chain of irreparable consequences.

During filming, Mads Mikkelsen spoke his lines in German, but it was too obvious that this was not the actor’s native language. The director decided to resort to dubbing Mikkelsen’s lines.

The Back to the Future Trilogy

Rating IMDB – 8.5
Genre: Fantasy, comedy, adventure
US production / 1985
Budget: $19,000,000
Worldwide gross: $381,109,762
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, Thomas F. Wilson, Claudia Wells, Mark McClure, Wendie Jo Sperber, George DiCenzo, Frances Lee McCain

Dr. Emmett Brown spent decades creating a time machine, and in 1985 the scientist’s work was crowned with success after installing a flux capacitor. The professor shares the achievement with his young friend Marty, but the demonstration of the device is interrupted by the appearance of terrorists.

The criminals kill the scientist, the frightened Marty gets into the car, and is transferred to 1955. The device is damaged, so Marty goes looking for young Emmett to return to his time.

Michael J. Fox was originally cast in the lead role, but left the production due to his busy schedule. The director brought in actor Eric Stoltz and shot some of the scenes, but after three weeks, it became obvious for Robert Zemeckis that Stoltz’s acting style didn’t suit the movie. Production was put on hold until Michael joined the project, so the opening scenes had to be reshot.

The Butterfly Effect Trilogy

Rating IMDB – 7.6
Genre: Fantasy, thriller, drama
Production: USA, Canada / 2003
Budget: $13,000,000
Worldwide gross: $95,707,652
Directed by: Eric Bress, J. McKee Gruber
Cast: Ashton Kutcher, Amy Smart, Elden Henson, William Lee Scott, John Patrick Amedori, Kevin Schmidt, Irina Gorovaya, Jesse James, Melora Walters, Eric Stoltz

Little Evan suffers from memory lapses, so he cannot explain the reason for his movements and actions. An agitated mother takes the child to a psychiatrist, and the doctor advises the boy to write down all events in a diary.

Years later, Evan discovers his old notebooks, begins to read them and faces an amazing phenomenon. Evan travels through the labyrinths of his own amnesia, restoring the chronology of bygone events and trying to change the dark moments of the past.

Ashton Kutcher liked the script so much that the actor agreed to become one of the producers, investing his funds to launch the project.

Army of Darkness

Rating IMDB – 7.4
Genre: Horror, fantasy, thriller, comedy
US production / 1992
Budget: $11,000,000
Worldwide gross: $21 502 976
Directed by: Sam Raimi
Cast: Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz, Marcus Gilbert, Ian Abercrombie, Richard Grove, Timothy Patrick Quill, Michael Earl Reid, Bridget Fonda, Patricia Tallman, Ted Raimi

This is a comedy action horror and a direct sequel to Evil Dead II. After falling through the portal, Ash Williams finds himself in the early 14th century, where King Arthur’s knights mistake him for an enemy spy. Ash manages to avoid execution thanks to the intervention of the local sage, who foresaw his appearance.

Ash is destined to find the Book of the Dead in order to stop the zombie army and save the kingdom. Only if these conditions are met, Williams will be able to return to his time, so Ash goes for searching of an ancient artifact.

The original script was only 43 pages long.

Looper

Rating IMDB – 7.4
Genre: Fantasy, Action, Thriller, Drama
US production / 2012
Budget: $30,000,000
Worldwide gross: $176,506,819
Director: Rian Johnson
Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt, Jeff Daniels, Noah Segan, Paul Dano, Garret Dillahunt, Piper Perabo, Tracey Thoms, Pierce Ganon

By the year 2074, the state establishes complete control over crime, so the mafia has to use an unusual method to cover up the murders. Crime bosses send the victims 30 years back, when chaos is happening in the country, and where the killers (also known as loopers) meet their victims from future.

The mafia send silver bars as payment, while the gold ones mean that the looper killed himself from the future, closing the time loop. When Joe receives a package containing a version of himself from 2074, things spiral out of control as the old man is determined to take down the bosses.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt wore special prosthetics on set designed by a Japanese make-up artist to emphasize his resemblance to young Bruce Willis.

Hot Tub Time Machine

Rating IMDB – 6.4
Genre: Fantasy, comedy
US production / 2010
Budget: $36,000,000
Worldwide gross: $64,572,262
Director: Steve Pink
Cast: John Cusack, Clark Duke, Craig Robinson, Rob Corddry, Sebastian Stan, Lindsey Fonseca, Crispin Glover, Chevy Chase, Charlie McDermott, Lizzy Caplan

Three old friends decide to relax in a hotel among the mountains, remembering their youth and past achievements. Nick used to sing in a popular band and is now a dog trainer. Adam is going through a divorce, so he takes his twenty-year-old nephew with him, who supported him during a difficult period.

Lou never managed to grow up, and drinking remains his only entertainment. Friends climb into a wooden hot tub, and under the influence of strong drinks accidentally open a time portal.

There was no joke about Michael Jackson in the script – it was improvised by Craig Robinson.

Deja Vu

Rating IMDB – 7.1
Genre: Fantasy, Action, Thriller, Crime
Production: USA, UK / 2006
Budget: $75,000,000
Worldwide gross: $180,557,550
Directed by: Tony Scott
Cast: Denzel Washington, Paula Patton, Val Kilmer, James Caviezel, Adam Goldberg, Elden Henson, Erika Alexander, Bruce Greenwood, Rich Hutchman, Matt Craven

The story starts with a powerful explosion on a river ferryboat claiming the lives of several hundred passengers. The government assembles a team of experts, including Doug Carlin, to investigate it panel of experts. The charred corpse of a young woman is found among the dead, but it turns out that she died a few hours before the explosion.

Doug finds out that the victim called him at work shortly before the tragedy, and a search of her house raises even more questions. On the fridge, there is an inscription made of magnets: “You can save her”, and Carlin has the constant feeling of deja vu.

Most of the chase scenes were filmed on the bridge across the Mississippi connecting the east and west banks of New Orleans. It is about 100m high, so the stunt coordinator personally monitored the safety of the stuntmen.

Time Changer

Rating IMDB – 5.1
Genre: Science fiction, fantasy, drama
US production / 2002
Budget: $825,000
Worldwide gross: $1,284,142
Directed by: Rich Christiano
Cast: D. David Morin, Gavin MacLeod, Hal Linden, Jennifer O’Neill, Paul Rodriguez, Richard Riehle, John Valdetero, Dan Campbell, Evan Ellingson, Crystal Robbins

The story takes place in 1890 and starts at the theology professors meeting, where the fate of Russell Carlisle’s book is decided. He presented a classic view of the teachings of Christ, but Dr. Anderson strongly disagrees with some points.

As the last argument, the scientist invites his opponent to dinner at his house, where he sends him to the 21st century by a time machine. Soon, Russell will find out that a free interpretation of the Bible can lead to unpredictable results.

The box office in the United States exceeded the film’s budget by 1.5 times.

The Adam Project

Rating IMDB – 6.7
Genre: Fantasy, action, comedy, adventure
US production / 2022
Budget: $116,000,000
Directed by: Shawn Levy
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Walker Scobell, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Garner, Zoe Saldana, Catherine Keener, Alex Mallari Jr., Braxton Bjorken, Kasra Wong, Lucy Guest

Adam Reed has been doing spaceflights for years, and besides that, he can travel through time. Adam made many mistakes in his past and now he lives with a heavy feeling of regret.

He decides to go back to the past and prevent himself from making mistakes in order to change his future. But is it really that simple? When changing the past, the future changes its course at the same moment. Will these changes suit Adam, or will they be an even bigger mistake?

This movie was the acting debut of Walker Scobell, who portrays 12-years-old Adam.

Primer

Rating IMDB – 6.8
Genre: Fantasy, thriller, drama
US production / 2004
Budget: $7,000
Directed by: Shane Carruth
Cast: Shane Carruth, David Sullivan, Casey Gooden, Anand Upadhyaya, Carrie Crawford, Jay Butler, John Carratt, Juan Tapia, Ashley Warren, Samantha Thomson

Fellow engineers spend their free time in the garage conducting independent scientific experiments. Abe and Aaron create a device that can reduce the weight of an object, but the device has an unexpected side effect. Time in the chamber flows faster, so the guys build a larger version of the machine.

They travel into the past for personal gain, but each travel carries a hidden threat. Friends unwittingly launched a time paradox that could lead to a grim outcome.

The film’s budget was only $7,000, and it managed to gross over $800,000 at the box office.

13 Going on 30

Rating IMDB – 6.2
Genre: Fantasy, melodrama, comedy
US production / 2004
Budget: $37,000,000
Worldwide gross: $96,455,697
Directed by: Gary Vinick
Cast: Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo, Judy Greer, Andy Serkis, Kathy Baker, Phil Reeves, Samuel Ball, Marcia DeBonis, Christa B. Allen, Sean Marquette

Thirteen-year-old Jenna wants to grow up quickly so she can work as a fashion editor and be independent. Her loyal friend, Matty, supports her aspirations, and for her birthday gives her a dream house with magic dust. The holiday is spoiled by a ridiculous quarrel, and Jenna makes a wish to become an adult.

In the morning, a schoolgirl wakes up in the body of a beautiful thirty-year-old woman, seeing all of her dreams come true. She works as an editor, dates a successful athlete and lives in luxurious apartments, but it all comes at heavy price.

According to plot, the adult versions of Matty, Jenna and Lucy are the same age, but at the time of filming, Mark Ruffalo was 37 years old, Jennifer Garner was 32, and Judy Greer was 29.

If Only

Rating IMDB – 7.0
Genre: Fantasy, Drama, Romance, Comedy
Production: USA, UK / 2003
Directed by: Jill Junger
Cast: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Paul Nicholls, Tom Wilkinson, Diana Hardcastle, Lucy Davenport, Roy Sampson, Kevin Moore, Neville Phillips, Ben Ridgeway, Theo-Wah Wong

Workaholic Ian is so busy with work and projects that he doesn’t have enough time for his beloved Samantha. A lack of attention causes a huge quarrel followed by Samantha’s death in a car accident. Ian does not have time to say the important words to her, but next morning he wakes up next to unharmed Samantha.

Ian figures out that fate gave him a chance to live the same day again, and he is going to prevent the tragedy, unaware of the consequences of drastic changes.

The story is set in London, but filming took place both in England and the United States.

Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel

Rating IMDB – 7.0
Genre: Fantasy, comedy
Production: UK / 2009
Worldwide gross: $23,820
Director: Gareth Carrivick
Cast: Chris O’Dowd, Mark Wootton, Dean Lennox Kelly, Anna Faris, Meredith MacNeil, Ray Gardner, Nick Evans, Arthur Nightingale, Paul Adams, Dario Attanasio

After an unsuccessful joke, Ray is fired from his job. In the evening, he goes to a pub with his friends planning to get drunk, but he meets with a mysterious stranger, Cassie.

She tells Ray that in the future he will become a great person, but Ray considers it to be a mere prank by his friends. However, the events of the next few minutes will make them believe in the existence of time leaks, which are being eliminated by Cassie.

Filming took place in the British pub named The Wheatsheaf Pub.

Predestination

Rating IMDB – 7.4
Genre: Fantasy, Action, Drama, Detective
Production: Australia, USA / 2013
Worldwide gross: $4,824,499
Directed by: Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook, Noah Taylor, Christopher Kirby, Christopher Sommers, Kuni Hashimoto, Sara El-Jaafi, Paul Moder, Grant Piro, Christopher Banworth

In an alternate future, there is an organization that prevents crimes committed in the past. Agents travel through time with important missions, and the most experienced of them is entrusted with the capture of a dangerous terrorist.

The psychopath set off a series of large-scale explosions in several countries, but no one has yet been able to get on the trail of the bomber. When the agent’s safe movement limit comes to an end, the management sends him to the past with an assignment to recruit a person who will help get closer to unraveling the terrorist’s identity.

The film is based on the short story All You Zombies by Robert A. Heinlein, which describes the predestination paradox.

Time Lapse

Rating IMDB – 6.5
Genre: Horror, fantasy, thriller
US production / 2014
Worldwide gross: $19,572
Director: Bradley King
Cast: Danielle Panabaker, Matthew O’Leary, George Finn, John Rhys-Davies, Amin Joseph, Jason Spisack, Sharon Moan, David Figlioli, Judith Drake, Mark S. Hanson

It is an exciting thriller and one of the best films about time travel. The plot follows a group of friends living in the same apartment. Finn working as an apartment manager with dreams of one day becoming a great artist. Callie works as a waitress, but does not lose hope of publishing her own book. Jasper is looking for easy ways to make money, so he tries to hit the jackpot at the dog races.

Friends got one step closer to fulfilling their dreams when they find a strange camera in a flat of a scientist living next door. Once a day, the device produces a picture with a prophecy, fixing the events in their living room, and the friends begin to act on prompts.

David Figlioli’s character is the only one with no lines for the entire movie.

Extracted

Rating IMDB – 6.4
Genre: Fantasy, drama
US production / 2012
Directed by: Nir Paniri
Cast: Sasha Roiz, Jenny Mollen, Dominic Bogart, Richard Riehle, Nick Jamieson, Rodney Eastman, Frank Ashmore, Brad Culver, Ty Simpkins, Sarah Tomko

Brilliant scientist Thomas Jacobs creates a device allowing to infiltrate the memories of any person. The development is financed by an anonymous investor who forces the inventor to take part in a dangerous experiment.

Thomas needs to infiltrate the drug addict’s subconscious to find out about his involvement in the crime, but the test quickly gets out of hand. The suspect’s brain is damaged by illegal substances, and Thomas gets trapped there.

During the preproduction, the script was rewritten several times to reduce costs.

Touchback

Rating IMDB – 6.5
Genre: Fantasy, Drama, Family, Sports
US production / 2011
Budget: $5,000,000
Director: Don Handfield
Cast: Brian Presley, Melanie Lynskey, Kurt Russell, Christine Lati, Mark Blucas, Sarah Wright, Sianoa Smith-McPhee, Drew Powell, Kevin Kowais, David Scott Lopez

During his school years, Scott Murphy was the best football player and showed great potential, but a serious injury put an end to his sports career. The beloved girl left for another, life went downhill, and the talented young man became an ordinary farmer.

The financial problems of his family and the death of the crop make Scott think about suicide, but the suicide attempt takes the man to the past. Murphy remembers the details of the fateful day, so he intends to prevent injury and return to a better life.

The main location for filming was the Coopersville High School football stadium.

Enter Nowhere

Rating IMDB – 6.5
Genre: Thriller, detective, fantasy
US production / 2010
Budget: $500,000
Director: Jack Heller
Cast: Katherine Waterston, Scott Eastwood, Sara Paxton, Sean Sipos, Christopher Denham, Jesse Perez, Leigh Lezark, Vic Finalborgo

Kevin and Jody stop by the gas station to get some gas and cash, but the clerk refuses to open the safe. Jody threatens the man with a weapon – and even in the face of certain death, he remains adamant in his decision. The seller warns her about the serious consequences of the crime, but the girl does not listen to him and makes a fatal shot.

A few days later, Jody finds herself in the woods near a strange cabin in the company of an unfamiliar couple, and any attempts to get out of the woods lead her back to the shack.

In 2015, this movie was released on DVD under the alternative title – The Haunting of Black Wood.

Frequency

Rating IMDB – 7.4
Genre: Thriller, Fantasy, Drama, Crime
US production / 2000
Budget: $31,000,000
Worldwide gross: $68,106,245
Directed by: Gregory Hoblit
Cast: Dennis Quaid, James Caviezel, Sean Doyle, Elizabeth Mitchell, Andre Brouwer, Noah Emmerich, Melissa Errico, Daniel Henson, Jordan Bridges, Stephen Geoff

Detective John Sullivan finds it hard to come to terms with the death of his father, Frank, who passed away fighting a fire 30 years ago. A policeman sorts through the rubbish in the basement, where he discovers an old radio station and accidentally establishes a connection with a bygone era.

Frank is on the other end of the line, and the son tries to warn his father of the danger. However, interference in history sets off a chain of brutal murders, and the Sullivans team up to catch the criminal.

Renny Harlin was going to cast Sylvester Stallone in the title role, but the actor asked for too high a fee.

Project Almanac

Rating IMDB – 6.3
Genre: Fantasy, Thriller, Drama, Detective
US production / 2014
Budget: $12,000,000
Worldwide gross: $33,213,241
Directed by: Dean Israelite
Cast: Johnny Weston, Sophia Black-D’Elia, Sam Lerner, Allen Evangelista, Virginia Gardner, Amy Landecker, Gary Wicks, Maxen Lintz, Gary Grubbs, Michelle DeFrites

High school inventor David finds strange parts and blueprints in his late father’s workshop. With the help of his friends, he manages to create a time machine, which transports them into the near past.

Time travels allow them to get high grade in schools and lottery wins, so the company enjoys a carefree life. Everything changes when one of the friends decides to break the established rules, starting a chain of unpredictable events.

The box office of Project Almanac was almost 3 times the film’s budget.

Rubinrot

Rating IMDB – 6.0
Genre: Fiction, fantasy, adventure
Production: Germany / 2013
Worldwide gross: $1,931,896
Directed by: Felix Fuchssteiner
Cast: Maria Erich, Yannis Nievener, Veronica Ferres, Uwe Kokkisch, Katarina Thalbach, Gottfried Jon, Gerlinde Locker, Rüdiger Vogler, Florian Bartholomai, Jennifer Lotsi

Young Gwendolyn is the lucky bearer of a unique gene that gives her the ability to move through space and time. Each jump into the past is quite dangerous due to the risk of landing next to a prehistoric lizard or falling into the clutches of the Inquisition.

The girl cannot control her jumps, spontaneously falling into different eras. However, the real threat is posed by mysterious hunters whose victims are time travelers.

This movie is based on the bestseller book of the same name by the German writer Kerstin Geer.

Time Freak

Rating IMDB – 5.8
Genre: Fantasy, drama, melodrama, comedy
US production / 2018
Worldwide gross: $467,693
Directed by: Andrew Bowler
Cast: Asa Butterfield, Sophie Turner, Skyler Gisondo, Will Peltz, Aubrey Reynolds, Gillian Joy, Joseph Park, Caden J. Gregor, Cassie Williams, Coral Chambers

Young physics student Stilman breaks up with his girlfriend Debbie, who admits that she is unhappy in a relationship. He is trying to understand the mistakes he made when communicating with Debbie, and creates a time machine.

In the company of his best friend, Stilman travels back in time to start a new relationship and make his romantic connection with Debbie perfect. However, when correcting old mistakes, it is difficult not to make new ones that would turn the love story in an unexpected direction.

The film was written and directed by Andrew Bowler.

Time Trap

Rating IMDB – 6.2
Genre: Fantasy, Action, Detective, Adventure
US production / 2017
Budget: $3,000,000
Director: Mark Dennis, Ben Foster
Cast: Brianna Howey, Cassidy Gifford, Olivia Dragusevich, Reilly McClendon, Max Wright, Andrew Wilson, Sabine Smith, Rich Skidmore, Jennifer Zartman Bateman, Grayson-Bell Burton

Archeology professor Hopper is on the trail of an old expedition in search of the Fountain of Youth. Only a few students know about the trip, and they raise the alarm after the disappearance of their teacher. Rescuers do not find any traces of Hopper, and his students decide to continue the search on their own.

The team descends into a cave, where they find themselves in a strange labyrinth of time that works on strange rules. The boundaries between the future and the past are gradually blurring, and in the present, there is less and less chance of salvation.

Filming of some scenes took place in the caves of Bronson and Sonora.

Bill & Ted Face the Music

Rating IMDB – 5.9
Genre: Comedy, science fiction, music, fantasy
Production: USA, Bahamas / 2020
Worldwide gross: $6,274,027
Directed by: Dean Parisot
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, Kristen Schaal, Samara Weaving, Brigitte Lundy-Paine, William Sadler, Anthony Carrigan, Erinn Hayes, Jayma Mays, Hal Landon Jr.

This is a fun movie about time travel made for the fans of the previous adventures of Bill and Ted. When the duo first heard the prophecy that their future music hit would save the world from the apocalypse, the guys felt like heroes. Young talents were in no hurry to write the composition, because they had a whole life ahead of them.

However, decades passed, humanity was on the verge of disaster, but the hit was never created. Bill and Ted make a desperate decision, and their adult daughters become assistants in a dangerous mission.

The production took over 10 years due to the constant script rewriting.

See You Yesterday

Rating IMDB – 5.2
Genre: Fantasy, Action, Thriller, Drama, Crime, Adventure
US production / 2019
Directed by: Stephon Bristol
Cast: Eden Duncan-Smith, Dante Crichlow, Astro, Marcia Stephanie Blake, Jonathan Neeves, Michael J. Fox, Mira Lucretia Taylor, Wevie Jonez, Rayshawn Richardson, Hail Bryant

Best school friends Sebastian and CJ design devices for time travel in their spare time. The devices are compact backpacks, but development has stalled at the testing stage.

The friends have to make an experimental jump into the past to save CJ’s older brother. The guy was the victim of a racist police officer, and friends want to prevent the tragedy. Friends do not suspect that any interference in history is fraught with serious problems.

This is the last role of Michael J. Fox before his decision to end his acting career in 2020.

Before I Fall

Rating IMDB – 6.4
Genre: Thriller, drama, detective
US production / 2016
Budget: $5,000,000
Worldwide gross: $16,373,843
Directed by: Ree Russo-Young
Cast: Zoey Deutch, Holston Sage, Logan Miller, Kian Lawley, Elena Campouris, Sinti Wu, Rahimi Medallion, Erica Tremblay, Liv Hewson, Diego Boneta

Samantha is the most popular girl in school and her life is like a fairy tale. She has loyal friends, loving parents, and the attention of handsome guys. But all of this is crossed out by a horrible accident on the highway.

Samantha dies in a car accident, and wakes up in the morning on the same day. The girl is desperately trying to prevent a catastrophe and save her friends, but time stubbornly throws her to the start. Samantha needs to understand exactly what mistake she must correct in order to break out of the tightening loop.

The filming of the whole movie took only 24 days.

The Time Machine

Rating IMDB – 5.9
Genre: Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Production: USA, UAE / 2002
Budget: $80,000,000
Worldwide gross: $123,729,176
Directed by: Simon Wells
Cast: Guy Pearce, Samantha Mumba, Orlando Jones, Mark Addy, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Guillory, Max Baker, Phyllida Lo, Laura Kirk, Josh Stamberg

The young scientist Alexander Hartdegen makes a marriage proposal to his beloved Emma, but she dies the same evening from a stray bullet. The death of Emma inspires Alexander to create a time machine in hopes of preventing the tragedy.

However, any actions of Alexander lead to the death of the bride, and the scientist decides to go to the future. Hartdegen hopes to talk to the best minds to understand how the time paradox works, but finds the planet in a deplorable state.

The film is based on the novel of the same name by H.G. Wells, and the director of the picture is the great-grandson of the famous writer.

The Man from the Future

Rating IMDB – 6.9
Genre: Fiction, fantasy, melodrama, comedy
Production: Brazil / 2011
Directed by: Claudio Torres
Cast: Wagner Moura, Alinne Moraes, Maria Luisa Mendonza, Fernando Ceylan, Gabriel Braga Nunez, Daniel Huemura, José Steinberg, Malu Rodriguez, Gregorio Duvivier, Bruno Gradim

The scientist Zero is working on a time machine, but a series of unsuccessful experiments brings the man closer to firing from his job. Zero turns on an unfinished device and sadly recalls an episode from the past that put an end to his happy life.

The machine unexpectedly throws Zero into 1991, and the man gets the opportunity to nudge his fate in the right direction. Returning to his time, the scientist does not recognize his own life, since metamorphoses led to unpredictable results.

Filming took place in Rio de Janeiro and the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Timeline

Rating IMDB – 5.6
Genre: Fantasy, Action, Adventure, War
US production / 2003
Budget: $80,000,000
Worldwide gross: $43,935,763
Director: Richard Donner
Cast: Paul Walker, Frances O’Connor, Gerard Butler, Billy Connolly, David Thewlis, Anna Friel, Neil McDonough, Matt Craven, Ethan Embry, Michael Sheen

A group of students work on the excavations of Castlegard Castle, where a historically important battle between the French and the British took place in the 14th century. Professor Johnston leaves his team at the cite, and leaves for a meeting with the head of a large scientific corporation.

A few days later, students discover a manuscript among ancient documents, on which a call for help is handwritten by their mentor. Johnston claims that he is in the distant past, and the head of a mysterious corporation who arrived at the excavations persuades the guys to go in search of the professor.

The author of the novel, Michael Crichton, offered the film adaptation rights free of charge, on the condition that the production began immediately. Later, the writer was dissatisfied with the result of the work of filmmakers, so he no longer collaborated with directors and producers. In 2009, Steven Spielberg made a movie based on Crichton’s novel titled Pirate Latitudes, but he acquired the adaptation rights after the Crichton’s death.

Synchronicity

Rating IMDB – 5.4
Genre: Fantasy, detective, drama
US production / 2015
Director: Jacob Gentry
Cast: Chad McKnight, Brianna Davis, AJ Bowen, Scott Poythress, Michael Ironside, Wade Tilton, Claire Bronson, Derek Ryan Duke, El Sunkara

Talented physicist Jim Beale, in collaboration with colleagues Matty and Chuck, creates a device for time travel. Time jumps require serious financial investments, since expensive radioactive material is involved in the process.

Jim makes a deal with the head of the company developing the necessary substance, but the scientist soon regrets the hastily signed contract. A powerful businessman can completely take over the time machine, and Beale decides to correct an unfortunate mistake.

The film premiered in 2015 at the Montreal Film Festival and was shown in a few selected movie theaters.

Kate & Leopold

Rating IMDB – 6.4
Genre: Fantasy, melodrama, comedy
US production / 2001
Budget: $48,000,000
Worldwide gross: $76,019,048
Director: James Mangold
Cast: Meg Ryan, Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Breckin Meyer, Natasha Lyonne, Bradley Whitford, Paxton Whitehead, Spaulding Gray, Josh Stamberg, Matthew Sussman

The plot follows Duke Leopold living in 1876 and preparing for the evening ball and the announcement of the engagement. Among the guests, Leo notices a man with a strange device, rushes in pursuit of a stranger and ends up in 2001.

The fugitive introduces himself as the physicist Stuart and promises to send Leopold back to his era, but it is necessary to wait for the next portal opening. The scientist forbids Leo to leave the apartment and show himself to the neighbors, but this rule is difficult to obey since Stuart’s ex-girlfriend Kate constantly visits his apartment.

Before filming, Hugh Jackman visited England to take lessons in horse riding, dancing and good manners.

2067

Rating IMDB – 4.9
Genre: Fantasy, drama
Production: Australia / 2020
Directed by: Seth Larney
Cast: Aaron Glennane, Cody Smith-McPhee, Ryan Kwanten, Finn Little, Deborah Mailman, Sanaa Shayk, Matt Testro, Damian Walsh-Howling, Lianna Walsman, Aidan Gillett

The story takes place in the near future where the humanity faces a large-scale environmental disaster. Mankind has completely destroyed nature; plants and animals have disappeared from the Earth, and the planet is shrouded in a dense layer of smog.

Artificial oxygen does not solve the problem, but causes the development of a deadly disease that the wife of technician Ethan White faces. Ethan is ready to do anything to save his wife and does not suspect that he is destined to become the last hope of humanity.

2067 was a screenwriting debut of director Seth Larney.

The Visitors Trilogy

Rating IMDB – 7.0
Genre: Fantasy, comedy
Production: France / 1993
Budget: FRF 50 000 000
Worldwide gross: $98,754,810
Directed by: Jean-Marie Poiret
Cast: Christian Clavier, Jean Reno, Valerie Lemercier, Marie-Anne Chazelle, Christian Bujold, Isabelle Nanty, Gerard Seti, Didier Pain, Jean-Paul Muelle, Ariel Semenoff

The brave Count Godefroy de Montmirail receives a generous gift from the ruler: permission to marry the most beautiful woman in the kingdom. The man hurries to the castle of his betrothed’s father and decides to take a short cut through the forest. In the middle of the woods, the knight notices the witch’s cabin and orders to seize the witch in order to burn her at the stake later.

The old woman manages to pour the potion into the count’s glass, and the man, under the influence of opium, kills the future father-in-law. Godefroy turns to the great wizard for help, who can return him to the past, but the magician mistakenly sends the knight and his servant to the 20th century.

The first part of the trilogy became the most successful movie in the French box office in 1993.

A Sound of Thunder

Rating IMDB – 4.2
Genre: Horror, Fantasy, Action, Thriller, Adventure
Production: USA, Czech Republic, UK, Germany / 2004
Budget: $80,000,000
Worldwide gross: $11,665,465
Directed by: Peter Hyams
Cast: Edward Burns, Catherine McCormack, Ben Kingsley, Jemima Ruper, David Oyelowo, Armin Rohde, Heike Macacs, Wilfried Hochgoldinger, August Zirner, Alvin Van Der Kuech

In the middle of the 21st century, time travel has become a popular tourism industry for the rich and a profitable business. Adventure seekers can travel back in time to hunt prehistoric lizards by following three strict rules.

It is forbidden to take any items from another era, leaving one’s belongings there or interfering with the course of events. The members of the last expedition return to the modern world and notice striking changes in it.

The movie’s plot is based on the short story of the same name by Ray Bradbury.

Black Knight

Rating IMDB – 4.9
Genre: Fantasy, comedy, adventure
US production / 2001
Budget: $50,000,000
Worldwide gross: $39,976,235
Directed by: Jill Junger
Cast: Martin Lawrence, Marsha Thomason, Tom Wilkinson, Vincent Regan, Daryl Mitchell, Michael Countryman, Kevin Conway, Jeannette Vigar, Eric Jensen, Dikran Tulane

Not every time travel movie revolves around some scientific devices. Time jumps are also possible through portals, and this is exactly what happened to amusement park worker Jamal Walker.

He discovers a medallion at the bottom of the moat, tries to get a valuable item and falls into the water, while being transported several centuries ago. Jamal finds himself in England in the 14th century, where a political upheaval has recently taken place. The throne was taken by the usurper king, and Walker decides to help the rightful ruler regain power.

Chris Tucker was offered to play the lead role, but the collaboration did not take place, as the actor requested a multi-million-dollar fee.

12 Monkeys

Rating IMDB – 8.0
Genre: Fantasy, Thriller, Detective
US production / 1995
Budget: $29,000,001
Worldwide gross: $168,839,459
Director: Terry Gilliam
Cast: Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt, Christopher Plummer, David Morse, Joseph Melito, Jon Seda, Michael Chance, Vernon Campbell, H. Michael Walls

In the first half of the 21st century, a dangerous virus destroyed almost all of humanity, and the surviving people are forced to settle underground. Scientists find a way to travel back in time to find patient zero and prevent an outbreak of the virus.

The volunteer is the criminal James Cole, who is serving a sentence for disobeying the authorities. The government guarantees an amnesty to the criminal in case of successful completion of the mission, but James mistakenly sent into the distant past, long before the appearance of the deadly virus.

Brad Pitt agreed to take part in this film for a relatively low salary.

Pleasantville

Rating IMDB – 7.5
Genre: Fantasy, Drama, Comedy
US production / 1998
Budget: $60,000,000
Worldwide gross: $49,805,462
Director: Gary Ross
Cast: Tobey Maguire, Reese Witherspoon, William H. Macy, Joan Allen, Jeff Daniels, Don Knotts, Paul Walker, J.T. Walsh, Jane Kaczmarek, Marley Shelton

Young David is a big fan of the popular TV show, which takes place in the 50s in the provincial town of Pleasantville. The inhabitants of this town are naive, kind and cheerful, and David often dreams about living there.

David’s dreams come true when the cable guy hands him a mystical remote control. The young man is transferred to his favorite show with his sister, but life in impeccable Pleasantville turns out to be far from the ideal picture on the screen.