
Back to the Future
1985 · Movie · PG · 116 min · ★ 8.3 · 91% critics
An eighties teenager accidentally lands in 1955 and causes trouble for his parents’ first meeting, putting his future at risk. With help from an eccentric inventor friend, he must set history right by bringing his parents back together and find a way back to his own time.
Also known as Space Man From Pluto
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Details
- Years
- 1985
- Release date
- 1985-07-03
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Critic score
- 91/100
- TMDB rating
- 8.3/10 (21,866 votes)
- Box office
- $383,336,762
- Budget
- $19,000,000
About
If you want a fast, family-friendly time-travel adventure packed with laughs and nostalgia, Back to the Future will likely click; Not for you if you dislike sci-fi time loops or prefer slower, more grounded stories like Gravity Falls or Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
Pros: fast-paced fun; iconic 80s vibe; big-time humor | Cons: can be confusing; some moments rush
Themes
- flying car
- race against time
- clock tower
- car race
- lightning
- guitar
- inventor
- journey in the past
- invention
- time travel
- bullying
- mad scientist
- +10 more
Awards & recognition
- International Film Music Critics Association Awards · 2010
- David di Donatello · 2003
- Japan Academy Prize — Outstanding Foreign Language Film · 1987
- Academy Award — Best Sound Editing · 1986
- Goldene Leinwand · 1986
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- Hugo Award — Best Dramatic Presentation · 1986
- Saturn Award — Best Actor · 1986
- Saturn Award — Best Science Fiction Film · 1986
- Saturn Award — Best Special Effects · 1986
- Young Artist Awards · 1986
- Jupiter Awards · 1985
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films · 1985
- Academy Award — Best Sound Editing · 1986 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1986 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1986 · nominated
Cast & crew

Michael J. Fox
as Marty McFly

Christopher Lloyd
as Emmett Brown

Crispin Glover
as George McFly

Lea Thompson
as Lorraine Baines

Claudia Wells
as Jennifer Parker

Thomas F. Wilson
as Biff Tannen

Marc McClure
as Dave McFly

Wendie Jo Sperber
as Linda McFly

George DiCenzo
as Sam Baines

Frances Lee McCain
as Stella Baines
Directed by Robert Zemeckis