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The illusion of the movies has also use up audiences back to the aloof past , forward into the upstage time to come , and returned to a drastically altered present . prison term locomotion narrative have mixed in all kinds of genres . Totally Killermixes a time change of location movie with an ‘ 80s slasher movie . Time After Timeuses the time travel gadget for a quirky cat - and - mouse thriller about H.G. Wells chasing Jack the Ripper across contemporaneous San Francisco . And in movies likeAbout Time , Men in Black 3 , andAustin Powers : The Spy Who Shagged Me , the time travel image has been played for laughs .
10Army Of Darkness
Sam Raimi, 1992
At the end of the gonzo slapstick horror opus that isEvil Dead II , Sam Raimi leave alone his deadite - slaying submarine sandwich Ash Williams strand in the Middle Ages . The delayedEvil Deadthreequel , Army of Darkness , come up on this jackass cliffhanger as Ash attempts to get back to his own meter . Some fan of this gleefully gory franchise were disappointed by the lighter step ofArmy of Darkness , but the wacky temper , phantasmagorical visuals , and Bruce Campbell ’s typically spectacular performance go a long way toward redeem that lighter tone .
9Deadpool 2
David Leitch, 2018
After his first solo movie got his rootage story out of the way , the Merc with a Mouth assume on time - traveling villain Cable inDeadpool 2 . cable television service come back from a post - apocalyptic future to pour down the mutant who polish off his kin . Meanwhile , Deadpool , in an attempt to be a better superhero , would rather prevent that black fate by helping the kid become less toxic . When Deadpool gets his hands on Cable ’s time - travel wrist watch , he dive into some of the most fun time - locomote caper ever put on - concealment : he rewrites the pic and kills his own actor , Ryan Reynolds , before he signs on to star inGreen Lantern .
8About Time
Richard Curtis, 2013
Richard Curtis total a time travelling constituent to his usual romcom formula inAbout Time . Domhnall Gleeson plays Tim Lake , who discovers that the man in his family have the power to travel through time . He ab initio uses this ability to win the spunk of the beloved of his life sentence , played by Rachel McAdams , but then he cash in one’s chips down the slippery gradient of try out to falsify his past to improve his time to come . Thanks to Curtis ’ solemn direction and Gleeson and McAdams ’ committed functioning ( not to note the swell Bill Nighy as Tim ’s time - traveling dad),About Timeis as heartrending as it is hilarious .
7Men In Black 3
Barry Sonnenfeld, 2012
After the firstMen in Blacksequel was criticize for rehashing all the honorable jokes from the first movie , man in Black 3pushed the gravy boat out with a brand - new narration involving time travel . Agent J ( Will Smith ) is send back to prevent the blackwash of his partner Agent K – which , in go , will save the Earth . Josh Brolin gives a auction pitch - perfect carrying into action as a young Agent K , beautifully catch all of Tommy Lee Jones ’ gruff idiosyncrasy ( and his beloved dynamic with Smith ) .
6Midnight In Paris
Woody Allen, 2011
During a misstep to the Gallic Washington , nostalgic author Gil Pender ( Owen Wilson ) gets the chance to encounter his literary idols when his late - night walks magically take him back to the 1920s inMidnight in Paris . He get to rub shoulder with such icon as Ernest Hemingway ( played by Corey Stoll in a spot - on impression ) , Salvador Dalí , and Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald . Gertrude Stein establish him banker’s bill on his launching novel . The story ofMidnight in Parisis a dreaming - come - true scenario for lover of art and literature , and Wilson plays the starstruck fanboy character to perfection .
5Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Jay Roach, 1999
After being cryogenically fixed to pursuethe quotable Dr. Evilinto the ‘ 90s in the firstAustin Powersmovie , Austin followed Dr. Evil back to the ‘ 60 in the sequel , The Spy Who shag Me . This is one of the most hilariously ego - cognisant metre travel comedies as it excuse its own preposterous plotting . When Austin question the paradox of time travel , Basil Exposition tells him , “ Do n’t worry about those thing and just enjoy yourself , ” then plow to the photographic camera and tells the audience , “ That goes for you all , too ! ”
4Peggy Sue Got Married
Francis Ford Coppola, 1986
A middle - aged woman on the brink of a messy divorce , played by Kathleen Turner , get a prospect at a redo when she assist her 25 - twelvemonth mellow school reunion and gets magically channelise back to her senior year inPeggy Sue Got Married . She ends up falling in love with her married man Charlie , take on by an other - career Nicolas Cage , all over again as she remembers why she married him in the first place . Whereas most time locomotion pic have a sci - fi bent , Francis Ford Coppola directsPeggy Sue Got Marriedwith the sweet , sentimental magic of a Frank Capra fable .
3Hot Tub Time Machine
Steve Pink, 2010
Hot Tub Time Machineisa million times better than a movie calledHot Tub Time Machinehas any right field to be . It orbit around a group of disillusioned halfway - aged friends who go to the ski hangout they used to frequent as youngsters , get intoxicated in a red-hot tub , and wake up to find that they ’ve move back in time to the ‘ 80s . The playscript is jam - packed with self - aware humor and jokes about the characters ’ knowledge of the future , and it ’s also a amazingly affecting geographic expedition of aging and regret and midlife crisis and second chance .
2Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure
Stephen Herek, 1989
Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter ace as the titular high schooling slackers inBill & Ted ’s Excellent Adventure . Since their rock euphony will one day carry through the world , Bill and Ted are given a time machine to avail with their account report , so Ted wo n’t be sent to military schooling . The picture show has a ton of great gags involving historical figures like Genghis Khan and Joan of Arc adjust to the modern world . Reeves and Winter ’s effortless on - sieve alchemy make Bill and Ted endlessly loveable , and their ism of “ Be excellent to each other ” is refreshingly wholesome .
1Back To The Future
Robert Zemeckis, 1985
