Back to the Future
87
metacriticBased on 26 Critics
90
Based on 661 Users

Release Date: 1985

DVD Release Date: February 10th, 2009

PG |1 hr 56 min

Plot Summary

In this 1980s sci-fi classic, small-town California teen Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) is thrown back into the '50s when an experiment by his eccentric scientist friend Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) goes awry. Traveling through time in a modified DeLorean car, Marty encounters young versions of his parents (Crispin Glover, Lea Thompson), and must make sure that they fall in love or he'll cease to exist. Even more dauntingly, Marty has to return to his own time and save the life of Doc Brown.

Cast: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Crispin Glover, Lea Thompson, Wendie Jo Sperber, Marc McClure, Claudia Wells, Tom Wilson

Director: Robert Zemeckis

Genres: Fantasy , Comedy , Science fiction , Adventure

Production Co: Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment

Keywords: 1950s, Father, Engaging, Quest, 1980s, Mother, Endearing, Small town, Son

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Ratings & Reviews

  • 90
    IGN

    It's funny. It's sad. It's imaginative. It's great sci-fi, and terrific family entertainment. In short, Back to the Future is brilliant. show more

  • 100
    Boston Globe

    The best mainstream film since "E.T.," is an uplifting reminder that Hollywood can still produce truly great entertainment...The plot is so exquisitely developed that divulging anything beyond the basic outline might diminish the joyous surprises that await an audience thirsting for originality in a reactionary medium. [03 July 1985, p.57]

  • 100
    Gene SiskelChicago Tribune

    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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Awards

Nominated Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)
Oscars Academy Awards (1985)
Nominated Film
British Academy of Film & Television Arts (1985)
Nominated Best Original Song - Motion Picture
Golden Globes (1986)
Nominated Music (Original Song)
Oscars Academy Awards (1985)
Nominated Special Visual Effects
British Academy of Film & Television Arts (1985)
Nominated Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Golden Globes (1986)
Nominated Editing
British Academy of Film & Television Arts (1985)
Nominated Sound
Oscars Academy Awards (1985)
Nominated Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Golden Globes (1986)
Nominated Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Golden Globes (1986)
Nominated Original Screenplay
British Academy of Film & Television Arts (1985)
Winner Sound Effects Editing
Oscars Academy Awards (1985)
Nominated Production Design
British Academy of Film & Television Arts (1985)