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Back to the Future

PG19851h 56mRobert Zemeckis
IMDb 8.5 · Rotten Tomatoes 93% · Metacritic 88
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"He was never in time for his classes... He wasn't in time for his dinner... Then one day... he wasn't in his time at all."

Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by rekindling his parents' romance and - with the help of his eccentric inventor friend Doc Brown - return to 1985.

AdventureComedyScience Fiction
Flying CarRace Against TimeClock TowerCar RaceLightningGuitarInventorJourney In The PastInventionTime Travel

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What is Back to the Future (1985) about?

Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by rekindling his parents' romance and - with the help of his eccentric inventor friend Doc Brown - return to 1985.

Who stars in Back to the Future?

Back to the Future stars Michael J. Fox (Marty McFly), Christopher Lloyd (Emmett Brown), Crispin Glover (George McFly), Lea Thompson (Lorraine Baines), Claudia Wells (Jennifer Parker). The film was directed by Robert Zemeckis.

How long is Back to the Future?

Back to the Future has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1985. It is rated PG.

Is Back to the Future worth watching?

Back to the Future holds an IMDb rating of 8.5/10. On Rotten Tomatoes it scores 93. Fans of Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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