15 best about time travel movies

1. Back to the Future

Back to the Future

• United States, 1985.
• Fantasy, comedy, adventure.
• Duration: 116 minutes.
• IMDb: 8,5.

An ordinary teenager with an eccentric inventor goes back 30 years in time. There he meets his parents, another professor and a lot of someone else - very young.

Despite the usual for director Robert Zemeckis eventful, the film raises important philosophical themes. In particular, we will never find out what is really our parents were young.

It is also worth noting the game, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson and Michael J. Fox - last jury "Saturn" award even recognized as the best actor. And yet "Back to the Future" received a statuette "Oscar" for best sound editing.

As a result, the film turned into an entire trilogy. In the second part of the characters come already in an alternative future, and in the third turn in 1885 in the Wild West.

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2. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

• United States, 1989.
• Fantasy, comedy, adventure.
• Duration: 90 minutes.
• IMDb: 6,9.

Fate brings the two students with a man from the future who travels in a time machine in the form of a telephone booth. Couple just need to make a report on "The modern world through the eyes of famous historical figures." To this end, they go back and carry out a number of outstanding people.

The film is a remarkably ingenious mixture of science fiction and youth comedy. Everything that happens on the screen looks incredibly stupid, but Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter are so well accustomed to the role of losers-teens that do not fall in love with them is impossible. Also in the picture is full of great jokes, including about historical figures.

Interestingly, the original idea of ​​the time machine was made in the form of a car. But the authors were afraid of too much resemblance to the "Back to the Future" and turned it into a phone booth. Although it resembles the TARDIS from the legendary "doctor Who».

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3. Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

• USA, France, 1991.
• Fantasy, action, thriller.
• Duration: 137 minutes.
• IMDb: 8,5.

Of a future in which the world was enslaved by machines nowadays comes almost invulnerable Terminator T-1000. He intends to kill John Connor, that he did not lead humanity to victory over the cyborgs. But the boy comes to the aid of another terminator - is not as strong, but still able to fight back.

The second film has turned out at James Cameron It is not the same as the first. The director masterfully wove in the sci-fi thriller elements of comedy and family drama. And it did not stop the picture remains very dynamic and entertaining.

"Judgment Day" has received "Oscar" for best visual effects and makeup, as well as the sound and installation. On the "Saturn" prize fighter turned out to be the winner in five categories: "Best science fiction film", "Best Director", "Best Actress", "Best Young Actor" and "Best Special Effects".

British Film Academy also awarded the "Terminator 2" for best sound and best visual effects.

After the second part in the series came out a lot more films, many of which rewrote history. But the standard is considered to be "Judgment Day" - all that was shot after it, not necessarily to watch.

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4. 12 monkeys

12 Monkeys

• USA, 1995.
• Fiction, thriller, detective.
• Duration: 129 minutes.
• IMDb: 8,0.

In 2035 an incurable virus has destroyed almost the entire population of the planet, and the survivors forced to live underground. The prisoner James Cole voluntarily sent to a time machine into the past to find the source of the epidemic.

Picture of Terry Gilliam - one of the most memorable in the genre. This phantasmagoric dystopia that forever wedged into memory. And not only due to its unforgettable atmosphere, but also thanks to a stunning game Bruce Willis, who appears in the role of the above-mentioned criminal. Patient psihlechebnitsy by Brad Pitt is also at altitude.

For his work in "12 Monkeys" Pitt received the "Golden Globe" and "Saturn". Also in the list of movie awards - the prize of the newspaper Berliner Morgenpost the Berlin Film Festival.

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5. Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

• United Kingdom, United States, 2004.
• Fantasy, detective, adventure.
• Duration: 142 minutes.
• IMDb: 7,8.

The third part of the series of films about the boy who survived. This time, Harry, Ron and Hermione have to solve the mystery of a dangerous criminal who escaped from guarded creepy Dementors of Azkaban prison. After all, now that he is at liberty, Harry mortal danger.

"Prisoner of Azkaban", in contrast to the first two parts, are not filmed by Chris Columbus and Alfonso Cuarón - the author of the Oscar-winning "gravity».

The consequence of the change of director was a sharp transition from a bit naive fairy-tale atmosphere in a much darker, as well as completely different storytelling. In particular, Cuaron skillfully managed to weave into the narrative time of the flywheel, because of which the film and made the list.

It is worth noting that the film was nominated for "Oscar" in the category "Best Visual Effects" and "Best Soundtrack", and also received the Audience Award of the British Academy.

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6. Detonator

Primer

• United States, 2004.
• Fiction, thriller, drama.
• Duration: 77 minutes.
• IMDb: 6,9.

Indie drama about two engineers who accidentally discover a way to travel through time. Gradually, they discover that their experiment, at first glance, completely successful, there is a dangerous side effect.

Director Shane Carruth - a mathematician by training, and more savvy physics. Therefore, everything that happens in the "detonator", can be explained from a scientific point of view.

In this case, a picture in any case can not be called boring: it keeps in suspense until the very end. This is confirmed by a number of prizes, which were awarded the film - in particular, the Grand Prix of the largest independent film festival "Sundance".

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7. Idiocracy

Idiocracy

• United States, 2006.
• Fantasy, comedy, adventure.
• Duration: 84 minutes.
• IMDb: 6,6.

American corporal frozen as part of a secret experiment. He spends dormant for 500 years and is in the world, where people are much more stupid than they were once. So the hero becomes the smartest person in the world.

At the time of the release of the film it looked like a ridiculous fiction, but today surprisingly accurately reflects reality. Writers Mike Judge and Ethan Cohen seemed to foresee what will happen to America a decade after the release of "Idiocracy."

Mike Judge begs us to think about a future in which Britney Kay-Fed (Britney Spears and Kevin Earl Federline, former spouse) - all the same that the new Adam and Eve.

Joshua Rich, author of the magazine Entertainment Weekly

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8. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

• Japan, in 2006.
• Fiction, Drama, Romance.
• Duration: 98 minutes.
• IMDb: 7,8.

Seventeen year old Makoto Konno leads measured life: in the evenings playing baseball, and in the morning always late to school. However, she has no idea who wants to become in the future. But one day in the life of a girl, a strange event happens after she gets the opportunity to travel back in time.

After that, the viewer, and then at the very Makoto question arises: how to dispose of this ability? Use it for their own benefit or to do good deeds in the name of the well-being of others? Such questions many picture sets.

Anime skillfully plays with the viewer's emotions: it shows the character of the light of the narrative, it makes almost a sob. And so the main character has to imagine that very soon start to perceive it as their own.

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9. The Time Traveler's Wife

The Time Traveler's Wife

• United States, 2009.
• Science Fiction, Fantasy, Drama.
• Duration: 107 minutes.
• IMDb: 7,1.

Henry rare disease - hrononedostatochnost. Because of him, the hero has to involuntarily travel through time. 20-year-old Clare meets 28-year-old Henry in the library, and he did not recognize, while she knew his baboutgreater part of his life.

The main engine of the story - the relationship of Henry and Clare, who played the talented Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams. They meet in the past and the future, while brutally plays with them, but love still prevails. The film is incredibly romanticHe is intriguing, make you cry and laugh.

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10. Star Trek

Star Trek

• USA, Germany, in 2009.
• Fantasy, action, adventure.
• Duration: 127 minutes.
• IMDb: 8,0.

Captain miner ship arrives from the future to avenge the destruction of his homeworld. Rivals Kirk and Spock have to join forces to prevent the aggressor to destroy everything they hold dear.

Restart director Jay Jay Abrams managed to make a film about young heroes, without rewriting the history of the famous franchise. But the game eventually allow the painting in 2009 to exist in the same universe as the previous part.

In the same time future in film is not predetermined, so the director was able to afford a number of liberties. Partly because of his "Star Trek" was released so exciting.

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11. Time loop

Looper

• USA, China, in 2012.
• Fantasy, action, thriller.
• Duration: 118 minutes.
• IMDb: 7,4.

In 2074 the state acquired total control over the citizens. For the representatives of the criminal world is becoming a real problem: it is now impossible to hide the bodies.

As a result, the mafia has access to a time machine and starts sending unwanted people in the past. The goal of those who are on the other side - to take casualties and then kill them.

The author of the film was made by Ryan Johnson, director of the indie film noir "Brick" and the eighth episode of "Star wars». But it was "time loop" was his first work in the genre of science fiction, and his task he coped fine. The picture is full of intense action scenes and sets the weight of the complex in terms of morality issues.

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12. Boyfriend from the future

About Time

• United Kingdom, 2013.
• Science Fiction, Fantasy, Drama.
• Duration: 123 minutes.
• IMDb: 7,8.

21-year-old Tim after a not very pleasant New Year learns from his father, that every man in his family was able to move in time. It turns out that the main character is also not devoid of such ability. And he intends to use it to change their lives.

"About Time" - a very emotional drama from Richard Curtis, author of "Love Actually" and "Rocked». The film is well disclosed the theme of death and repentance, and the father and son relationship. However, for the romance in it, too, I found a place.

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13. patrol time

Predestination

• Australia, 2014.
• Fiction, thriller, drama.
• Duration: 98 minutes.
• IMDb: 7,5.

In the future, scientists create a time machine, which has given an opportunity to correct errors of the past, thus making the present better. The main character - police time, which prevents many crimes, traveling to different years. However, New York faces a real danger that stop the protagonist can not.

"Patrol time" - this is not a traditional action movie, as you might think, but rather a drama with elements of fantasy. The central part of the film takes the story of one character, complete with extremely topical detective component. The plot revolves around a more than interesting paradox that the authors were able to put in a good entourage.

It is worth noting the game Ethan Hawke, who played special agent said, and especially Sarah Snook, which got just two challenging roles. For his work, the actress received an Academy Award the Australian and the Australian Society of Film Critics.

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14. X-Men: Days of Future Past

X-Men: Days of Future Past

• US, UK, Canada, 2014.
• Fantasy, action, thriller.
• Duration: 131 minutes.
• IMDb: 8,0.

In the near future, the mutant is about to destroy the very dangerous guards. Kitty Pryde moves the consciousness of Wolverine in 1973 in his young body to prevent the creation of robotic hunters. But to cope with the task interfere with the hero a whole series of obstacles.

The picture is full of time-space collision that will appeal to all fans of the theme of time travel. Another big plus of the film - the cast: in addition to the usual Hugh Jackman, then you and James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender and Jennifer Lawrence and Ellen Page, and many who else.

With an abundance of interesting characters, a good humor and spectacular action "Days of Future Past" looks at one go. By the way, even for special effects film was nominated for "Oscar".

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15. Interstellar

Interstellar

• US, UK, 2014.
• Fiction, drama, adventure.
• Duration: 169 minutes.
• IMDb: 8,6.

Because of the drought humanity comes to the food crisis. Scientists determine that people need to move to another planet. To do this, they send a team of researchers in space travel through the "wormhole", which is supposed to connect the different parts of space and time through the vast distance.

"Interstellar" Christopher Nolan - a movie that just the same demands from the active brain activity viewer. Fiction is the most scientific, but there is something to complain about. But still worth considering that in the first place is a work of art - a very entertaining, tense and often emotional.

Jurors 'Oscar' and BAFTA award-winning film for Best Visual Effects. On the "Saturn" premium picture won in six categories - "Best science fiction film" "Best Young Actor / Actress", "Best Screenplay", "Best Music", "Best Special Effects" and "Best Scenery".

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