Andy's Anachronisms
Time Travel Movies

The following is a list of time travel movies with some alternate universe related movies organized alpabetically by title.

Where possible I have included a SUMMARY of the movie and will be adding REVIEWS as time permits.

I have identified the type of time travel used in the movies listed below with a simple lettering system. Some movies may have more than one element associated with them.

AU -- Alternate Universe
A story involving a multiple universes or multiple selves from parallel worlds. Examples: The One or in television Sliders

AH -- Alternate History
A "What if..." story involving a point of divergence where history evolves differently from our own reality. Example: Germany wins World War II

PAH -- Personal Alternate History
Similar to AH except involves personal or individual points of divergence. Examples include: Sliding Doors, It's A Wonderful Life, and Run Lola Run

TT -- Time Travel
Standard time travel where a person (or people) are transported into the future/past instantaneously. Examples include: The Time Machine, Back To the Future, and The Terminator.

RVW -- Rip Van Winkel
Time travel where a person frozen in time "awakes" to find themself in the future. Examples include: Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, Blast from the Past and Sleeper.

TP -- Temporal Phenomenom
Temporal anomolies such as time loops and other story telling devices that involve some manipulation of time. Examples include: Groundhog Day, Frequency, and Slaughterhouse Five.

PD -- Plot Device
Time travel exists only as a plot device and isn't the main theme of the movie. Examples include: Lost in Space, Sphere, and Galaxy Quest.
A
Army of Darkness 1992, R, 77m [Dir. Sam Raimi] TT / PD [Summary]
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery 1997, PG-13, 90m [Dir. Jay Roach] RVW [Summary]
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me 1999, PG-13, 95m [Dir. Jay Roach] TT / RVW [Summary]
Austin Powers: Goldmember 2002, PG-13, XXm [Dir. Jay Roach] TT / RVW [Summary & Review]
B
Back To The Future 1985, PG, 116m [Dir. Rober Zemeckis] TT / PAH [Summary]
Back To The Future, Part 2 1989, PG, 107m [Dir. Robert Zemeckis] TT / PAH [Summary]
Back To The Future, Part 3 1990, PG, 118m [Dir. Robert Zemeckis] TT / PAH [Summary]
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time 1991, PG-13, 107m [Dir. Sylvio Tabet]
Beyond The Time Barrier 1960, Not Rated, 75m BW [Dir. Edgar G Ulmer] TT
Biggles: Adventures in Time 1986, PG, 92m [Dir. John Hough] TT [Summary & Review]
Bill & Ted's Bogus Adventure 1991, PG, 98m [Dir. Pete Hewitt] TT
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure 1989, PG, 105m [Dir. Stephen Herek] TT [Summary & Review]
Black Knight, The 2001, PG-13, [Dir. Gil Junger] TT [Summary & Review]
Blast from the Past 1999, PG-13, 106m [Dir. Hugh Wilson] RVW [Summary & Review]
Blue Flame 1993, R, 88m [Dir. Cassian Elwes]
Blue Yonder, The 1986, 89m [Dir. Mark Rosman]
Brother Future 1991, 110m [Dir. Roy Campanella]
Butterfly Effect, The 2004, R, 113m [Dir. Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber] TT [Summary]
C
CLICK 2006, PG-13, [Dir. Frank Coraci] TP [Summary & Review]
Conceiving Ada 1997, Not Rated, [Dir. Lynn Hershman-Leeson] TP [Summary & Review]
Conneticut Yankee 1931, Not Rated [B&W], 96m [Dir. David Butler]
Conneticut Yankee in King Arhtur's Court 1949, Not Rated, 108m [Dir. Tay Garnett]
D
Day Time Ended, The 1980, Not Rated, 80m [Dir. John Cardos]
Dead Aviators 1999, Not Rated, 96m [Dir. David Wellington] TP [Summary & Review]
Deja Vu 2006,PG-13, 128m [Dir. Tony Scott] TT
Donnie Darko 2001, R, 113m [Dir. Richard Kelly] TP [Summary & Review]
E
Eliminators, The 1986, PG, 95m [Dir. Peter Manoogian] PD [Summary & Review]
Exotic Time Machine, The 1997, R, 80m [Dir. Felicia Sinclair]
F
Family Man, The 2000, PG-13, 125m [Dir. Brett Ratner] PAH [Summary & Review]
Fetching Cody 2005, Not Rated, 87m [Dir. David Ray] PAH, TT [Summary & Review]
Final Countdown, The 1980, PG, 92m [Dir. Don Taylor]
Frankenstein Unbound 1990, R, 86m [Dir. Roger Corman]
Freejack 1992, R, 110m [Dir. Geoff Murphy]
Frequency 2000, PG-13, 117m [Dir. Gregory Hoblit] PD [Summary & Review]
Future Zone 1990, R, 88m [Dir. David A. Prior]
G
Grand Tour: Disaster in Time 1992, PG-13, 98m [Dir. David N. Twohy] TT [Summary & Review]
Groundhog Day 1993, PG, 103m [Dir. Harold Ramis] TP [Summary & Review]
H
Hercules in New York 1970, G, 93m [Dir. David Seidleman]
I
Idaho Transfer 1973, PG, 90m [Dir. Peter Fonda] [Summary & Review]
Idiocracy 2006, R, 84m [Dir. Mike Judge] RVW [Summary & Review]
It's A Wonderful Life 1946, Unrated, 130m [Dir. Frank Capra] PAH [Summary]

J
Jacket, The 2005, R, 106m [Dir. John Maybury] TT / TP [Summary & Review]
Je t'aime, je t'aime 1968, Not Rated, 91m [Dir. Alain Resnais] TT / TP [Summary & Review]
Jetee, La 1962, Not Rated, 28m [Dir. Chris Marker] TT [Summary & Review]
Jetsons Meet the Flintstones, The 1988, Not Rated, 100m TT / TP [Summary & Review]
Journey to the Center of Time 1967, Not Rated, 83m [Dir. David L. Hewitt] [Summary & Review]
Jubilee 1977, Not Rated, 100m, [Dir. Derek Jarman] TP / AH [Summary & Review]
Just Visiting 2001, PG-13, 80m [Dir. Jean-Marie Poire] TT

K
Kid, Disney's The 2000, PG, [Dir. John Turteltaub] TT / TP [Summary & Review]
L
Life Before This, The 1999, R, 92m [Dir. Jerry Ciccoritti] PAH
Lords of Magick 1988, PG-13, 98m [Dir. David Marsh]
Lost in Space 1998, PG-13, 130m [Stephen Hopkins] PD
M
Meet The Robinsons 2007, Not Rated, [Dir. Stephen J. Anderson] TT [Summary]
Melinda and Melinda 2004, PG-13, 100m [Dir. Woody Allen] PAH [Summary]
Me Myself I 1999, R, 104m [Dir. Phillipa Karmel]
Millennium 1989, PG-13, 108m [Dir. Michael Anderson Sr.] TT [Summary & Review]
Morir (o no) 2000, Not Rated, 112m [Dir. Ventura Pons] PAH [Summary & Review]
N
Navigator - A Mediaeval Odyssey, The 1988, PG, 92m [Dir. Vincent Ward]
Next One 1984, Not Rated, 105m [Dir. Nico Mastorakis]
Norman's Awesome Experience 1988, PG-13, 87m [Dir. Paul Donovan] TT [Summary & Review]
O
The One 2001, Not Rated, [Dir. James Wong] AU [Summary & Review]
P
Peggy Sue Got Married 1986, PG-13, 103m [Dir. Francis Ford Coppola]
Peut-être 1999, Not Rated, 109m [Dir. Cedric Klapisch] PAH [Summary & Review]
Philadelphia Experiment, The 1984, PG, 101m [Dir. Stewart Raffill]
Planet of the Apes 1968, G, 112m [Dir. Franklin J. Schnaffner]
Planet of the Apes 2001, PG-13, 119m [Dir. Tim Burton] TT / TP [Summary & Review]
Primer 2004, PG-13, 78m [Dir. Shane Carruth] TT / TP [Summary & Review]
Q

R
Retroactive 1997, R, 87m [Dir. Louis Morneau] TT / TP [Summary & Review]
Roman Scandals 1933, Not Rated, 91m (B&W) [Dir. Frank Tuttle]
Run Lola Run 1998, PG-13, 85m [Dir. Tom Tykwer] PAH [Summary & Review]
Running Against Time 1990, PG, 93m [Dir. Bruce Green]
S
Six-String Samurai 1998, PG-13, 91m [Dir. Lance Mungia] AH
Slaughterhouse Five 1972, R, 104m [Dir. Roy Hill] TP [Summary & Review]
Sliding Doors 1998, R, 99m [Dir. Peter Howitt] PAH
Slipstream 2005, Not Rated, 89m [Dir. David van Eyssen] TT [Summary & Review]
Smoking / No Smoking 1993, Not Rated, 298m [Dir. Alain Resnais] PAH [Summary & Review]
Somewhere in Time 1980, PG, 103m [Dir. Jeannot Swarc]
Sound of Thunder, A 2004 COMING IN 2004 [Dir. Peter Hyams] TT / AH [Summary & Review]
Spirit of '76 1991, PG-13, 82m [Dir. Lucas Reiner]
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 1986, PG-13, 119m [Dir. Leonard Nimoy] TT
Star Trek VIII: First Contact 1996, PG-13, 110m [Dir. Johnathan Frakes] TT
Sticky Fingers of Time 1997, Not Rated, 90m [Dir. Hilary Brougher] TP
Swordsman, The 1992, R, 98m [Dir. Michael Kennedy]
T
Teenage Mutant Turtles 3 1993, PG, 95m [Dir. Stuart Gillard]
Terminator, The 1984, R, 108m [Dir. James Cameron] TT [Summary & Review]
Terminator 2: Judgement Day 1991, R, 139m [Dir. James Cameron] [Summary & Review]
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines 2003, R, 119m [Dir. Johnathan Mostow] TT [Summary & Review]
Test Tube Teens from the Year 2000 1994, R, 74m [Dir. David DeCoteau] TT [Summary & Review]
Three Stooges Meet Hercules, The 1962, Not Rated, 80m [Dir. Edward L. Bernds] TT [Summary & Review]
Time After Time 1979, PG, 112m [Dir. Nicholas Meyers] TT [Summary & Review]
Time Bandits 1981, PG, 116m [Dir. Terry Gilliam] TT [Summary & Review]
Timecrimes (aka Los Cronocrimenes) 2007, R, 88m [Dir. Nacho Vigalondo] TT [Summary & Review]
Time Chasers 1995, Not Rated, 90m [Dir. David Giancola]
Timecrimes aka Los Cronocrimenes 2007, R, 88m [Dir. Nacho Vigalondo] TT, TP [Summary & Review]
Time Fighters 1985, Not Rated, 60m
Time Guardian, The 1987, PG, 89m [Dir. Brian Hannat]
Timeline 2003, PG, 113m, [Dir. Richard Donner] TT [Summary & Review]
Time Machine, The 1960, Not Rated, 103m [Dir. Pal George]
Time Machine 2001, Not Rated, [Dir. Simon Wells] TT [Summary & Review]
Time Runner 1992, R, 96m [Dir. Michael Mazo]
Time Shifters, The 1999, Not Rated, 96m [Dir. Mario Azzopardi] TT [Summary & Review]
Time Trackers 1992, R, 96m [Dir. Michael Mazo]
Timecop 1994, R, 98m [Dir. Peter Hyams]
Timegate: Tales of the Saddle Tramps 1999, R, 95m [Dir. Sam Silver] TT [Summary & Review]
Timemaster 1995, PG-13, 100m [Dir. James Gilchenhaus]
Timerider 1983, PG, 93m [Dir. William Dear]
Timestalkers 1987, Not Rated, 100m [Dir. Michael A. Schultz]
Trancers 1985, PG-13, 76m [Dir. Charles Band]
Trancers 2: The Return of Jack Deth 1991, R, 85m [Dir. Charles Band]
Trancers 3: Deth Lives 1992, R, 75m [Dir. Courtney Joyner]
Trancers 4: Jack of Swords 1994, R, 83m [Dir. David Nutter]
Trancers 5: Sudden Deth 1994, R, 73m [Dir. David Nutter]
Twelve Monkeys 1995, R, 131m [Dir. Terry Gilliam] TT [Summary & Review]
Twice Upon A Yesterday 1998, R, 96m [Dir. Maria Ripoll] TT / PAH [Summary & Review]
12:01 1993, R, 92m [Dir. Jack Sholder] TP
U
Unidentified Flying Oddball 1979, G, 92m [Dir. Russ Mayberry] TT
V
Visitors, The 1995, R, 106m [Dir. Jean-Marie Poire]
W
Warlock 1991, R, 103m [Dir. David N. Twothy]
Waxwork 2: Lost in Time 1991, R, 104m [Dir. Anthony Hickox]
Witch Without A Broom, A 1968, Not Rated, 78m [Dir. Joe Lacy]
X

Y
Yor, the Hunter from the Future 1983, PG, 88m [Dir. Anthony Dawson]
Young Conneticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, A 1995, Not Rated, 93m [Dir. R.L. Thomas]
Z

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