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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Groundhog Day
It’s on the list................
A mix of “Movies” and TV shows...
Obviously, sci-fi has never been my thing. I count five I have seen.
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.
What TV shows?.................
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.
Or The Time Traveler’s Wife..................
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Time_Traveler%27s_Wife_(film)
"Timeline" (2003) with Paul Walker, Gerard Butler and Billy Connolly. Based on the Michael Chrichton book of the same name.
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.
I am glad that “Superman: The Movie” and “The Flash” were omitted. Both movies broke DC’s intelligent Silver Age rules on Time Travel.
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.
Planet of the Apes. Sometimes I feel like I live there.
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.
Deja Vu, Denzel Washington
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0453467/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_deja%20vu
"Obviously?!"
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