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The 33 Best Time Travel Movies...Ready for 1.21 gigawatts of sci-fi greatness?
Popular Mechanics ^ | April15, 2026 | Darren Orf

Posted on 05/14/2026 8:22:31 PM PDT by Red Badger

Time travel movies often make for the most mind-numbing sci-fi films with paradoxes aplenty. But it’s those confusing temporal gymnastics that make them so fun. We’ve rounded up our favorites, from classic films like Back to the Future and Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure to more recent flicks like Arrival and Interstellar, which left our minds tangled in knots.

These are the 35 best sci-fi films that explore the fluidity of time.

🤯 You love mind-bending science. So do we. Let’s nerd out over it together.

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TOPICS: Arts/Photography; History; TV/Movies; Travel
KEYWORDS: scifi; time; timetravel

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Most I've seen, Some I haven't and I've never even heard of....................
1 posted on 05/14/2026 8:22:31 PM PDT by Red Badger
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Gotcher 1.21 Jiggawatts right here.
2 posted on 05/14/2026 8:30:27 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: Red Badger

Groundhog Day


3 posted on 05/14/2026 8:38:57 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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It’s on the list................


4 posted on 05/14/2026 8:40:39 PM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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A mix of “Movies” and TV shows...


5 posted on 05/14/2026 8:41:59 PM PDT by Repeal The 17th ( I am obsessed with not being obsessed with anything.)
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Obviously, sci-fi has never been my thing. I count five I have seen.


6 posted on 05/14/2026 8:44:04 PM PDT by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021 and beyond.)
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Seen most of them. Like SciFi in general.

Personally think the original version of H. G. Wells - “The Time Machine” is my favorite on that list.

However like most adaptations, I like the original book better.


7 posted on 05/14/2026 8:46:54 PM PDT by sjmjax
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What TV shows?.................


8 posted on 05/14/2026 8:47:14 PM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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I’m a big fan of time travel movies in general. I can hardly believe the list didn’t include About Time, a very sweet British film.


9 posted on 05/14/2026 8:55:06 PM PDT by ph_balanced
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Or The Time Traveler’s Wife..................

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Time_Traveler%27s_Wife_(film)


10 posted on 05/14/2026 8:57:52 PM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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"Somewhere in Time" from 1980 with Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour.

"Timeline" (2003) with Paul Walker, Gerard Butler and Billy Connolly. Based on the Michael Chrichton book of the same name.

11 posted on 05/14/2026 9:14:58 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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12 posted on 05/14/2026 9:29:17 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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I would throw in Slaughterhouse-Five (RIP Montana Wildhack) and The Three Stooges Meet Hercules. Also, pick whichever version of A Christmas Carol is your favorite.


13 posted on 05/14/2026 9:33:26 PM PDT by drjimmy
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I am glad that “Superman: The Movie” and “The Flash” were omitted. Both movies broke DC’s intelligent Silver Age rules on Time Travel.


14 posted on 05/14/2026 9:36:12 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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I am surprised that “Peggy Sue Got Married” didn’t get a nod. A great movie? No. But a Coppola period piece is always going to at least LOOK good.


15 posted on 05/14/2026 9:37:30 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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Planet of the Apes. Sometimes I feel like I live there.


16 posted on 05/14/2026 9:48:21 PM PDT by MarlonRando
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If you have a ROKU TV you might notice the city hall on the screen saver the clock is stopped at 10:04 along with the dangling plug. Although back to the future was entertaining I liked 12 monkeys as being more interesting.


17 posted on 05/14/2026 10:16:05 PM PDT by eastforker (All in, I'm all Trump,what you got!)
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Deja Vu, Denzel Washington

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0453467/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_deja%20vu


18 posted on 05/14/2026 10:34:27 PM PDT by Danie_2023 (I'm America First, but I stand by Israel and against 'anyone' that acts against America or Israel.)
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19 posted on 05/14/2026 10:42:52 PM PDT by BlueLancer (POOKIE'S TOONS - https://www.therightreasons.net/forum/35-todaystoons/)
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Obviously, sci-fi has never been my thing.

"Obviously?!"

Regards,

20 posted on 05/14/2026 10:54:24 PM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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