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Spanish movies about time travel

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A romantic comedy about a family traveling to the French capital for business. The party includes a young engaged couple forced to confront the illusion that a life different from their own is better.

During a mysterious thunderstorm, Vera, a young mother, manages to save a life in danger, but her good deed causes a disturbing chain of unexpected consequences.

A man accidentally gets into a time machine and travels back in time nearly an hour. Finding himself will be the first of a series of disasters of unforeseeable consequences.

Toby, a cynical advertising director finds himself trapped in the outrageous delusions of an old Spanish shoe-maker who believes himself to be Don Quixote. In the course of their comic and increasingly surreal adventures, Toby is forced to confront the tragic repercussions of a film he made in his idealistic youth.

In an attempt to recover his marriage, Raul will go with Ana and her son Nico to celebrate Christmas in a cabin away from it all. During the celebration of Christmas his life will change forever. During his strange experiences Raul begins traveling through his memories and faces the reality of his actions.

Agents from diverse Spanish local police forces are called to form a special team.

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Diego is a doctor so used to working in extreme situations that he has immunized himself to others' pain. He has switched off from his work, his partner and his commitment as a father. Over the course of a disturbing meeting, Diego is threatened with a gun. Hours later, he can only remember the sound of a bang and the strange feeling of having being hit with something more than a bullet. Diego has to take an irreversible decision which will affect his own life and that of his loved ones.

A drama centered on a young woman who takes a summer job caring for a bed-ridden older man, and the intimate secrets they begin to share with one another.

Carlos is a man who goes to a coffee shop-library to take a cup, where Irene is reading a book. Not a reason for it, Irene close to Carlos and talks with him, starting a friendship with a little rules: no pasts, no birth names, no modern ways to contact between them (as Internet or similar), and finally not falling in love each other. Calling themselves Hada Chalada ('Crazy Fairy') and Duende Chiflado ('Mad Goblin'), both pass the days walking around the city engaged with magic, surrealist and funnies conversations about life, love and themselves, at the same time that Carlos tries to end his new script with his friend Cristóbal, and eccentric writer obsessed with Japan.

A chronicle of the life of Spanish playwright and poet Lope de Vega, who dominated Spain's early Golden Age of Theater in the 16th century. Lope returns home from war and enters the theater world when a producer's beautiful daughter takes a shine to him. They embark on a passionate affair as his plays begin to win popular acclaim.

Oliver, a young film director, discovers on a porn Web site one night that the protagonist of one of the erotic videos is his younger half-sister Aurora. In the process of finding out what she was doing there, Oliver will become fascinated by his sister.

Inspired by real events, the story centers around a family in the 70s who settles in the Madrid neighborhood of Malasaña where their new house will become the worst of their nightmares.

J. is depressed. E. lives peacefully. S. tries to get back with his wife. G. resorts to anxiolytics. P. plays seduction games. María and Sara exchange their husbands. L. calls his lover in a peculiar way.

The film spans 30 years in Julieta’s life from a nostalgic 1985 where everything seems hopeful, to 2015 where her life appears to be beyond repair and she is on the verge of madness.

A mass suicide involving members of a cult takes place in the Canary Islands. Gabriel's younger sister, Cordelia, who he hasn't seen for years, was one of the cult followers. Gabriel decides to travel there and find out what happened.

When his son dies while hiking the famed Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route in the Pyrenees, Tom flies to France to claim the remains. Looking for insights into his estranged child’s life, he decides to complete the 500-mile mountain trek to Spain. Tom soon joins up with other travelers and realizes they’re all searching for something.

Introverted Girona student Nacho meets two delinquents from the city's Chinatown and gets caught up in a summer onslaught of burglaries and hold ups that will change his life.

Basque Country, Spain, 1843. A police constable arrives at a small village in Álava to investigate a mysterious blacksmith who lives alone deep in the woods.

Carlos, a bank executive, begins his morning routine by taking his kids to school. As he starts the car he receives an anonymous phone call informing him that there's a bomb under his seat. A stranger's voice tells him that he only has a few hours to gather together a large amount of cash: if he doesn't, his car will blow up.

When the naked body of a teenage girl is found on the banks of the River Baztán, it is quickly linked to a similar murder one month before. Soon, rumours are flying in the nearby village of Elizondo. Is this the work of a ritualistic killer or is it the basajaun, the ‘invisible guardian’ of Basque mythology? Inspector Amaia Salazar leads the investigation, taking her back to the heart of the Basque country where she was born, and where she hoped never to return. Shrouded in mist and surrounded by impenetrable forests, it is a place of unresolved conflicts and a terrible secret from Amaia’s childhood that will come back to haunt her. Faced with the superstitions of the village, Amaia must fight the demons of her past to confront the reality of a serial killer on the loose. But as she is drawn deeper into the investigation, she feels the presence of something darker lurking in the shadows…

Hobbs has Dominic and Brian reassemble their crew to take down a team of mercenaries: Dominic unexpectedly gets convoluted also facing his presumed deceased girlfriend, Letty.

The protagonist is a young woman, Joan Prats suffering from agnosia, a strange, primary visual disease that is one of the neuropsychological disorders of perception. Although her eyes and ears are in perfect condition, her brain is not able to correctly interpret the stimuli it receives. Joan is the only person to know an industrial secret left behind by her late father and becomes the victim of a sinister plan to extract this information. Her captors plan to use her sensory condition to help extract the information that they so desperately want.

In a desperate attempt to reach Europe and crouched before an airstrip in Cameroon, a six-year-old boy and his older sister wait to sneak into the holds of an airplane. Not too far away, an environmental activist contemplates the terrible image of an elephant, dead and fangless. Not only do you have to fight against poaching, but you will also have to meet the problems of your newly arrived daughter from Spain. Thousands of kilometers to the north, in Melilla, a group of civil guards prepare to face the furious crowd of sub-Saharan people who have begun the assault on the fence. Three stories linked by a central theme, in which none of its protagonists know that their destinies are doomed to cross and that their lives will no longer be the same.

After her husband dies, Carmina keeps it a secret until a check that he had been expecting comes in.

Madrid, 1990s. After making a Ouija with friends, a teenager is besieged by dangerous supernatural presences that threaten to harm her whole family. Inspired by terrifying police files never solved.

A man imprisons the woman he's still obsessed with after years apart, then finds the tables turned on him.

On a rainy morning six armed men in disguise rob a bank in Valencia .But what seemed like an easy heist quickly goes wrong with nothing unfolding as planned, and mistrust quickly builds between the two leaders of the gang.

The story of nine-year old Maria and her father Marcelino who, in 1879, found the first pre-historic cave paintings at the now world famous Altamira cave.

While Havana is full of zombies hungry for human flesh, official media reported that the disturbances are caused by dissidents paid by the United States. Panic seizes all until Juan comes to the rescue: he discovers he can kill the undead destroying his brain, and decides to start a small business under the slogan "We kill your loved ones."

Víctor is a child who is found casually roaming by a country road. His mother, Patricia, a well-known lawyer specialist in media trails, realizes about it and she goes to the hospital, where explains to the police that Víctor is deaf, and he's unable to talk, speaking using sign language. In the police headquarter Víctor explains that he was kidnapped by a strange man when we was entering to the school. The police identifies a possible suspect named Charlie, a man with money troubles and an 8-months pregnant wife who can't explain where he was when Víctor was kidnapped from the school. Seeing the inability of the police to arrest Charlie after some failed attempts to meet Víctor, Patricia contacts Raúl, Patricia's former love interest and Víctor's father, to ask him that he or a friends of him threat seriously Charlie. But when is discovered that Víctor made a false identification, Patricia tries to stop Raúl, starting a chain of events which consequences will be out of control...

The journey of Javier, the obese Sad Clown, starts during his childhood in the midst of the Spanish civil war in 1937. His father, one of Spain’s most prominent jesters, is detained and tortured by the fascist regime.

El ángel de Budapest (Angel of Budapest) is a Spanish 2011 television World War II-Holocaust miniseries based on the book "Un español frente al Holocausto" (A Spanish against the Holocaust) written by journalist and radio executive director Diego Carcedo. The plot focuses on Ángel Sanz Briz, a Spanish ambassador in Hungary during World War II who helped to save the lives of thousands of jews from the Holocaust by lodging them in Spanish safe houses in Budapest.

Manuel is a crooked politician who enjoys the lifestyle that kickbacks afford. He eats at fancy restaurants, parties with his friends on yachts, and provides a very luxurious lifestyle for his family. Manuel brazenly bribes, extorts, and pays off anyone who threatens to expose the activities of his inner circle. When he is singled out to take the fall for a case of fraudulent government contracts, rather than admit to any wrongdoing, Manuel decides to sell out his whole party in an effort to avoid jail time. It's a decision that puts many lives at risk.

Shot in Spanish and localized for markets around the world, “Tini – El Gran Cambio de Violetta” is set to thrill fans with everything they loved about the worldwide Violetta phenomenon including strong musical elements with new and original tracks, exciting choreography, compelling storylines, and intriguing characters. All made bigger and better for the big screen. The film shows how taking the role in the TV series was a pivotal moment for Tini leading to a personal ‘coming of age story’ about the young actress. In a story that reflects the teen star’s own real life, Tini will leave behind the world depicted in Violetta, striking out alone and embarking on a brand new adventure over one endless summer that will define her as a person and see her emerge as a new artist.

In 1950s Spain, the heir to a fashion house romances a beautiful seamstress who works for the company, despite the objections of his family.

Cristiano Ronaldo: The World at His Feet follows the footballer from his beginnings in Portugal, breakthrough start with Manchester United and current career at Real Madrid.

Sun from Chicago (USA) and Lucas from Mallorca (Spain) meet each other in a students's flat in Barcelona. They fall in love and try to enjoy it without thinking of their separation at the term's ending. Will their love prevail?

Sira Quiroga is a young Spanish dressmaker engaged to a solid suitor when a suave typewriter salesman upends her life. Spain is being upended by a civil war and the new regime's growing alliances with Nazi Germany. Sira, smart, gutsy and resourceful with a Scarlett O'Hara-like ability to whip up designer duds on a moment's notice, Sira has spunk. Sira gains and loses a small fortune, is dumped by her cad of a lover in Morocco, runs guns to get the cash to start her life anew and becomes couturier to the Nazi wives stationed in Madrid. Urged on by her friend, the real-life British spy Rosalinda Fox, Sira, too, aids the British cause.

This colourful feature debut from experienced producer Luis Miñarro offers an almost hallucinatory look at the world of Amadeo of Savoy, who was king of an ungovernable Spain for two years around 1870. This intriguing episode is transformed into a plea for beauty, creativity and joy. The film functions as a metaphor for contemporary Spain and its ongoing state of crisis.

"The Invisible Guest” turns on a young businessman who wakes up in a hotel room locked from the inside with the dead body of his lover next to him. He hires a prestigious lawyer, and over one night they work together to clarify what happened in a frenetic race against time.

One summer, Dario flees the hellish environment of his home. Luismi, unconditional friend, a poor devil with pretensions of winning, and Antonia, an old woman who collects abandoned his motorcar furniture, become his new family. Three generations living together in a city too big to be alone.

Madrid, summer 2011. Economic crisis. 15-M movement and 1.5 million pilgrims waiting for the Pope’s arrival live side by side in a Madrid that’s hotter and more chaotic than ever. In this context, detectives Velarde and Alfaro must find what seems to be a serial killer. Their against-the-clock hunt will make them realise something they’d never imagined: neither of them are so very different from the killer.

Alma’s family has been producing quality olive oil in the Baix Maestrat area of Spain’s Castellón for generations. Yet changing pressures in the industry have made their traditional practices economically untenable, and the family is now in the mass-production poultry business. Alma’s grandfather has not spoken in years. Sadness envelopes him, and he no longer wants to eat. His sons—Alma’s father and uncle—are impatient with him, but Alma understands her grandfather. She realizes he has been grieving for a thousand-year-old olive tree that the family has uprooted and sold to pay some debts. (A sadly common reality in Castellón at present.) Unable to bear the idea that her grandfather could die without seeing this terrible wrong corrected, Alma undertakes a quixotic mission to locate the tree and return it to the family orchard, so that her grandfather may have peace in his final days.

Roberto is an unemployed publicist who achieved success when he thought of a famous slogan: "Coca-Cola, the spark of life." Now he is a desperate man, trying to remember the happy days, back to the hotel where he spent the honeymoon with his wife. However, instead of the hotel, he finds a museum built around the Roman theater in the city. While walking through the ruins, he has an accident, an iron rod sticks into his head and leaves him completely paralyzed. If he tries to move he would die. Roberto becomes the focus of the media, which will change his life ...

Spanish soldiers battle indigenous tribes and their own brutal natures as they search for a legendary city built of gold.

Marcos Vela is a prestigious gastronomic journalist who accepts the request of an independent publisher to write an article on the recent emergence of the Clandestine Restaurants.

After finding a lump in one of her breasts, Magda goes to visit her doctor who gives her bad news: she needs a mastectomy, preceded by severe chemo treatments. While she ponders this ill fortune at a soccer game where her son Dani participates, she attracts the attention of talent scout Arturo, who is looking for talented young players to enroll them in the junior leagues.

Laura, a Spanish woman living in Buenos Aires, returns to her hometown outside Madrid with her Argentinian husband and children. However, the trip is upset by unexpected events that bring secrets into the open.

When an engineer learns of a mysterious, impenetrable fortress hidden under The Bank of Spain, he joins a crew of master thieves who plan to steal the legendary lost treasure locked inside while the whole country is distracted by Spain's World Cup Final. With thousands of soccer fans cheering in the streets, and security forces closing in, the crew have just minutes to pull off the score of a lifetime.

The Best Sci-Fi Time Travel Thriller You've Never Seen, Stream It Now

T he 2007 Spanish science-fiction thriller  Timecrimes  is streaming on Amazon Prime Video. Written and directed by Nacho Vigalondo, this mind-bending story opens in the Spanish countryside, where Hector (Karra Elejalde) and his wife Clara (Candela Fernandez) are renovating their home. Hector's life takes an unexpected turn when he sees a mysterious woman undressing in the forest behind his house.

Timecrimes , streaming on Amazon Prime Video, is one of the best time travel movies of all time.

Late in  Timecrimes,  a chance encounter with a man in bloody bandages forces Hector to take refuge in a nearby building. He contacts a scientist via walkie-talkie who tricks him into becoming part of a time travel experiment. Hector is transported back in time, and although the scientist advises him to stay put, he ignores the advice and sets off a series of events that lead to a time loop.

With each episode of time travel, Hector's actions become increasingly convoluted. He chases a woman on a bicycle, inadvertently reenacts events, and tragically believes he has killed his wife. Desperate to set things right, Hector manipulates the past, leading to a confusing sequence of Timecrimes involving multiple versions of himself.

Timecrimes  masterfully weaves a story filled with paradoxes and loops, the hallmark of any time travel story. Hector's actions have unintended consequences, which cause the line between cause and effect to become blurred. As the film progresses, viewers are kept in suspense, trying to unravel the intricate web of events.

The movie's brilliance lies in its ability to create tension and intrigue without relying on elaborate special effects or a big-budget production. It's a testament to Nacho Vigalondo's directorial skills that he can use the simplest settings and resources to keep audiences engaged. Vigalondo cited the British comic magazine  2000 AD  as a major influence on  Timecrimes .

The influence of  Chronocops,  created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, is particularly evident in  Timecrimes . It is a one-off tale that initially appeared in  Prog 310 , published in 1983. The story is a satirical take on time travel and law enforcement. It introduces readers to a pair of time-traveling police officers, Figgis and Slade, who work for the Chronocops division of the Time Police.

Timecrimes  received critical acclaim upon its release and still holds an impressive 90 percent approval rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes . Critics praised its dark humor, bizarre twists, and for cleverly addressing viewer skepticism about time travel. The film's score, composed by Eugenio Mira, complements the story, while the use of Blondie's "Picture This" adds depth and emotion.

The influence of  Chronocops,  created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, is particularly evident in  Timecrimes .

Timecrimes  received a multitude of awards and nominations, cementing its place in the world of cinema. At the Fantastic Fest in 2007, the film won Best Picture, the prestigious Gold Medal of Jury Award Competition, and the Silver Medal of Audience Award Competition.

Internationally, the Trieste Science+Fiction Festival honored  Timecrimes  with the Asteroide Award for Best International Sci-fi Feature Film, emphasizing its global appeal. In 2009, it was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 64th CEC Medals, recognizing Nacho Vigalondo's creative storytelling. The film was also nominated for Best Editing.

Nacho Vigalondo won the Newcomer Award at the CEC Medals, acknowledging his contribution to cinema. Timecrimes' Timecrimes'  impact on the Spanish film industry led to a nomination for Best New Director at the 23rd Goya Awards.

While there are not many films with an identical premise, several movies share themes that may appeal to fans of  Timecrimes.  Released in 2004,  Primer  is a low-budget sci-fi film known for its intricate story involving time travel and the challenges it poses to the characters.  Predestination , released in 2014, features a temporal agent who must prevent future crimes using time travel technology.

Despite initial plans for an English-language remake of  Timecrimes,  which had fans worried about losing the charm of the original, the project never materialized.

Triangle , from 2009, combines psychological horror and time loop elements when a group of friends finds themselves trapped in a never-ending cycle of events on a deserted ocean liner. The 2014 film  Time Lapse  follows a group of friends who discover a camera that takes pictures of events 24 hours into the future. While these films are similar, the success of  Timecrimes  has been difficult to replicate.

Despite initial plans for an English-language remake of  Timecrimes,  which had fans worried about losing the charm of the original, the project never materialized. Timecrimes'  complexity and Nacho Vigalondo's masterful direction remain untouched in the original Spanish version, which can be found on Amazon Prime Video.

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The Best Horror Movies About Time Travel

How many time travel horror movies can you name? This list ranks the best time loop horror movies, where manipulating time plays a major role in the film's plot. All of these scary movies are about time travel in one way or another, but not every film features a character that is going into the past or future. In Event Horizon , for example, there is a rift in the space time continuum, but the main characters themselves do not actually time travel.

Some good horror movies with time traveling include Mine Games , Time Lapse , and Insidious 2 , the sequel to the Blumhouse hit from 2010. We've included a few debatable entries like Donnie Darko , so just know that before seeing the scary time travel movies below.

Vote up your favorite time loop horror films, and downvote any that you really wouldn't recommend to other horror fans.

Army of Darkness

In Army of Darkness , director Sam Raimi expertly weaves together the threads of time travel and horror to create a thrilling and darkly comic experience for viewers. The protagonist, Ash Williams, finds himself involuntarily transported back to medieval times, where he must battle hordes of undead and demonic creatures to save humanity and return to his own era. With innovative special effects, compelling characters, and a unique blend of horror and humor, Army of Darkness  presents a fresh and engaging take on the time travel-horror subgenre that continues to entertain audiences today.

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Event Horizon

Event Horizon takes its name from the concept of the point of no return surrounding a black hole, and indeed, the film delves into the harrowing abyss of psychological terror and otherworldly horror as it explores the dangers of tampering with time and space. The story follows a crew of astronauts who must investigate the mysterious reappearance of a long-lost spaceship believed to possess advanced technology capable of bending the very fabric of reality. As they uncover the nightmarish truth behind the ship's disappearance and its seeming encounters with alternate dimensions, the film effectively combines the unsettling atmosphere of cosmic horror with the chilling implications of uncontrolled time travel, resulting in a gripping and thought-provoking cinematic experience.

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Donnie Darko

Donnie Darko is a haunting and enigmatic tale that masterfully intertwines elements of time travel, mental illness, and existential horror, all within the context of an American high school setting. The film's eponymous protagonist is plagued by visions of a grotesque, otherworldly rabbit figure who informs him of an impending apocalypse, prompting Donnie to embark on a journey through both time and his own fragile psyche to uncover the truth. With a dreamlike atmosphere and a complex narrative structure that rewards repeat viewings, Donnie Darko  is a standout entry in the horror-time travel subgenre that has garnered a strong cult following since its initial release.

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The Final Girls

The Final Girls injects a fresh twist into the time travel-horror formula by playfully riffing on the tropes and clichés of classic slasher films. When a group of friends find themselves trapped inside a 1980s horror movie, they must come to terms with their newfound role as potential victims of a masked killer while also trying to uncover the secrets of time manipulation to return to their own reality. With its self-aware humor and engaging characters, The Final Girls  demonstrates that the subgenre of horror-time travel stories still has plenty of room for innovation and creativity.

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Triangle is an atmospheric and chilling entry in the time travel-horror subgenre that will leave viewers questioning their own sanity as they witness the protagonist's struggle to escape a never-ending temporal loop. Set primarily aboard a seemingly deserted ship, the film follows Jess as she grapples with the escalating paranoia and fear spawned by her nightmarish encounters with alternate versions of herself and her fellow passengers. Boasting a moody and tense atmosphere, Triangle  is a mind-bending and unsettling exploration of the darker side of time travel and its potentially disastrous consequences.

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John Dies at the End

Based on the cult novel by David Wong, John Dies at the End  is a frenetic and wild ride through a world where time travel, alternate dimensions, and unspeakable cosmic horrors collide. The film follows two friends who stumble upon a mysterious drug known as "Soy Sauce," which grants them paranormal abilities but also exposes them to a horrifying reality beyond our own. With its off-kilter humor and relentless pacing, John Dies at the End  showcases the captivating chaos that can arise when horror and time travel elements are combined in a truly unique and unpredictable fashion.

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Devil's Pass

Devil's Pass takes a chilling real-life mystery – the Dyatlov Pass incident – and infuses it with elements of sci-fi horror and time travel intrigue. As a documentary crew investigates the unexplained deaths of nine hikers in 1959, they discover a terrifying secret involving paranormal phenomena and time manipulation. Blending the found footage format with a skillful incorporation of time travel lore, Devil's Pass  manages to evoke a chilling and immersive sense of dread while exploring the sinister implications of tampering with the flow of time.

Timecrimes is a tense and suspenseful Spanish thriller that delves into the dark complications of time travel while maintaining an engrossing sense of dread throughout its runtime. When a man accidentally travels back in time, he must confront his past self and grapple with a series of increasingly dire consequences resulting from his actions. With its cerebral narrative and tightly-woven plot, Timecrimes  is a compelling exploration of the inherent horror of meddling with time and the devastating ripple effects it can create.

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Coherence is a mind-bending and claustrophobic exploration of the horrors that can emerge when time travel and parallel universes collide. Set during a dinner party, the film's characters must confront the terrifying implications of their actions as they navigate an increasingly fractured reality populated by alternate versions of themselves. With its clever script and innovative approach to storytelling, Coherence  is a standout example of how time travel can be used to heighten the suspense and intrigue of a horror film.

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The Jacket is a gripping psychological horror film that expertly utilizes time travel as a means of exploring themes of guilt, redemption, and the nature of reality. The protagonist, a war veteran suffering from amnesia, is subjected to an experimental treatment that inadvertently sends him through time, forcing him to confront his own past and the intertwining destinies of those around him. With its intense performances and haunting atmosphere, The Jacket  is a standout example of how time travel can be used to enhance the emotional resonance and depth of a horror story.

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Premonition

Premonition is an engrossing psychological thriller that combines elements of time travel and supernatural horror to create an unnerving and uniquely disorienting atmosphere. The film follows a woman who, after experiencing a premonition of her husband's death, becomes caught in a disjointed, non-linear timeline that forces her to question her own sanity. With its evocative imagery and tense pacing, Premonition  expertly utilizes time travel as a narrative device to explore themes of grief, fate, and the fragility of human memory.

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Insidious 2

Insidious: Chapter 2 elevates the supernatural horror of its predecessor by incorporating elements of time travel and astral projection, creating a unique and unsettling viewing experience. As the Lambert family continues to grapple with malevolent spirits and a dark family secret, they must reckon with the terrifying reality that their nightmares are not limited by the boundaries of time. With its expertly-crafted scares and eerie exploration of time-bending phenomena, Insidious: Chapter 2  solidifies its place as a standout entry in the horror-time travel subgenre.

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Insidious: The Red Door

Insidious: The Red Door further expands upon the interconnected timelines and supernatural horrors established in previous films in the series, adding another layer of complexity and terror to the narrative. As the characters continue to navigate the treacherous landscape of the astral plane, they discover that time functions differently in this realm, giving rise to new and unexpected horrors. The film's expert integration of time travel themes into its narrative serves to enhance the overall sense of dread and unease that permeates the Insidious franchise.

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Lake Mungo is a chilling Australian mockumentary that combines elements of time travel, supernatural horror, and psychological thriller to create a haunting and unforgettable cinematic experience. The film focuses on a grieving family who, after the death of their daughter, becomes caught up in a web of time-bending intrigue and deception as they attempt to uncover the truth behind her mysterious demise. With its nuanced performances and eerie atmosphere, Lake Mungo  deftly demonstrates the potential for time travel to serve as a powerful narrative device within the horror genre.

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Frankenstein Unbound

Frankenstein Unbound , based on the novel by Brian Aldiss, is a unique fusion of classic literary horror and time travel sci-fi that offers a fresh perspective on Mary Shelley's iconic story. Set in a dystopian future where a scientist unwittingly unleashes a time-traveling monster, the film follows him back to the 19th century where he encounters both Victor Frankenstein and Mary Shelley herself. By injecting time travel elements into this familiar narrative, Frankenstein Unbound  not only revitalizes the source material but also presents a chilling exploration of the consequences of playing God with the fabric of time.

Blair Witch

Though primarily known as a found footage horror classic, Blair Witch  also incorporates subtle elements of time travel to enhance the film's chilling atmosphere and sense of disorientation. As the three filmmakers venture deeper into the woods, they find themselves caught in a seemingly endless loop of time and space, exacerbating the terror and paranoia that permeates their doomed expedition. With its innovative storytelling and haunting visuals, Blair Witch  exemplifies the potential for time travel elements to amplify the horror of an already gripping narrative.

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Detention is a wildly inventive and genre-defying film that blends time travel, horror, comedy, and high school drama to create a refreshingly original and fast-paced viewing experience. As a group of teenage outcasts discovers a mysterious time-traveling device, they find themselves caught in a race against time to prevent a series of grisly murders and avert the apocalyptic consequences of their actions. With its whip-smart script and dynamic characters, Detention  showcases the immense potential for genre-blending and innovation within the horror-time travel subgenre.

Mine Games is an atmospheric and suspenseful thriller that expertly melds time travel, psychological horror, and classic slasher tropes to create a truly unique and engaging experience for viewers. As a group of friends exploring an abandoned mine discovers that they are seemingly trapped in a looping timeline, they must race against time to unravel the mystery of their predicament and escape an unseen killer. With its clever narrative twists and evocative setting, Mine Games  is a standout example of the inventive storytelling possibilities afforded by the inclusion of time travel in horror cinema.

Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension

Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension adds a new layer of terror to the franchise's already bone-chilling formula by incorporating elements of time travel and alternate dimensions into its storyline. As the protagonists uncover a series of eerie videotapes that seem to predict their own grisly fates, they must confront the horrifying implications of the supernatural forces at work in their home. The film's expert use of time travel not only expands upon the Paranormal Activity mythos but also raises the stakes for its characters, resulting in a truly chilling cinematic experience.

The Caller is a tense and atmospheric thriller that masterfully utilizes time travel as a narrative device to heighten the sense of paranoia and unease that permeates its storyline. When a woman receives a series of chilling phone calls from a mysterious stranger claiming to be calling from the past, she becomes entangled in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse that transcends time itself. The film's innovative approach to storytelling and skillful handling of time travel elements combine to create a gripping and chilling cinematic experience.

Time Lapse is a suspenseful and engrossing sci-fi horror film that expertly explores the darker side of time travel and its potentially disastrous consequences. When a group of friends discovers a mysterious machine that produces photographs of the future, they find themselves caught up in a web of deceit, paranoia, and murder as their fascination with the device spirals out of control. With its cerebral narrative and taut pacing, Time Lapse  is a haunting exploration of the perils of tampering with time and the human psyche.

Haunter is a chilling and atmospheric ghost story that ingeniously incorporates elements of time travel to create a unique and compelling viewing experience. The film follows a teenage girl who, trapped in an endless loop repeating the same day in 1985, must unravel the mystery of her predicament and confront the malevolent spirit responsible for her family's curse. By weaving together the threads of supernatural horror and time-loop intrigue, Haunter  creates a tense and unnerving atmosphere that lingers long after the credits have rolled.

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The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations

The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations is a worthy installment in the time-travel horror series that explores the harrowing consequences of meddling with the past. As the protagonist uses his time-traveling abilities to solve crimes, he finds himself embroiled in a complex and dangerous web of deception, betrayal, and murder. The film's expert utilization of time-travel mechanics and its haunting exploration of the darker aspects of human nature make it a standout entry in the horror-time travel subgenre.

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Blood Punch

Blood Punch is a darkly comedic, twisted love triangle thriller that uses time travel as an integral part of its narrative to create an engaging and suspenseful viewing experience. When a group of friends becomes trapped in a time loop during a drug-manufacturing operation gone wrong, they must confront their own demons and unravel the complex web of deceit that ensnares them. With its unique blend of humor, action, and time-travel horror, Blood Punch is a compelling and highly entertaining addition to the subgenre.

Camp Slaughter

Camp Slaughter takes a familiar setting - the classic 1980s-style summer camp - and injects it with a heavy dose of time travel horror and slasher film tropes. When a group of modern-day friends inadvertently becomes trapped in a seemingly endless loop set in 1981, they must confront the murderous spree of a masked killer while also trying to unravel the secrets of their time-warped predicament. With its nostalgic nod to the heyday of slasher films and an inventive twist on the time travel subgenre, Camp Slaughter  offers a thrilling and entertaining experience that horror fans won't want to miss.

In S. Darko , the sequel to the cult classic Donnie Darko , viewers are once again drawn into a mysterious and surreal world where time travel and existential horror collide. Following Donnie's younger sister, Samantha, the film explores her journey through a disorienting and nightmarish landscape populated by strange characters and unsettling visions of impending doom. Though not as universally acclaimed as its predecessor, S. Darko  nevertheless showcases the potential for time travel and cosmic horror to create a unique and memorable cinematic experience.

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2007 ‘Los cronocrímenes’ Directed by Nacho Vigalondo

A trip back in time from the present to...

A man accidentally gets into a time machine and travels back in time nearly an hour. Finding himself will be the first of a series of disasters of unforeseeable consequences.

Karra Elejalde Candela Fernández Bárbara Goenaga Nacho Vigalondo Juan Inciarte Libby Brien Nicole Dionne Philip Hersh

Director Director

Nacho Vigalondo

Producers Producers

Eduardo Carneros Esteban Ibarretxe Sergio Barrejón Todd Brown Santi Camuñas Dave Chariton Javier Ibarretxe Nahikari Ipiña Soraya Lacaba Norbert Llaràs Jordi Rediu Cormac Regan

Writer Writer

Editor editor.

José Luis Romeu

Cinematography Cinematography

Flavio Martínez Labiano

Executive Producers Exec. Producers

Eduardo Carneros Esteban Ibarretxe Javier Ibarretxe

Lighting Lighting

Miguel Ángel Cárdenas

Camera Operator Camera Operator

Jon D. Domínguez

Art Direction Art Direction

José Luis Arrizabalaga Biaffra

Set Decoration Set Decoration

Urko Aguirre Jaime Gartzia

Special Effects Special Effects

Pau Costa Raúl Romanillos

Visual Effects Visual Effects

Marcos Onaindia

Composers Composers

Eugenio Mira Chucky Namanera

Sound Sound

Manuel Carrión Roberto Fernández Martín J. Guridi

Makeup Makeup

Susana Ibarretxe

Arsénico Producciones Zip Films Fine Productions Karbo Vantas Entertainment Basque Films

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20 sep 2007, 05 jul 2008, theatrical limited, 12 dec 2008, 01 nov 2007, 29 mar 2008, 27 jun 2008, 06 feb 2009, 18 mar 2010, 31 mar 2009, 17 jun 2009, releases by country.

• Premiere Fantasia Film Festival
• Physical 12 DVD
• Theatrical 16
• Theatrical VM14
• Theatrical M/16
• Theatrical 16 ICAA 96306
• Theatrical 15
• Premiere R Austin Fantastic Fest
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Review by Patrick Willems ★★★★ 2

Man time travel is cool but it seems SO stressful

Review by Boy Roarbison [fka Nag Champion] ★★★★½ 17

Near perfect. One of the best time-travel films I've seen, in part because of the juxtaposition of its intricate script & the simplicity of its setting. You would never guess that traveling only mere hours back in time would serve for such a compelling narrative, but "Timecrimes" pulls it off with brilliant pacing and a plot woven with intelligent twists, not ones that pander to its audience or insult their intelligence. Karra Elejalde [Hector] delivers a tremendously compelling lead performance[s], and is anchored by a keen supporting role from the film's director Nacho Vigalondo as a scientist in the wrong place at the wrong time[s]. For my money, I have trouble deciding which low-budget time-travel feature is better, "Timecrimes" or "Primer". And that is high praise in and of itself.

Review by SilentDawn ★★★★ 2

Well that was cool, inventive, and moody!

I can't believe I've never heard of this before.

Review by Ethan Colburn ★★★½ 4

It's like if the last third of Prisoner of Azkaban were an indie Spanish movie.

An intriguing concept and a fun and layered story. Timecrimes is an impressively constructed film, making Christopher Nolan insanely jealous.

My biggest criticism of the movie is the character motivations, I feel like it didn't always make sense. I don't quite know why he never tried to break with the natural flow of events, I feel like he would have tried that at least once rather than taking things for granted. Same goes with his choices in the first iteration of the story, it seems like he had opportunities to break with what people expected him to do.

Very glad I watched this, thank you  Siegel !

Review by adambolt ★★★★

turns out the secret to time travel was cum all along

Review by Peaceful Stoner ★★★★½ 11

Simple.Ingenius.Brilliant.

Timecrimes brings to the table the well-worn genre of the time travel enigma in such an engaging, refreshing and minimalistic fashion that I was riveted throughout the experience. The plot is woven with great intricacy and Nacho Vigalondo does a great job in putting together the pieces of the puzzle in such a manner that the level of intrigue never diminishes instead it is always on rise and is left on a high in the end. The film does itself some great good by not explaining things too much as to leave the audiences with nothing to chew on. The relatively open ending and the confusion that the lead character has with the concept makes the film more accessible…

Review by Marianna Neal ★★★★ 3

Me watching this movie: pfft, I figured this twist out right away! ... Oh wait, that's not the point...

Seriously though, what a good time travel thriller! Gets more and more interesting as the movie progresses and develops the concept.

Review by LinusMxx ★★★★ 3

"We've seen each other before, right?"

Nacho Vigalondo's Timecrimes is a low-budget Spanish time travel film that cleverly used its familiar sci-fi trope to bring forth something terrifying, darkly funny, peculiar, smart, and tragic. Unlike most time travel films, this one is pretty easy enough to follow - and that's a good thing!

On the surface, this seems like your typical time-travel paradox film. But if you look and analyze it deeply, you'll find out that Nacho Vigalondo has created a film that can also work as an allegory on adultery/infidelity.

The film opens with Hector, a married man, who is spying on a beautiful woman undressing in the woods near his property. Intrigue, he follows her into the woods.…

Review by CinemaVoid 🏴‍☠️ ★★★½

An exploration of time travel paradoxes that vividly depicts the cascading outcomes that arise from immersing oneself in a vat full of cum in the middle of the woods.

Review by Mario Melendez ★★★★ 3

Now I understand why so many friends and acquaintances were talking about this film directed by Nacho Vigalondo and urged me to watch it with a lot of enthusiasm.

Timecrimes handles two issues that I love in films about time travel and they are rarely addressed with such impetuosity:

1. It makes a point of showing how parables can really exist. 2. Every action has a why and maybe things happen for a reason after all, regardless of its purpose.

The beginning of the film can be its weakest point, and its first minutes are looking for a very intriguing plot, some forced twists, almost shoehorned, that we've seen in other films before, but as the story progresses, that attention…

Review by ScreeningNotes ★★★★ 9

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

"We still have a while before it starts raining"

This is ScreeningNotes 2. I've come back from the future to warn you that ScreeningNotes 1 is totally going to spoil this movie for you. For anyone who hasn't seen the movie and clicked past the warning anyway, here's a spoiler-free review: if you liked the lo-fi time travel aesthetic of Primer then go watch this. It's good, I promise. Now get out of here before it's too late!

I'm no good at putting together complex storylines . So for me at least, one of the most important things about a movie like this is that, whether it's easy to follow or not, watching the puzzle pieces fall into place ought to…

Review by DirkH ★★★½ 9

At its heart a fantastic comedy of errors with an ingenious script.

It is also paradoxically one of the few films that primarily deal with time travel that isn't paradoxical.

Fantastic stuff.

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10 Best Time Travel Movies Ever Made

10 Best Time Travel Movies Ever Made:

“The distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.” – Albert Einstein, On His Theory About Space-time

The concept of time has always been a capricious one, baffling generations of theoretical physicists and filmmakers alike. In his groundbreaking memoir, Sculpting in Time (1984), Andrei Tarkovsky navigates the composition of shots via a personal sense of temporality , creating rich, dream-like inner worlds that dabble in the poetics of cinematic time. The act of moving between variant points in time, also known as time travel, has been heavily imprinted in our collective consciousness, through films like Donnie Darko (2001), Back to the Future (1985), and the relatively recent German existential-sci-fi thriller, Dark (2017) . Here are 10 seminal movies that unravel the fabric of time travel, in no particular order. 

10. La Jetée (1962)

A time-travel saga narrated in still images, Chris Marker’s science fiction featurette La Jetée follows the meandering tale of a boy, Jean Négroni, who witnesses the death of a strange man on an airport observation deck. Against the sordid backdrop of a post-apocalyptic prison camp, he is selected by his captors for involuntary time travel, which only serves to untie complex time loops and paradoxes that serve to haunt the protagonist’s anxiety-riddled reality. La Jetée masterfully connects time, memory , and the toils of human existence, in which time is a cage, a prison, that relents no escape.

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Moreover , La Jetée features rare emotional complexity and an overwhelming sense of nostalgia – a nostalgia for an ordinary life, for ordinary loves, and a love for the linear present. With the plot’s historical context being a post-World War II wasteland, Jean’s anguish becomes all the more palpable. To be surrounded by a tyrannical band of survivors, enmeshed in the emptiness that succeeds war, and hounded to no-end by the clawed hand of time, is a fate that is inherently Kafkaesque, much like Joseph K.’s in The Trial . Much like the knowledge of our deaths, the stories of our lives are inscribed in all that we once took for granted.

9. Idiocracy (2006)

Originally intended as a comedy, Mike Judge’s Idiocracy has gradually transformed into an all-too-real ‘documentary’ over the years. The film follows an everyman named Joe Bauers (Luke Wilson), defined by his overarching ‘averageness’ in almost every front. In comical fashion, he agrees to a year-long cryogenic hibernation as a part of an experiment. He is accompanied in this endeavor by a sex worker named Rita (Maya Rudolph), who is hilariously clueless and nonplussed regarding the whole ordeal.

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In a twist of events, the program gets dropped, and the sands of time keep flowing until Joe and Rita wake up to a society in which the collective I.Q. is staggeringly low, overpopulation is rampant, and the concept of common sense is non-existent. Moreover, the United States is headed by President Camacho (the wonderful Terry Crews), a former professional wrestler and porn star, a role so prophetic in the context of Trump’s America, it is actually terrifying. Additionally, Gatorade has replaced drinking water, the environment has gone for a toss, and people have forgotten the essential art of agriculture – the horrors of capitalism, in a nutshell.  While the element of time travel only serves to further the plot, Idiocracy is a poignant social commentary on the absurdness of human nature and what the future holds for a 26th century America.

8. Timecrimes (2007)

Featuring convoluted synchronicities, adultery, and the act of voyeurism, Nacho Vigalondo’s Spanish time travel thriller, Timecrimes (Los Cronocrímenes) , unfolds with Hitchcockian brilliance. It follows the tale of Héctor (Karra Elejalde), a middle-aged married man, voyeuristically watching an unknown woman undressing in the woods, which leads to him being terrorized by a mysterious man whose face is wrapped in bloodied bandages. Narrowly escaping being murdered, Héctor breaks and enters an abandoned building to seek help. The pretzel-like plot begins to reveal itself when he discovers a two-way radio and a voice on the other end, masking warped intentions of their own.

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Then, bizarre threads of causality start to unfold, wherein Héctor is haunted by multiple selves from different points in time, all of whom seek to destroy the other in a meaningless effort to erase evidence of infidelity. Los Cronocrímenes tinkers with a tale of the ultimate self-fulfilling prophecy, wherein it can be argued that Héctor’s peripeteia is almost as tragic as Oedipus himself. The ending is harsh, almost cruel, which, nonetheless, makes Timecrimes an enthralling watch.

7. 12 Monkeys (1995)

Can we, as mere humans, find meaning at the edge of crisis? Hinging on this engrossing premise, Terry Gilliam’s 12 Monkeys is more relevant now than ever, keeping our current global catastrophes in mind. Set against the post-apocalyptic backdrop of 2035, James Cole (Bruce Willis), a convict, is sent back in time to the year 1990 by a panel of psychiatrists who claim to wish to prevent a viral pandemic that threatens to wipe out the human race in its entirety. This, in turn, triggers a disorienting journey for Cole, the end goal of which is not to prevent the apocalypse but rather to discover a sample of the embryonic strains of the virus, which can help synthesize a cure.

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With stellar performances by Willis, Madeleine Stowe (who plays a  pre-virus era psychiatrist with commendable nuance), and Brad Pitt (who plays a delightfully unpredictable Jeffrey Goines), 12 Monkeys is a time travel extravaganza that explores the themes of temporal madness, greed, corporate agenda, predestination, and the inevitability of mankind’s doom. However, amidst it all, there lies a sliver of hope, albeit a bleak, murky one, much like what life really has to offer.

6. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)

A dazzling animated science-fiction romance, Mamoru Hosada’s Toki o kakeru shôjo or The Girl Who Leapt Through Time follows the tale of Makoto Konno, a teenage girl who miraculously finds the ability to time travel after a near-death experience. Makoto uses her ‘powers’ with the surprising realism of a teenager – to sing better during karaoke nights and alter little moments spent together with her best friends, Chiaki and Kosuke. However, actions have consequences – something which Makoto learns the hard way halfway through the film, leading to grave repercussions that drive the stakes higher. The takeaway from this lovely coming-of-age, slice-of-life anime is this – time waits for none, and the irreversible nature of this dimension is more complex for us to understand than we would like to admit. 

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5. predestination (2014).

Starring Ethan Hawke and the amazing Sarah Snook, The Spierig Brothers’ mind-boggling time-thriller saga, Predestination , leaves audiences breathless from start to finish (or is there an origin point at all?) Hawke plays a time travel agent whose sole, lifelong mission is to go back in time to intercept an arsonist named the ‘Fizzle Bomber.’ While impersonating a bartender in 1970, Hawke encounters a mysterious person (Snook) with an extraordinary story. This leads to a labyrinth of connected histories and destinies, an ouroboros of pain, loss, and incredulity, which cannot be severed or shed off easily. Predestination delves into the concepts of identity, solipsism, and of course, predestination, with stellar performances from both leads, keeps you guessing throughout and is a riveting watch.

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4. je t’aime, je t’aime (1968).

Deemed as a somber meditation in profundity, Resnais’ film, Je t’aime, je t’aime , as per critic James Monaco, is “the quintessential distillation of Resnais’ obsession with time, memory, and the imagination.” Spearheading an unusual sci-fi romance, the film follows Claude Ridder (Claude Rich), who attempts suicide post the severing of a seven-year-old relationship with his girlfriend, Catrine (Olga Georges-Picot). To cope with this trauma, he goes on to volunteer as a human subject for a time-travel experiment at a research center. However, all does not end well, as Claude finds himself trapped in a loop of his own personal hell, underlining the horrors of eternal life, the curse of memory, and the tragic underpinnings of ill-fated love.

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3. looper (2012).

A confusing sense of urgency permeates Looper , Rian Johnson’s gripping sci-fi thriller, which a fair share of complementary works has inspired. Set in 2044, wherein time travel is invented and then banned by a frantic government, the plot gives way to a crime-addled clusterfuck in which paid assassins, or loopers , must go back in time to finish off their targets – but here’s the catch – they must close the loop they have inadvertently created in the first place.

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One such looper is Joe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), who, like all men in his profession, will eventually be dispatched for terminating his older self (in this case, Bruce Willis), who needs to be hunted down amid logical implausibilities, absurd strangeness, and the violent corruption of space-time. If a looper fails to do so, they’re subjected to punishment for transgression. The overarching themes that dominate this film are of vanity, sacrifice, choice [or lack thereof], and the ever-elusive stances of good and evil. Apart from the time-travel shenanigans, Looper has a solid plot, intricate characters, and convincing performances – making it a fun watch.

2. Tomorrow I’ll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea (1977)

A convoluted Czechoslovak sci-fi comedy, Zítra vstanu an opařím se čajem or Tomorrow I’ll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea follows the story of identical twins Karel and Jan Bureš, who work in the time travel tourism industry. After Karel’s untimely death, Jan impersonates him for a woman he loves – however, things take a murkier (and comical) turn as he has to transport former Nazis back in time, who wish to present Hitler with a hydrogen bomb to alter history (!). However, the craft accidentally lands in 1941 (instead of 1944), wherein the Germans stand at the gates of Moscow, and Hitler has the travelers executed instead. The narrative then shifts to Jan’s efforts to make amends for his error, which ends more-or-less happily, except for, well, the Nazis.

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The film’s political subtext can potentially be unsavory for some, as several events are altered here – no breaking of the Berlin Wall, Czechoslovakia has never been divided, and the film’s final moments feel icky. On the bright side, Polák pushes the idea of multiple realities and temporal paradoxes further than ever before and manages to keep the entire screenplay from crumbling on top of itself, despite being one of the most baffling time travel movies ever made.

1. Primer (2004)

Shane Carruth’s Primer is a mind-bending odyssey that does not throw in complex time-travel jargon without good reason. Engineers Aaron (Carruth himself) and Abe (David Sullivan) accidentally discover an A to B time loop effect in a garage, which leads them to debate and discover physically exhausting processes of time travel, which are sprinkled with theories that are so notoriously complex, that a feeling of intentional disorientation permeates throughout.

With an experimentative plot and a shoestring budget, Primer is a necessary watch, even though the film doesn’t simplify itself for the sake of easy audience understanding (in fact, it is because of this reason that the film is so compelling). Primer is a deep dive into the nature of discovery in a world devoid of shortcuts and the ludicrous end-motives of the protagonists who could potentially transform this discovery into something truly monumental. Due to this very reason, Primer is realistic, portraying man’s inability to put the power granted to him to good use. 

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This list of time travel movies surely isn’t the endgame; however, they illustrate human tendencies when faced with the complex unpredictability of space-time dynamics. They delve deep into our fears, hopes, hamartia, and hopeless bid to control events and tweak the nature of existence. The human will is a paradoxical web of illusions, making it difficult for us to navigate the trappings of time. With the ever-mounting anxieties caused by the pandemic, it is indeed worrying about speculating – can time heal? Or is time merely a prison, a persistent illness? Only time will tell whether we can ever unravel these mysteries and understand ourselves better.  

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Review: Timecrimes (Spain, 2007)

By anthony kao , 11 mar 15 10:23 gmt.

Time travel isn’t anything new. As a sci-fi fan, I’ve seen plenty of it– Doctor Who , certain episodes of Stargate SG-1 , Star Trek , you name it. In most cases, time travel ends up being something “cool”, a convenient window into fantasies or a plot device that ends up saving the day. Going back in time to kill Hitler or forwards to meet alcoholic robots is fine and dandy, but as a certified cynic, I have a special place in my heart for TV shows or movies that put time travel in a more banal yet thought-provoking context. The 2007 Spanish film Timecrimes falls in this category.

Timecrimes lacks all the splashy special effects and fantastical settings you’d expect from a time travel movie. Instead, it takes place in the Spanish countryside, and its protagonist is a balding middle-aged man named Hector. Hector’s entrance is unremarkable–his house is being remodeled, and he goes from napping in bed to lounging around on a lawn chair in his yard. To pass the time, he whips out some binoculars and lazily surveys the bucolic foliage behind the house, stumbling upon a surprising sight: a young woman undressing. Curiosity piqued, Hector sets out to investigate, and through a series of creepily mysterious happenstances, ends up traveling back one hour in time.

Yes, time travel happens. At the same time, the act itself is depicted with such banality that it seems boring; there are neither mad scientists jumping with joy nor swirling wormholes passing through solar flares. Therefore, we could say Timecrimes is not a movie about time travel, rather, it is a movie about the consequences of time travel. Giving even a middling amount of detail would completely spoil this movie, so I’ll just say that Hector ends up stumbling upon a complex series of conundrums and attempts to grapple with them. For all its apparent normalcy, Timecrimes is actually quite dark and suspenseful. I came to the movie expecting a more standard sci-fi flick, felt a bit let down by Hector’s initial seista-ing in the first five minutes, and then suddenly found myself with a case of the heebie-jeebies less than ten minutes later. Plot-wise, the film kept me guessing all the way to the end; it contained a decent set of surprises that, on second thought, wouldn’t have been so surprising if I had managed to uncover the very well-hidden hints woven throughout.

As I watched Timecrimes , I couldn’t help but think of another film at the intersection of banality and the “consequences of time travel”: Primer . Made with a $7,000 budget by a Texas engineer who also served as its director, lead actor, soundtrack composer (sound/cinematography/visuals in this movie are beautiful, by the way), and editor, Primer became a cult hit after its 2006 debut. Like Timecrimes , Primer is a rather low-key movie with seemingly unremarkable characters that accidentally encounter time travel. The two movies have many similarities in tone and style, but there is one vital difference: Primer is confusing as all hell, and Timecrimes is not. The two movies are both subtly dark and thought-provoking, but to different degrees– Timecrimes feels like an investigative story from Wired , while Primer is closer to something from an IEEE journal. To me, Timecrimes felt like Primer -lite: a surprisingly accessible version of an otherwise inscrutable topic.

Consequently, unlike with Primer , I would be comfortable recommending Timecrimes to general audiences; this is a movie you could watch with friends on Friday night as long as you’re willing to be slightly unnerved. Ultimately, Timecrimes doesn’t require complex diagrams to explain, but it’s still intensely interesting and adds variety to the broader world of time travel stories.

Timecrimes (Spanish: Los Cronocrímenes) –Spain. Directed by Nacho Vigalondo. First released October 2007. Running time 1hr 32min. Starring Karra Elejalde, Candela Fernandez, Barbara Goenaga, and Nacho Vigalondo.

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A n enterprising Spanish time-travel thriller, that's light on DeLoreans and lightning bolts, but heavy on fiendish cross-currents of temporal interaction. (In this it's not dissimilar to the low-budget American film Primer.) Here, a middle-aged slob called Hector (Karra Elejalde) is chased by a blood-soaked, bandaged maniac into a secret laboratory in the woods; he is persuaded by a suspiciously sane-looking scientist (played by the writer-director Nacho Vigalondo himself) to hide in a large drum filled with liquid; and bam! - he finds himself at the mercy of his past and future selves. It doesn't amount to an awful lot, but you'll enjoy seeing how Vigalondo negotiates the switchback narrative he sets up for himself.

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12 Most Complex Time Travel Movies Executed Well

Hi, this is Barry, and welcome to my site. How a time travel movie is conceived and executed establishes how complicated it can become. Some filmmakers avoid the complexities, others attempt it and make a mess of the timeline(s), but a few embrace the convoluted nature of time travel and do a fantastic job with the execution. Before we go into the list, let me be clear on how I define a time travel movie. So long as there is one person experiencing time in a non-linear fashion, the film makes it into the category. Here is my list of the most complex time travel movies that are well-executed (in no particular order).

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Back To The Future: Part 2

I’m talking specifically about the second part. And why is that? Because a significant portion of the film’s events happens on the same date as the first movie. You see two of Martin and Doc Brown, and they have to make sure they achieve their objective without disturbing any of the events from the first film. This complexity does nothing to affect the film’s humour and quirky characters.

The timeline diagram that Doc Brown draws on the blackboard is iconic and is used by almost everyone to explain complicated time travel movies today. Watching many of the scenes from the first part in the backdrop of this sequel is what makes it extraordinary. Many other time travel movies have emulated this idea in their plots.

Oriol Paulo’s films are a pleasure to watch. He’s got a real talent for non-linear storytelling in the genre of murder mysteries. Mirage combines a crime-thriller with science fiction and time travel in one movie. This time travel movie follows a multi-timeline approach and keeps you on edge with multiple plot twists. A mysterious storm causes a TV to become a bridge across 25 years, enabling characters to communicate with the past. Information that is shared with the past results in different decisions and thereby creates an alternate timeline. Facts and events from each timeline are aggregated to solve the case of murder. It’s enjoyable to watch other subtle pieces of information getting unearthed due to the altered timeline and how they feed into the plot.

The ending of the film wraps up all the time-complications very well, leaving almost no plot holes. Placing a murder mystery within the container of time travel and the movie’s non-linear narrative really make Mirage quite unique.

You can find a detailed explanation with a timeline diagram here – Mirage Explained .

The Infinite Man

You have probably not heard of this low budget Australian film, but it’s a pretty wicked time travel movie. A man wants his girlfriend and himself to relive their anniversary of the previous year. When they do so, they end up encountering multiple versions of themselves travelling back various times into the past. You really need to not blink when you watch this film, as the same events are revisited time and over from different perspectives. The Infinite Man follows a single timeline model and handles the time-complexities superbly. Each character loops back a different number of times. The execution challenge then becomes how to let the who is who and what the reason was for travelling back in time. This complexity was handled excellently in the film.

Infinite Man really deserves more attention considering something this complicated was achieved in a tiny budget with three actors and no special effects. Oh, did I mention some scenes are damn funny too?

For a detailed breakdown of the film and a timeline diagram, read this – The Infinite Man Explained .

Avengers: Endgame

The fate of 20+ films was riding on Avengers: Endgame. We had already witnessed X-Men: Days Of Future Past, which was otherwise a good film, mess up the timeline so badly it erased the events of the original movies and left the fate of future films in the dark. Endgame needed to revisit multiple films of the MCU to temporarily borrow Infinity Stones. To achieve this, the multiple timeline approach was strategically adopted. Meaning travelling to the past of the prime MCU timeline cannot alter it, and all past events occur in alternate timelines. This ensured that all of the prior 20+ movies were preserved. It also provided a clear direction for future MCU films which will be set in the prime MCU timeline. Using this setup, they took the liberty to mess around with the events of previous movies to introduce repercussions of time travel. Examples of this are when we see two Caps fighting and Loki disappearing with the Tesseract.

The best part of this is if future directors choose, they can explore tinkering with plots set in any of the five alternate timelines created in Endgame. Considering the time travel movie wrapped up revisits to older movies in a smart way, learning from the small mistakes in Back To The Future, Endgame definitely deserves mention in this list.

For an extensive analysis of the time travel, plot and characters with a timeline video, go here – Avengers: Endgame Explained .

Primer is centred on two guys who discover time travel accidentally while experimenting with gravitational effects on objects. While the first couple of trips to the past make the film look easy, it soon escalates into a web of timelines folding onto themselves in an extremely convoluted manner. Primer also sports one of the most creative mechanics of time travel using the simple logic that you cannot travel back to before the time machine was switched on or  primed . The movie smartly uses this limitation to show how the characters need to come up with ingenious ideas to travel back multiple times. The fascinating bit is that the reason for time-travel comes from pure scientific curiosity and not to achieve a grand purpose. While there might appear to be a few loose ends, the film wraps it up nice and tight. Do pay close attention to everything in this film, and yeah, you’ll need to watch it twice.

No time travel movies’ list is complete without the mention of Primer. The film was produced within a teeny tiny budget of $7000 and yet presents one of the most complicated sets of timelines one can imagine.

Here’s a detailed timeline-wise explanation of this movie – Primer Explained .

12 Monkeys is too close to the COVID-19 virus epidemic for comfort. This time travel movie sees a dystopian future trying to identify the original strain of a virus that took out most of the living beings on the planet. The scientists of the future rely on time travel to identify the source of the infection. The film sports a single faultless timeline with every event tying up beautifully at the end. Small pieces of apparently isolated incidents begin connecting and come together as a whole to reveal the planned solution for the epidemic.

Wading through the misdirections, and the way Cole slowly narrows down and locates the source and how his actions affect the timeline (or rather don’t) makes this film an excellent piece of time travel thriller.

Here’s a detailed plot analysis and explanation of the film – 12 Monkeys Explained .

Predestination

Predestination is the mother of all time complexities that one can witness in a time travel movie. When you try to mentally visualize this single timeline’s flow of events, you will have a couple of nosebleeds. Based on the short story All You Zombies, Predestination extrapolates the book brilliantly. The character development, their interaction and how their stories merge into a larger scheme of events is intriguing and surprises you continually. Every time you think you are getting a hold on what’s happening, the film takes it up a notch and in the end, brings it all together and leaves you talking to yourself. 

Predestination is perhaps the most flawless execution of an extremely complex time travel plot while establishing that everything about the movie is one giant paradox.

Here’s everything you need to understand and untangle this film’s plot (yes, there’s a timeline diagram) – Predestination Explained .

Déjà Vu is the classic tale of hunting down a bomber before he strikes again. The catch, however, is that the team uses a time device to follow the life of one of the victims to get the bomber. While the folks of science, who believe in paradoxes, believe that the victim’s fate is sealed, Agent Doug finds it impossible to ignore the obvious that apart from nabbing the bomber he can save the lives of many, but this requires messing with time and rewriting history as they know it.

Though the execution of the film does introduce mild plot holes, the timelines in the movie are wrapped up pretty convincingly at the end. The really innovative sequence is the car chase taking place between two vehicles in entirely different times.

Timecrimes is a fun Spanish time travel movie happening over the duration of one day and a single timeline. What’s unique about this film is that the lead character who travels through is an average Joe. Typically the person travelling through time intends it and is well versed with the science behind it. Not in Time Crimes though. Héctor fumbles his way through most of the plot, and it’s the nature of time that seems to iron things out automatically. The entire film is a giant series of accidents complicating matters for the central character as he gets through his extra-long day.

Multiple Hectors cluelessly running around and amplifying time complications provides for a good deal of humour. Timecrimes is well-executed, and the end of the film wraps up any loose ends and maintains the timeline integrity beautifully.

To read a detailed explanation of this movie, go here – Timecrimes Explained .

Butterfly Effect

Butterfly Effect toggles back and forth, repeatedly creating multiple futures based on small yet significant actions. The story is thought through well and lays out the prime timeline with strategically placed voids in the first half. The latter half revisits these pockets of missing memories, offering a choice to the protagonist to execute a different action.

The protagonist making a small change to a single event causes a cascading effect over years leading up to a drastic and unexpected change to the future. True to its name, Butterfly Effect plays off on Chaos Theory fantastically.

This is a low budget film showcasing an innovative angle to non-linear events via the means of a mystical camera that takes pictures of the future, of the next day. Time Lapse lacks quality characters but makes up for it by executing a single timeline well. At the beginning of the film, we are shown one picture weeks into the future, while the remaining photos are 24hrs into the future. The characters witnessing the pictures of their future creates a chain of events leading up to that final photograph. What’s more, is that the camera possibly takes photos as close as 12 hrs into the future. Regardless of the characters’ intentions and actions, they keep feeding into their fate which refuses to get altered. 

Despite a complicated chain of events, the film manages the timeline accurately. It leaves no room for flaws in the execution and hence Time Lapse finds its way into this list despite its poor character development.

Here’s a detailed plot analysis for the film with each of the pictures from the camera – Time Lapse Explained .

Triangle is not strictly a time travel movie. But as I mentioned before, as long as one character experiences time non-linearly, the film qualifies. The film contains time loops that have three versions of the lead at any given moment on a abandoned ship. The film is quite complicated and yet manages to deliver an airtight sequence of events looping on itself wonderfully.

Placed in the slasher genre, Triangle has brilliantly conceived time loops. The cherry on top really is the ending which discloses the reason why the loops have come into existence.

Here’s a complete numbered loop-wise detailed breakdown of the movie – Triangle Explained .

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Best Foreign Language Time Travel Movies

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In this list, the term foreign refers only to those films not made in the English language. Therefore such great time travel movies as the Australian made Predestination (2014), or the British made Triangle (2009 ), for instance, are not included. I also have not mentioned any animated movies, such as The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006).

So without further ado, here are some of the best non-English language time travel movies ever made, listed in chronological order.

In a Post-WWIII devastated world, a few surviving scientists send test subjects back in time looking for a solution to their dire situation, and “to call past and future to the rescue of the present”. This French science fiction short inspired the film 12 Monkeys (1995), which won the 22nd Saturn Awards for Best Science Fiction Film.

In 1973 Moscow, Engineer Aleksandr Timofeev constructs a time machine in his apartment, but accidentally sends the building’s superintendent and a petty burglar back to the the time of Ivan IV. Simultaneously, the real Ivan “The Terrible” arrives in modern-day Moscow, and Aleksandr then attempts to fix his time machine so that all parties can be restored to their correct places in time.

Zítra vstanu a oparím se cajem (1977) “Tomorrow I’ll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea” Director: Jindrich Polák Writers: Josef Nesvadba, Milos Macourek IMDB Rating: 7.3

Set in the future, this Czech movie tells the story of unprincipled time machine pilot Karel, and a group of aging Nazis who plan to change the outcome of World War II by traveling back in time and giving Adolf Hitler a hydrogen bomb.

In the year 1123, a French knight and his squire run afoul of a sorcerer and are transported to the 20th century, where they then solicit the help of a descendant to try and find a way back to their own time. Les visiteurs is currently number 5 on France’s all-time highest-grossing domestic films.

Run Lola Run (1998) Director: Tom Tykwer Writer: Tom Tykwer IMDB Rating: 7.8

German small-time criminal, Manni, loses 100,000 Deutsche Mark of his boss’s money, and faces a violent death within twenty minutes if it is not replaced. His girlfriend, Lola, desperately tries to help, but each time she fails the 20-minute time loop begins all over again.

Returner (2002) Director: Takashi Yamazaki Writers: Richard Epcar, Kenya Hirata IMDB Rating: 6.5

In 2084, mankind is about to be wiped out by an alien race known as the “Daggra”, and so hardened young soldier, Milly, travels via a time portal to 2002 Tokyo in order to stop the first alien who crashed on earth from contacting his invasion fleet.

Los Cronocrímenes (2007) “Timecrimes” Director: Nacho Vigalondo Writer: Nacho Vigalondo IMDB Rating: 7.2

In the movie Time Crimes , a Spanish family man, Héctor, is relaxing in his garden when he spots a woman undressing in the forest and goes to investigate. After getting chased by a masked attacker, he then accidentally stumbles upon a scientific laboratory and travels back one hour in time, triggering a series of puzzling events.

Secret (2007) Director: Jay Chou Writers: Jay Chou, Chi-long To IMDB Rating: 7.6

On his first day studying at a prestigious Taiwanese music academy, talented pianist Ye Xianglun meets pretty girl Lu Xiaoyu playing an enchanting piece of music. After the two develop a close relationship, the girl suddenly disappears, and Xianglun later discovers a 1979 photo showing that she actually graduated 20 years earlier.

Woochi (2009) Director: Dong-hoon Choi Writer: Dong-hoon Choi IMDB Rating: 6.8

In 1509, undisciplined Korean magician, Jeon Woo Chi, is framed for a murder he did not commit and is imprisoned inside an ancient scroll. In 2009, Seoul is then threatened by goblins, and so Woo Chi is revived and offered his freedom in return for capturing these creatures. Only problem is that he seems more interested in womanizing and sight-seeing than the task at hand.

O Homem do Futuro (2011) “The Man from the Future” Director: Cláudio Torres Writer: Cláudio Torres IMDB Rating: 7.1

Living in Rio de Janeiro, João “Zero” Henrique is a brilliant physicist whose life was deeply affected by an incident that occurred 20 years earlier when his girlfriend publicly humiliated and broke up with him at a college party. Now part of a sustainable energy scientific project in Brazil, Zero accidentally travels back to the time of the incident and alters the story, but on returning to his present does not like his new alternative reality.

Indru Netru Naalai (2015) “Today, Yesterday, Tomorrow” Director: R. Ravikumar Writer: R. Ravikumar IMDB Rating: 8.1

In 2065, an Indian scientist invents a time machine, but when he tests it by sending it back to 2015, the device falls into the hands of down-on-his luck Elango and his pretend astrologer friend Pulivetti Arumugam. While exploiting the machine for personal gain, however, their messing with time causes unintended consequences , and so the two friends must travel back in time to correct their mistakes.

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20 Most Confusing Time Travel Movies Ever Made

From inter-timeline disasters to sillier comedies with absurd sci-fi concepts, these movies may be unclear with time travel but are definitely fun!

Hollywood has brought us some of the most amazing stories over the years, but few are quite as mind-bending and exhilarating as those involving time travel. Filmmakers have tried their hand in literally everything the concept has to offer – from moving forward and backward in time to crossing over into alternate realities. And while some movies just make sense, many others drop the ball by never addressing the basic rules and paradoxes associated with messing with the space-time continuum. Resulting in utter confusion and bewilderment.

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While time travel movies aim to entertain audiences, they sometimes end up being hard to follow. And that’s mainly because time travel itself is very hard to properly put into practice in a cinematic environment. From harmless choices to greater disasters, many movies leave massive plot holes unaddressed, while many others take a casual approach to the science behind the premise .

Regardless of the method, the result is some of the greatest films about time travel that offer baffling experiences. After all, the thrill of watching characters traverse through eons and eras is unrivaled. Even if we are left scratching our heads and grasping out straws to make sense of all the plot twists and gaps in logic. So, without further ado, here is a list of some of the most confusing yet highly watchable movies involving time travel.

20 Mirage (2018)

One of the most unique murder mysteries ever made, Mirage is a Spanish-language film that combines the elements of a crime thriller with time travel, and it does so impeccably. The movie follows Vera, a mother who ends up saving the life of a child in a storm that occurred 25 years ago. But her tempering causes a glitch in the space-time continuum, which takes her daughter from her, and now she must solve the case and reverse the event. The movie uses props like a TV acting as a portal between the past and the present, facts and clues from two decades ago that act as clues to uncover a larger, more sinister detail. Director Oriol Paulo has a seasoned hand in creating movies with altered realities and shifting timelines, and his 2018 project only cements his talent in the genre. Plus, we have Álvaro Morte, whom fans know from the renowned Netflix series Money Heist.

19 The Infinite Man (2014)

This complicated time loop movie centers around a man’s desire to recreate special moments with his girlfriend. Being a scientist, Dean has all the means to make this anniversary weekend similar to the last and equally memorable. But what he does not expect is that his little fiddling would lead Lana into an infinite time loop, and the two would come face to face with multiple versions of themselves from the past. Wicked and charming, this Australian low-budget science fiction movie is not only high in its concept but also delivers crazy humor with its disorienting premise. The Infinite Man achieves a lot with just three actors – Josh McConville, Hannah Marshall, and Alex Dimitriades – and almost no special effects or over-the-top performances, making it one of the more underrated comedies in the genre.

18 Primer (2004)

Primer is an extraordinarily cerebral independent time-travel film written and directed by Shane Carruth. Produced with a shoestring budget of $7k, it follows a group of engineers, Aaron, Abe, Phillip, and Robert, working on creating an error-checking machine but accidentally inventing a device that allows them to travel back in time. Obsessed with this new origination, they use it to get advanced knowledge on the stock market and make inadvertent changes to alter the present and the future. What follows is a spiral of paradoxes and alternate timelines. The movie relies heavily on technical jargon to explain the plot, which may leave the audience dazed. But due to its many artistic merits, Primer succeeds in creating a truly original take on the time travel genre.

17 Summer Time Machine Blues (2005)

A rather unknown entry on the list, Summer Time Machine Blues is a Japanese indie time travel comedy that follows four college students who use a time travel machine to retrieve a remote control after the air conditioner in the present breaks down and the summer heat gets unbearable. The movie is filled with amusing shock gags which appeal not only to fans of science fiction but also to people who simply enjoy nonsensical humor. As the students confront technology and travel back and forth, things get way too complicated. However, the movie focuses more on the comedic scenarios than crafting a coherent of logical time travel storyline, which seems to work well because the audience is left feeling exhilarant and nostalgic as they long for a carefree summer break.

16 X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

The X-Men franchise is widespread, and the movies range from dull to spectacular. X-Men: Days of Future Past falls on the better side of this spectrum as the superhero time travel adventure follows Wolverine's consciousness sent back to the 1970s by the X-Men. The mission? To stop Mystique from killing Bolivar Trask, as it would lead to the destruction of mutants. While the time travel itself feels pretty straightforward, it’s Wolverine’es functioning as a surrogate for the audience that truly elevates the experience. There are also notions of free will and fate involved, as Logan’s actions sharply alter the events of history. It seems like the story plays it safe rather than diving into the conceptual details, which also results in some loose threads. But overall, the movie is an enjoyable flick that relies on visual thrills and character drama.

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15 12 Monkeys (1995)

Director Terry Gilliam draws inspiration from the 1962 short film by Chris Marker to create this imaginative time travel tale. In 12 Monkeys , Bruce Willis stars as a time traveler sent back from a dystopian future to gather information about a virus that wipes out most of mankind. The twisted narrative revolves around an animal rights group called the Army of the Twelve Monkeys and Willis’ increasingly confused journey as he struggles to differentiate between what is real and what isn’t. While the movie is overly imbued with separate incidents about predestination and fate that later turn into a surprisingly poetic vision of time as the pieces fall into place. With strong performances and Gilliam’s visually striking direction, the movie slowly narrows down the confusion.

14 Timecrimes (2007)

Nacho Vigalondo’s excellently clever Spanish thriller follows a single timeline, with events that occur during one day . Timecrimes follows the protagonist, Héctor snooping on a woman on his property, shortly after which he discovers that she has been assaulted. The same bandage-faced man then targets Héctor, who hides in a time machine, which sends him a few hours in the past to observe himself throughout the day. The simple yet effective premise allows the filmmakers to explore the mind-bending concept of time as well as the idea of a person interacting with their past self. The confusion comes from Héctor’s character, who never intended to travel back. Told in a gripping pace of twisted reveals, Timescrimes leaves the audience in a constant state of awe but still keeps them invested throughout.

13 The Butterfly Effect (2004)

Ashton Kutcher stars in The Butterfly Effect as Evan, who is perturbed by constant headaches and often blacks out. But when he’s unconscious, he develops the ability to travel back into his own memories and alter the events of the past. The movie examines how even the tiniest chances in the past can affect the present in unexpected, monumental ways. The premise of the story actually explores the chaos theory, which suggests that order often moves to disorder and vice versa. As for the story, it quickly devolves into an increasingly illogical series of events as Kutcher’s protagonist, Evan, tries to mend his personal and professional relationships. While the movie did receive a lot of appreciation, many believe that the mind-bender had more potential for success had it delivered better psychological thrills.

12 Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)

Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure is a wacky comedy that follows two rock-and-roll slackers who travel through time to assemble historical figures like Socrates, Billy the Kid, and Joan of Arc for their school project. At the same time, they also save the world. The movie is very, very light-hearted in its approach toward time travel, focusing more on the silly hijinks and vintage gags rather than explaining how a phone booth sent for the future acts as a device that sends them cruising around centuries. Rufus, the guy who acts as an anchor for Bill and Ted, has a confusing arc because he reveres their music in the future, but they only end up making the music after he steps into the past. As such, the movie serves more as a fun diversion than food for thought.

11 Planet of the Apes (2001)

The 1968 classic sci-fi directed by Franklin J. Schaffner gave the audience a first glimpse of time travel and its effect, but we’re talking about 2001’s Planet of the Apes reboot by Tim Burton, which took the original movie’s basic storyline and went crazy with it. Starring Mark Wahlberg as Leo, an astronaut who lands on a planet where apes rule the humans, the movie switches directions from the original as soon as he provokes the humans to take a stand against the intelligent apes. When matters get out of hand, he returns to the present and discovers that his Earth is now occupied by apes too. Which just complicates things further. Because the story relies heavily on spectacle over science, it fails to craft a genuine portrait of evolution, intelligence, and the dangers posed by the same.

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10 Looper (2012)

Looper charts the story of an assassin who works for organized crime, and his job as a ‘looper’ is to kill targets set back in time from the future. Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt both play the protagonist, Joe, in this neo-noir thriller. The unforeseen complication in Joe’s profession arises when his younger and aged version comes face to face to close the loop, which means killing themselves. The film showcases a vivid vision of a dystopian future while also exploring how the same future can create greater dents in society. Director Rian Johnson uses artistic visuals to help distract the audience from narrative confusion, making the movie ultimately enjoyable – if not entirely sensible.

9 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)

Directed by Leonard Nimoy, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is as adventurous and entertaining as it is bizarre. Captain Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise travel back to 1980s Earth to retrieve humpback whales whose sounds can save the planet from a dangerous probe in the future. The movie is quite laid-back for time travel, and it serves primarily as comedic fodder for the franchise. First of all, the crew sling-shots itself around the sun to reach Earth and back, even though their ship is fast. Second, they bring the whales with them instead of just making sure their species does not go extinct. So, while there is a lack of any substantive exploration, the movie seems rather frivolous and confusing from the time travel aspect. However, for undemanding fans who only want to see their beloved characters shine in a new setting, the movie delivers plenty of that good old Trek fun.

8 Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)

Far better than Terminator: Genisys , this latest entry in the Terminator franchise sees a new and advanced Terminator sent from the future to kill a young woman who holds the key to humanity's survival. The original move was already complicated with the whole deal of Connor and Reese chasing their own tail. But this one takes the familiar action thrills and time travel tropes to up the ante, and without breaking much new ground narratively, create a maze around Schwarzenegger’s terminator and a new cyborg sent by Legion. With dazzling special effects that are entertaining but never enlightening, Terminator: Dark Fate makes you think out loud because of its straining credulity. While it may not have rivaled the game-changing impact by others, it delivers enough pulpy thrills to keep fans satisfied.

7 Predestination (2014)

Based on the short story All You Zombies, Predestination is a complex time travel that follows a Temporal Agent sent on a mission to stop a terrorist from destroying the entirety of New York City in 1975. On one hand, the movie is emotionally gripping and on the other, it features numerous twists that arrest the viewers and offers them an understanding of the characters’ pasts, presents, and futures. The intricately layered narrative gives rise to more logical and confusing leaps in time and we find ourselves struggling to follow the story’s progression. Still, Michael and Peter Spierig’s clever writing as sharp performances from Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook, and Noah Taylor help sustain interest as every element of this abundantly convoluted film comes together into the most satisfying ending.

6 Déjà Vu (2006)

Denzel Washington stars as Doug, an ATF agent who travels back four days in time to solve a terrorist attack that led to a ferry explosion and save a woman's life. Simple and interesting, right? Well, the reason Doug is able to achieve this is by following the life of a victim and getting close to the person responsible. However, when the FBI warns Doug of the end result remaining the same regardless of whether or not he finds the bomber, he’s left with no choice but to alter history itself. The flashy action thriller relies heavily on spectacle and drama while glossing over the conceptual difficulties of its premise. However, it does assimilate all the timeless into one fine ending and wraps things up pretty neatly, ensuring Déjà Vu a place in the growing pantheon of unforgettable time travel movies.

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5 Source Code (2011)

From the very start of Source Code , the audience is sucked into a black hole of repetitive circumstances and narrative convolution. The compelling thriller follows Colter Stevens, an army pilot who is given charge of a top-secret mission where he has to repeatedly travel back in time for 8 minutes to uncover details about a train bombing. Played by Jake Gyllenhaal, Stevens is as confused by the mysterious trail as the audience. The puzzling, science-based approach tries to elevate the intrigue created by its Hitchcockian opening sequence, and it also manages to achieve part of it. But seeing Stevens pop in and out and train and comprehend gets straining. Still, with a taut mystery and great premise, the film launches important questions about fate.

4 Back To The Future: Part 2 (1989)

After the stunning success of the franchise’s 1985 debut, Robert Zemeckis returns with another incredible story with Back To The Future: Part 2 . The sequel sees Marty McFly and Doc Brown travel to 2015, where they must repair the damage caused by Biff's alterations to history. As light-hearted as the adventure may seem, it does treat its time travel in a silly manner because most of the events in the second movie take place on the same date as the first. There are also instances where Doc references the first movie. With little concern for logical consistency (except for that one blackboard explanation), the movie delivers plenty of laughs and nostalgic entertainment. It proves to be a classic 80s teen adventure gone futuristic with a narrative that is fun by ultimately zany.

3 Avengers: Endgame (2019)

Avengers: Endgame carried on after the jarring yet entertaining events of Avengers: Infinity War and graced the big screen with another phenomenal spectacle of a film where the remaining Avengers travel back in time to reverse Thanos’ actions and save half the universe. The time travel concept used here presents complications that challenge even the great minds of Tony Stark and Bruce Banner.

Even though their rules are coherent – that altering any event in the past will not affect the original timeline but instead form a different fracture of a timeline where the altered event remains thorough – the narrative still isn’t able to create a multiverse that does not collapse under its own paradoxical weight. However, the massive set pieces, emotional character dynamics, and mind-blowing action scenes help distract from any conceptual shortcomings, and of course, Endgame remains a rousing end to over a decade's worth of Marvel storytelling.

2 Donnie Darko (2001)

A movie that may have been a box office failure upon release, Donnie Darko has now earned the status of a cult classic because of its presentation of traumatized teens in a way that is neither patronizing nor stereotypical. Following Jake Gyllenhaal’s titular character, a troubled high-schooler who begins seeing visions of a man in a sinister bunny costume, the movie circles around how he ends up committing various destructive acts after telling him that the world will end in 28 days. The psychological thriller is brimming with inexplicable and growingly complex time travel elements that are hard to follow. Plus, there is this whole dreamlike quality in every frame of the nonlinear storyline that leaves many mysteries unsolved. Despite never fully providing an explanation, Donnie Darko succeeds as a haunting movie that explores mental illness and adolescence.

1 Interstellar (2014)

In Interstellar , Matthew McConaughey stars as an ex-NASA pilot, Joseph Cooper, who travels through a wormhole in search of a plate to sustain humanity after Earth becomes uninhabitable. Directed by Christopher Nolan, the movie takes a grounded approach and scientific rigor to help make the time travel feel genuine and emotionally resonant. His meticulous attention to detail and accurate application of scientific concepts, as well as the portrayal of time on a planet where one hour equals seven years on Earth, may bewilder fans. But to help, the movie tackles themes of love across time and space and uses character depth and visually striking storytelling that keeps the audience engaged.

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Time Travel Movies

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1. Einstein's God Model (2016)

89 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

String theory and the afterlife collide as researcher Brayden Taylor embarks on a quest to contact another dimension. An "American Doctor Who", this underground sci-fi film is the first of a series of adventures based on real science.

Director: Philip T. Johnson | Stars: Aaron Graham , Kirby O'Connell , Kenneth Hughes , Brad Norman

Votes: 2,900

2. Ministério do Tempo (2017)

Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

A warrior from the XVI century, the first female university student from the XIX century and a nurse from the XXI century, join a secret agency to prevent people to change the Portuguese history by using time-traveling doors.

Stars: Mariana Monteiro , Sisley Dias , João Craveiro , Luís Vicente

3. The Ministry of Time (2015–2020)

TV-MA | 3,155 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

A warrior from the 16th Century, the first female university student from the 19th Century, and a paramedic from the 21st Century join a secret agency to prevent people from changing Spanish history using time-traveling doors.

Stars: Cayetana Guillén Cuervo , Juan Gea , Francesca Piñón , Jaime Blanch

Votes: 5,553

4. Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel (2009)

PG-13 | 83 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

While drinking at their local pub, three social outcasts attempt to navigate a time-travel conundrum.

Director: Gareth Carrivick | Stars: Chris O'Dowd , Marc Wootton , Dean Lennox Kelly , Anna Faris

Votes: 36,563

5. Project Almanac (2015)

PG-13 | 106 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A group of teens discovers secret plans for a time machine, and construct one. However, things start to get out of control.

Director: Dean Israelite | Stars: Amy Landecker , Sofia Black-D'Elia , Virginia Gardner , Jonny Weston

Votes: 84,230 | Gross: $22.35M

6. Time Lapse (2014)

Not Rated | 104 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Three friends discover a mysterious machine that takes pictures twenty-four hours into the future, and conspire to use it for personal gain, until disturbing and dangerous images begin to develop.

Director: Bradley King | Stars: Danielle Panabaker , Matt O'Leary , George Finn , John Rhys-Davies

Votes: 49,133

7. Parallels (I) (2015)

Not Rated | 83 min | Action, Sci-Fi

A mysterious building is the gateway to infinite parallel Earths.

Director: Christopher Leone | Stars: Mark Hapka , Jessica Rothe , Eric Jungmann , Constance Wu

Votes: 15,049

8. I'll Follow You Down (2013)

Not Rated | 89 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

After the disappearance of a young scientist on a business trip, his son and wife struggle to cope, only to make a bizarre discovery years later - one that may bring him home.

Director: Richie Mehta | Stars: John Paul Ruttan , Rufus Sewell , Gillian Anderson , Kiara Glasco

Votes: 8,087

9. Dimensions (I) (2011)

101 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

Cambridge, England, 1921 - or so it seems. A brilliant young scientist becomes obsessed with finding a way back to his past - no matter what the cost.

Director: Sloane U'Ren | Stars: Henry Lloyd-Hughes , Camilla Rutherford , Patrick Godfrey , Olivia Llewellyn

10. Paradox (III) (2016)

TV-MA | 90 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

A time machine's tested first time by a man in the team traveling 1 hour into the future. He returns to warn them against killings in the next hour. Is it possible to change things in the "past"? Twist after twist follow.

Director: Michael Hurst | Stars: Zoë Bell , Malik Yoba , Adam Huss , Bjørn Alexander

Votes: 3,333

11. Synchronicity (IV) (2015)

R | 101 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

A physicist who invents a time machine must travel back to the past to uncover the truth about his creation and the woman who is trying to steal it.

Director: Jacob Gentry | Stars: Chad McKnight , Brianne Davis , AJ Bowen , Scott Poythress

Votes: 11,327 | Gross: $0.00M

12. Continuum (I) (2012–2015)

TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A detective from the year 2077 finds herself trapped in present-day Vancouver and searching for ruthless criminals from the future.

Stars: Rachel Nichols , Victor Webster , Erik Knudsen , Stephen Lobo

Votes: 63,529

13. Kate & Leopold (2001)

PG-13 | 118 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

An English Duke from 1876 is inadvertently dragged to modern day New York where he falls for a plucky advertising executive.

Director: James Mangold | Stars: Meg Ryan , Hugh Jackman , Liev Schreiber , Breckin Meyer

Votes: 89,067 | Gross: $47.12M

14. A Promise of Time Travel (2016)

88 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A seemingly chance encounter with an estranged childhood friend draws a bookstore clerk into a plot to steal a time machine.

Director: Craig Jessen | Stars: April Grace Lowe , Angela Rysk , Cody Roberts , Jacob Burstein-Stern

15. The Gateway (2018)

TV-MA | 90 min | Sci-Fi

A particle physicist grieving over the loss of her husband in a car crash travels to a parallel world to find him again, with dire consequences for her family.

Director: John V. Soto | Stars: Jacqueline McKenzie , Myles Pollard , Shannon Berry , Hayley McElhinney

Votes: 5,312

16. About Time (I) (2013)

R | 123 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

At the age of 21, Tim discovers he can travel in time and change what happens and has happened in his own life. His decision to make his world a better place by getting a girlfriend turns out not to be as easy as you might think.

Director: Richard Curtis | Stars: Domhnall Gleeson , Rachel McAdams , Bill Nighy , Lydia Wilson

Votes: 385,752 | Gross: $15.32M

17. The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)

PG-13 | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Henry DeTamble, a librarian, possesses a unique gene that lets him involuntarily travel through time. His wife, Claire Abshire, finds it difficult to cope with it.

Director: Robert Schwentke | Stars: Eric Bana , Rachel McAdams , Ron Livingston , Michelle Nolden

Votes: 157,896 | Gross: $63.41M

18. The Age of Adaline (2015)

PG-13 | 112 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

A young woman, born at the turn of the 20th century, is rendered ageless after an accident. After many solitary years, she meets a man who complicates the eternal life she has settled into.

Director: Lee Toland Krieger | Stars: Blake Lively , Michiel Huisman , Harrison Ford , Kathy Baker

Votes: 203,052 | Gross: $42.48M

19. Fade to White (2014)

90 min | Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Three stories set in the future, each 50 years apart but all in the same Central Park location, reveal that the unexpected consequences of love lost can echo across generations. 2019 - At ... See full summary  »

Director: Elizabeth Lucas | Stars: Arthur Aulisi , Ryan Bronz , Richard Busser , Julie Craig

20. Love & Teleportation (2013)

TV-14 | 92 min | Romance, Sci-Fi

Brian Owens was once a prominent professor of quantum mechanics until an accident stripped him of his credentials; he now teaches at a community college. In order to reclaim his stature, he... See full summary  »

Director: Troy McGatlin | Stars: Jan Van Sickle , Robin DeMarco , Adair Jameson , Chuma Gault

21. The 2nd Law (2016)

89 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller

A brilliant but eccentric young scientist is obsessed with the question of life after death and is willing to risk all to find the answer.

Director: David Robert Deranian | Stars: Scott Asmar , Beelzebob , David Robert Deranian , Daniel Donaldson

22. Displacement (I) (2016)

112 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller

A young physics student must find a way to reverse a deadly quantum time anomaly and solve the murder of her boyfriend while battling short-term memory loss and time slips caused by the event.

Director: Kenneth Mader | Stars: Courtney Hope , Susan Blakely , Bruce Davison , Christopher Backus

23. Idaho Transfer (1973)

PG | 86 min | Sci-Fi

During a time of waning global resources, a crew of young researchers travel into the future to escape an apocalypse before the shutdown of their time-transfer project. They find that some ... See full summary  »

Director: Peter Fonda | Stars: Kelly Bohanon , Kevin Hearst , Caroline Hildebrand , Keith Carradine

Votes: 1,042

24. Possible Worlds (2000)

93 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Crime

A man lives in parallel worlds, falling in love with the same woman, while the police hunt down a serial killer who steals brains.

Director: Robert Lepage | Stars: Tilda Swinton , Tom McCamus , Sean McCann , Gabriel Gascon

Votes: 2,150

25. Chronological Order (2010)

96 min | Comedy, Drama

A guy without many everyday worries finds a door floating in the ocean and soon suspects he is being followed. He discovers that it is himself that is following him and that the door allows... See full summary  »

Director: Cris Silvent | Stars: Brett Jacobsen , Vic Stagliano , Rick Seguso , Stephanie Pitts

26. The Penitent Man (2010)

Not Rated | 92 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

A young analyst talks with an old man claiming to be from the future - a dystopian future.

Director: Nicholas Gyeney | Stars: Lance Henriksen , Lathrop Walker , Andrew Keegan , Melissa Roberts

Votes: 5,526

27. Earthbound (2012)

Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Joe is an Alien on Earth. At least that is what his father told him before he died when Joe was eleven. He finds it difficult to adjust, and to find a compatible girl friend.

Director: Alan Brennan | Stars: Rafe Spall , Jenn Murray , Stephen Hogan , David Morrissey

28. The Frame (2014)

127 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

Two strangers find their lives colliding in an impossible way. Alex is a methodical cargo thief working for a dangerous cartel. Sam is a determined paramedic trying to save the world while running from her past.

Director: Jamin Winans | Stars: David Carranza , Tiffany Mualem , Cal Bartlett , Christopher Soren Kelly

Votes: 3,971

29. The Ethereal Plane (2005)

Not Rated | 74 min | Sci-Fi

Damon Taylor stumbles upon the most important and dangerous discovery in the history of mankind - a time-altering device from another dimension. Pursued by relentless government-trained ... See full summary  »

Director: Clarke M. Smith | Stars: Ron Rogell , Gene Gabriel , Elizabeth Gallo , Tom Shay

30. Riley Rewind (2013)

70 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

A teenager with the ability to travel back in time tries to prevent a fellow student from committing suicide.

Stars: Anna Akana , Lamar Legend , Leanna Spear , Cassandra Van Dongen

Votes: 4,534

31. The Time Machine (2002)

PG-13 | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Hoping to alter the events of the past, a 19th century inventor instead travels 800,000 years into the future, where he finds humankind divided into two warring races.

Director: Simon Wells | Stars: Guy Pearce , Yancey Arias , Mark Addy , Phyllida Law

Votes: 130,390 | Gross: $56.68M

32. Travelers (2016–2018)

TV-MA | 45 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Hundreds of years from now, surviving humans discover how to send consciousness back through time, into people of the 21st century, while attempting to change the path of humanity.

Stars: Eric McCormack , MacKenzie Porter , Nesta Cooper , Jared Abrahamson

Votes: 64,379

33. Somewhere in Time (1980)

PG | 103 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

A Chicago playwright uses self-hypnosis to travel back in time and meet the actress whose vintage portrait hangs in a grand hotel.

Director: Jeannot Szwarc | Stars: Christopher Reeve , Jane Seymour , Christopher Plummer , Teresa Wright

Votes: 32,523 | Gross: $9.71M

34. Back to the Future (1985)

PG | 116 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown.

Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Michael J. Fox , Christopher Lloyd , Lea Thompson , Crispin Glover

Votes: 1,306,481 | Gross: $210.61M

35. Back to the Future Part II (1989)

PG | 108 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi

After visiting 2015, Marty McFly must repeat his visit to 1955 to prevent disastrous changes to 1985...without interfering with his first trip.

Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Michael J. Fox , Christopher Lloyd , Lea Thompson , Tom Wilson

Votes: 572,460 | Gross: $118.50M

36. Back to the Future Part III (1990)

PG | 118 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Stranded in 1955, Marty McFly learns about the death of Doc Brown in 1885 and must travel back in time to save him. With no fuel readily available for the DeLorean, the two must figure how to escape the Old West before Emmett is murdered.

Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Michael J. Fox , Christopher Lloyd , Mary Steenburgen , Tom Wilson

Votes: 480,717 | Gross: $87.73M

37. See You Yesterday (2019)

TV-MA | 84 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Two Brooklyn teenage prodigies, C.J. Walker and Sebastian Thomas, build makeshift time machines to save C.J.'s brother, Calvin, from being wrongfully killed by a police officer.

Director: Stefon Bristol | Stars: Eden Duncan-Smith , Dante Crichlow , Astro , Marsha Stephanie Blake

Votes: 11,621

38. Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)

R | 86 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Three magazine employees head out on an assignment to interview a guy who placed a classified advertisement seeking a companion for time travel.

Director: Colin Trevorrow | Stars: Aubrey Plaza , Mark Duplass , Jake Johnson , Karan Soni

Votes: 130,839 | Gross: $4.01M

39. An Angel for May (2002 TV Movie)

TV-G | 95 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy

Tom travels fifty years to the past after discovering a time machine. He meets May, a little orphan who needs help. Now that he knows his friends' fate and his own, he will try to reorder the events and change their history.

Director: Harley Cokeliss | Stars: Tom Wilkinson , Charlotte Wakefield , Matthew Beard , Hugo Speer

40. Alistair1918 (2015)

86 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

A World War One soldier accidentally time travels to present day Los Angeles and struggles to find a way back to his wife in 1918.

Director: Annie K. McVey | Stars: Guy Birtwhistle , Tom Cano , Bonnie Hallman , Annie K. McVey

41. Looper (2012)

R | 119 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

In 2074, when the mob wants to get rid of someone, the target is sent into the past, where a hired gun awaits - someone like Joe - who one day learns the mob wants to 'close the loop' by sending back Joe's future self for assassination.

Director: Rian Johnson | Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt , Bruce Willis , Emily Blunt , Paul Dano

Votes: 602,894 | Gross: $66.49M

42. Tenet (2020)

PG-13 | 150 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Armed with only the word "Tenet," and fighting for the survival of the entire world, CIA operative, The Protagonist, journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a global mission that unfolds beyond real time.

Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: John David Washington , Robert Pattinson , Elizabeth Debicki , Juhan Ulfsak

Votes: 592,512 | Gross: $58.46M

43. The History of Time Travel (2014)

PG-13 | 72 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

A fictional documentary about the creation of the worlds first time machine, the men who created it, and the unintended ramifications it has on world events.

Director: Ricky Kennedy | Stars: Stephen Adami , Krista Ales , Valerie Black , Ryan Blackburn

Votes: 1,649

44. Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

PG-13 | 113 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A soldier fighting aliens gets to relive the same day over and over again, the day restarting every time he dies.

Director: Doug Liman | Stars: Tom Cruise , Emily Blunt , Bill Paxton , Brendan Gleeson

Votes: 736,685 | Gross: $100.21M

45. Parallel (II) (2018)

Not Rated | 104 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A group of friends stumble upon a mirror that serves as a portal to a "multiverse", but soon discover that importing knowledge from the other side in order to better their lives brings increasingly dangerous consequences.

Director: Isaac Ezban | Stars: Aml Ameen , Martin Wallström , Georgia King , Mark O'Brien

Votes: 5,009

46. 41 (I) (2012)

PG-13 | 80 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

A young man discovers a hole in the floor of a local motel that leads to yesterday.

Director: Glenn Triggs | Stars: Chris Gibson , Dafna Kronental , David Macrae , Shane Lee

Votes: 2,564

47. Needle in a Timestack (2021)

R | 111 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Nick and Janine live in marital bliss until Janine's ex-husband warps time to try to tear them apart. As Nick's memories disappear, he must decide what he's willing to sacrifice in order to hold onto - or let go of - everything he loves.

Director: John Ridley | Stars: Leslie Odom Jr. , Freida Pinto , Cynthia Erivo , Orlando Bloom

Votes: 2,219

48. The Adam Project (2022)

PG-13 | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

After accidentally crash-landing in 2022, time-traveling fighter pilot Adam Reed teams up with his 12-year-old self for a mission to save the future.

Director: Shawn Levy | Stars: Ryan Reynolds , Walker Scobell , Mark Ruffalo , Jennifer Garner

Votes: 231,427

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