Back to the Future

Name: Back to the Future
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi, Comedy
Released: July 3, 1985
Duration: 116 min
Rating: 87
Cast: Christopher Lloyd, Michael J. Fox

1985

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Universal Pictures | Release Date: July 3, 1985 | PG

Starring: Christopher Lloyd, Michael J. Fox

Summary: Marty McFly goes back in time, in a DeLorean invented by his friend, Dr. Emmett Brown, and must make sure his high-school-age parents get together, so he doesn't cease to exist.

Director: Robert Zemeckis

Genre(s): Adventure, Sci-Fi, Comedy

Rating: PG

Runtime: 116 min

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Tom Huddleston

There aren't many films we'd describe as perfect, but Robert Zemeckis's oh-so-'80s time travel tale fits the bill. Read full review

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Gene Siskel

So what we have in the middle of Back to the Future, this seeming kids' movie full of screeching cars, special effects and lightning storms, is nothing less than an adult reverie. And if families could be persuaded to see this film together, it might touch off a long night of sharing between parents and children. [03 July 1985]

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Jack Kroll

The smartest, sweetest, funniest comedy in many summers. [08 July 1985, p.76]

Richard Corliss

The picture packs a wonderful wallop. Read full review

Eric Henderson

Back to the Future stands up on its own as a well-oiled, brilliantly-edited example of new-school, Spielberg-cultivated thrill-craft, one that endures even now that its visual effects and haw-haw references to Pepsi Free and reruns seem as dated as full-service gas stations apparently did in 1985. Read full review

Judy Stone

I just don't know how all this sweetness and light will go down with a teenaged movie audience presumably gung-ho with Rambo - especially now that he's got the presidential seal of approval. And that's no joke, son! [3 July 1985, p.58]

Sheila Benson

It's big, cartoonish and empty, with an interesting premise that is underdeveloped and overproduced. [3 July 1985, p.Calendar 6]

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Swati

Feb 5, 2014

A teenager, Marty, finds himself in an accidental time travel into the past where he meets his parents who are young again. He has to create a romance between them so he could be born in the future. Dr. Brown, who invented the time machine in the future, is also his ally in the past, andA teenager, Marty, finds himself in an accidental time travel into the past where he meets his parents who are young again. He has to create a romance between them so he could be born in the future. Dr. Brown, who invented the time machine in the future, is also his ally in the past, and together they must find a way to send him back to the future.

The story takes place in the same town. The world is a different place in the 1950s from the 80s. The dressing, speech, tastes in music, all of it. Marty, as he says himself, has a life in the future he wants to return to. The plot was intricate and the dialogue sharp and witty. The eccentric Doctor can't go a second without putting a smile on your face.

Marty's arrival in the past confuses a family living on a farm who take him for an alien. He flees from there and marches into the town still in his clothes from the future. At several instances, it is suggested that some of the popular culture was defined by Marty, such as skateboards and rock n roll.

Marty's father, George, is bullied by the same man, Biff, who is also bullying him in the future. Marty starts working on helping his father stand up for himself. He regularly comes into conflict with Biff.

George is afraid of any kind of social contact and Marty has his work cut out for him to convince him to ask his mother out so they could kiss and start a relationship. Much of the humour lies in Marty's struggles to spark fire between his parents which was messed up by his intervention.

His mother, who should have fallen in love with his father, instead becomes infatuated with him. His horror at this development is funny because you know this is a comedy film and everything will work out in the end.

'Back to the Future' is possibly one of the most entertaining movies about time travel, probably because it didn't delve into hard science and combined elements of both science fiction and comedy.… Expand

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GremialGreen

Apr 14, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What can I say about this movie? This is my favorite travel time for Sci-Fi, an epic comedy adventure in the 80's, and I love this movie to death! Excellent science fiction, fit epic, I LOVE the 80's. This is the simplest movie about travel time that has ever happened in the history of world cinema.

This film is one of the best episodes of epic adventure film. The evaluation of Alan Silvester's musical theme is excellent, I could listen to him all day long. I also consider the playful actors such as Michael J. Fox (Marti McPlay) and Christopher Lloyd (Dr. Emet Brown). Despite the fact that this trilogy is 35 years since the first episodes of the first part, I will always redistribute the film and sometimes find different postings.
who left the director for example a film that advertises in 2015 (the upcoming event of 2 parts), "Jaws 19" in 1989, the budo has already taken part 4 and the conductor was Stephen Spielberg and in the post of director 19 parts was Max Spielber son Steven
and there are still few of the force since there are as many different jerals that each part of the film has 88 departures and this is the speed required for travel in time. I love this franchise very much and will be glad to look at it again and again.… Expand

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SythusRATINGS

Oct 18, 2014

Marty McFly goes back in time, in a DeLorean invented by his friend, Dr. Emmett Brown, and must make sure his high-school-age parents get together, so he doesn't cease to exist.

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mixmasta

May 11, 2021

This is the perfect movie. It's an expertly crafted concoction of incredible action, comedy, suspense, character, writing and charm. It's a science fiction breakthrough while staying relatively simple, a timeless film while being set in the 80s and after all that's said and done, lightningThis is the perfect movie. It's an expertly crafted concoction of incredible action, comedy, suspense, character, writing and charm. It's a science fiction breakthrough while staying relatively simple, a timeless film while being set in the 80s and after all that's said and done, lightning captured in a bottle.… Expand

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CuptralCritique

Mar 20, 2015

One of my favourite movies of all time! It's funny! It's well put together! Michael J. Fox does a fantastic job as Marty McFly, and Christopher Lloyd does a fantastic job as Doc Brown. I thought the story was tense, and extremely well done. The way the past version of Hill Valley was sort ofOne of my favourite movies of all time! It's funny! It's well put together! Michael J. Fox does a fantastic job as Marty McFly, and Christopher Lloyd does a fantastic job as Doc Brown. I thought the story was tense, and extremely well done. The way the past version of Hill Valley was sort of a parallel version of Hill Valley from 1985 was really smart, and using the clock tower which had been hinted to before was a great tie in. The ending was already pretty good, and then Doc Brown said "Where we're going, we don't need roads..." and the movie was officially made by that one line. However, nothing can be flawless, as there are some problems. First off, Biff was generic, and didn't have much character. I wish they had expanded on him. Also, the old people make-up on Marty's parents and Biff at the beginning of the movie isn't very good, and there's really no explanation for why the teacher hates Marty so much. Like I said, Biff is stereotypical, and Biff is an extremely cliche bully name. The closest thing to a plot hole that I can find is the fact that no one saw the car disappear when the lightning hit. I mean....really? It's especially "convenient" when it occurred RIGHT NEXT TO A SCHOOL DANCE, A.K.A, a very crowded place. Now that I think about it, technically at the end of the movie, Marty's family are totally different from who they'd been before, and Marty has no memories with them, which is pretty sad. Overall, in the future, I'll always come back to this movie. BACK TO THE FUTURE!

Just as a side-note, I would have given this movie an 8.5 if Metacritic allowed for decimal ratings. The last thing I will say, is that Back to the Future had great music!… Expand

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zNeverSleeping

Aug 31, 2019

Back to the Nostalgia

Um ótimo exemplo de como um filme sessão da tarde deve ser feito. Eu até tinha esquecido quão divertido era assistir a esse "subgênero", talvez por conta de que, boa parte das vezes, a mediocridade seja elevada por conta da proposta "boba", mas isso claramente nãoBack to the Nostalgia

Um ótimo exemplo de como um filme sessão da tarde deve ser feito. Eu até tinha esquecido quão divertido era assistir a esse "subgênero", talvez por conta de que, boa parte das vezes, a mediocridade seja elevada por conta da proposta "boba", mas isso claramente não aconteceu aqui.

Uma ótima aventura que leva consigo uns aprendizados - tendo em mente a classificação indicativa, já podemos imaginar do que se tratam. Temos em tela personagens bem estereotipados, tanto para uma fácil compreensão quanto para as loucuras que acontecem no filme.

O conceito de viagem no tempo, na sua essência, está longe de ser simplista, mas é abordado no filme mais como uma aventura sem demais consequências "sérias" do que na sua versão mais racional. Afinal, um milésimo de segundo diferente já poderia criar um mundo completamente diferente em pouco mais de algumas décadas - ou anos, dependendo da gravidade da situação. Mas isso de forma alguma é um problema. Tudo é muito fácil de entender e assimilar, e pensando que muitas pessoas, naquela época, não tinham a mínima noção do conceito de viagem no tempo, o filme acerta muito em explicar de maneira intuitiva. Hoje, com vários filmes abordando o tema, muitas vezes até com seriedade, ou até filmes muito famosos, como Avengers: Endgame, não acho que seja muito necessário.… Expand

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Dostoyevsky3

Feb 3, 2021

Next time you make a movie, don't have your only female character be a typical damsel in distress in need of a man to save her from being raped.

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