Looking for some cool Time Travel movies...

Joerib · June 27 2012, 09:11 PM

Just did a marathon of BTTF and I am looking for time travel so whats out there???

Mr. Laser Beam · June 27 2012, 09:22 PM

If you're up for an older flick, try The Time Travelers from '64. What an ending.

sojourner · June 27 2012, 09:30 PM

Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure - "and we could leave the keys right... ...here!". best use of a time machine in a movie.

Out Of My Vulcan Mind · June 27 2012, 10:26 PM

Time After Time (1979), Time Bandits (1981), Twelve Monkeys (1995).

Davros · June 27 2012, 10:28 PM

Time Rider
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQj_L...eature=related

Holdfast · June 27 2012, 11:17 PM

Some of these are time travel on a technicality, or not-quite time travel, or open to interpretation, or time travel is a relatively minor aspect, but still...

Terminator
Terminator 2
Superman
Donnie Darko
The Devil's Advocate
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Scrooged
12 Monkeys
Timecop
Time Machine (the George Pal version)
Kate & Leopold
Deja Vu
The Jacket
Somewhere in Time
Flight of the Navigator
Freejack
Groundhog Day

There was also a TV movie/miniseries about time travel and the Bermuda Triangle that was fun in a shlocky sort of way (I want to say from the mid-90s or early-00s?). Also in the same schlocky vein, I remember a Japanese movie from the same era with (IIRC) transforming jumbo jets and some time-travelling ?cop from the future. And, obviously, Star Trek IV.

AvBaur · June 27 2012, 11:23 PM

I would recommend two lesser-known movies that do some clever things with overlapping time loops, the spanish flick Time Crimes (Los Cronocrimenes) and Triangle. I really liked both of them a lot! They're somewhat similar to each other, but are otherwise pretty unique.

And if you're into really complex stuff, you should check out Primer.

Worf2DS9 · June 28 2012, 12:46 AM

And while there was no actual time-travel per se, there were some cool timey-wimey shenanigans in Frequency.

DonIago · June 28 2012, 01:20 AM

12 Monkeys was the first one that came to mind, but has already been mentioned, so I'll go with Source Code

stj · June 28 2012, 01:32 AM

Primer and Millennium. Oddly enough I found some good things to Retroactive.

Sliding Doors and Uncertainty have alternate histories, which is related.

Looper is coming up.

Mr. Laser Beam · June 28 2012, 01:41 AM

If TV is also allowed: the episode "Tribunal" from the new Outer Limits.

Kelso · June 28 2012, 02:05 AM

The trouble with Time Crimes is that the protagonist's actions are entirely driven by the needs of the screenwriter. Nothing in that film feels organic and nothing that the protagonist does seems like something an actual human being would do.

Turtletrekker · June 28 2012, 02:11 AM

sojourner wrote:

Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure - "and we could leave the keys right... ...here!". best use of a time machine in a movie.

Second this.

Mistral · June 28 2012, 03:52 PM

1986- Biggles: Adventures in Time
1997-Retroactive w/Jim Belushi
all of the original 3 Ape movies
Time After Time-Malcolm McDowell(excellent)
The Final Countdown
Somewhere In Time
The Philadelphia Experiment
Peggy Sue Got Married
Timescape (or: Grand Tour: Disaster in Time)
Les Visiteurs (The Visitors(US version)-excellent but weird little movie with Jean Reno

Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel

Saul · June 28 2012, 04:15 PM

Somewhere in Time
The Time Machine 1960
Time Chasers (with Mystery Science Theater Commentary)
Primer (2004)

June 27 2012, 09:11 PM	#1
Joerib Lieutenant	Looking for some cool Time Travel movies... Just did a marathon of BTTF and I am looking for time travel so whats out there???

June 27 2012, 09:22 PM	#2
Mr. Laser Beam Fleet Admiral Location: The visitor's bullpen	Re: Looking for some cool Time Travel movies... If you're up for an older flick, try The Time Travelers from '64. What an ending. __________________ It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.

June 27 2012, 09:30 PM	#3
sojourner Vice Admiral Location: I'm at WKRP	Re: Looking for some cool Time Travel movies... Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure - "and we could leave the keys right... ...here!". best use of a time machine in a movie. __________________ Baby, you and me were never meant to be, just maybe think of me once in a while...

June 27 2012, 10:26 PM	#4
Out Of My Vulcan Mind Vice Admiral Location: Wherever you go, there you are.	Re: Looking for some cool Time Travel movies... Time After Time (1979), Time Bandits (1981), Twelve Monkeys (1995). __________________ "I'll see you in another life, brother."

June 27 2012, 10:28 PM	#5
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June 27 2012, 11:17 PM	#6
Holdfast Procul, O procul este profani! Location: 17 Cherry Tree Lane	Re: Looking for some cool Time Travel movies... Some of these are time travel on a technicality, or not-quite time travel, or open to interpretation, or time travel is a relatively minor aspect, but still... Terminator Terminator 2 Superman Donnie Darko The Devil's Advocate Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure Scrooged 12 Monkeys Timecop Time Machine (the George Pal version) Kate & Leopold Deja Vu The Jacket Somewhere in Time Flight of the Navigator Freejack Groundhog Day There was also a TV movie/miniseries about time travel and the Bermuda Triangle that was fun in a shlocky sort of way (I want to say from the mid-90s or early-00s?). Also in the same schlocky vein, I remember a Japanese movie from the same era with (IIRC) transforming jumbo jets and some time-travelling ?cop from the future. And, obviously, Star Trek IV. __________________ Get into Medicine UK - free advice & information about medicine & medical school Last edited by Holdfast; June 27 2012 at 11:38 PM. Reason: thought of more

June 27 2012, 11:23 PM	#7
AvBaur Commander Location: Munich, Germany	Re: Looking for some cool Time Travel movies... I would recommend two lesser-known movies that do some clever things with overlapping time loops, the spanish flick Time Crimes (Los Cronocrimenes) and Triangle. I really liked both of them a lot! They're somewhat similar to each other, but are otherwise pretty unique. And if you're into really complex stuff, you should check out Primer. __________________ HIPSTERS VS. ROBOTS - my webcomic: http://www.hipsters-comic.com

June 28 2012, 12:46 AM	#8
Worf2DS9 Writer Location: Canada, eh	Re: Looking for some cool Time Travel movies... And while there was no actual time-travel per se, there were some cool timey-wimey shenanigans in Frequency. __________________ Shorts in: SNW5 \| SNW7 \| SNW9 + Star Trek: Corps of Engineers - "The Light" + Full Throttle Space Tales #3: Space Grunts - "Rush"

June 28 2012, 01:20 AM	#9
DonIago Rear Admiral Location: Burlington, VT, USA	Re: Looking for some cool Time Travel movies... 12 Monkeys was the first one that came to mind, but has already been mentioned, so I'll go with Source Code __________________ --DonIago It was the best of Trek, it was the worst of Trek... "If I lean over, I leave myself open to wedgies, wet willies, or even the dreaded Rear Admiral!"

June 28 2012, 01:32 AM	#10
stj Rear Admiral Location: the real world	Re: Looking for some cool Time Travel movies... Primer and Millennium. Oddly enough I found some good things to Retroactive. Sliding Doors and Uncertainty have alternate histories, which is related. Looper is coming up. __________________ Morals are what you do to other people. Other people, what we call society, are essential to human happiness. Therefore, morals are the path to happiness. My morals, your happiness; your morals, my happiness: It's a fair trade.

June 28 2012, 01:41 AM	#11
Mr. Laser Beam Fleet Admiral Location: The visitor's bullpen	Re: Looking for some cool Time Travel movies... If TV is also allowed: the episode "Tribunal" from the new Outer Limits. __________________ It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.

June 28 2012, 02:05 AM	#12
Kelso Vice Admiral Location: On the destruct button until the last minute!	Re: Looking for some cool Time Travel movies... The trouble with Time Crimes is that the protagonist's actions are entirely driven by the needs of the screenwriter. Nothing in that film feels organic and nothing that the protagonist does seems like something an actual human being would do. __________________ "Murder on Tuesday"! The all-new comic strip from Kail Tescar's startrekanimated.com My Puppet Building Blog!

June 28 2012, 03:52 PM	#14
Mistral Vice Admiral Location: Between the candle and the flame	Re: Looking for some cool Time Travel movies... 1986- Biggles: Adventures in Time 1997-Retroactive w/Jim Belushi all of the original 3 Ape movies Time After Time-Malcolm McDowell(excellent) The Final Countdown Somewhere In Time The Philadelphia Experiment Peggy Sue Got Married Timescape (or: Grand Tour: Disaster in Time) Les Visiteurs (The Visitors(US version)-excellent but weird little movie with Jean Reno Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel __________________ ...sf fandom is only a personality disorder if you do it right.-Klaus http://www.adastrafanfic.com - archive stories! www.4rumboys.com for honest gaming

June 28 2012, 04:15 PM	#15
Saul Rear Admiral Location: 東京	Re: Looking for some cool Time Travel movies... Somewhere in Time The Time Machine 1960 Time Chasers (with Mystery Science Theater Commentary) Primer (2004) __________________ "It's not that you can see the strings, it's that 40 years later you're still looking at them." - Steven Moffat "This movie was big. Imagine how big it could have been with me in it?" William Shatner