1. Back to the Future(1985)
In reality nothing can come close to what I consider a perfect film. Apart from maybe
The Goonies,
Back to the Future is the most fondly remembered film of the 80s and still feels as fresh today as it did twenty-four years ago. Its hard to imagine that were just five years away from the future depicted in
Back to the Future Part II and theres still not a hoverboard in sight!
Back to the Future boasted an excellent young cast, none of whom ever tasted success like this again, and of course
Christopher Lloyd stealing the show with the eccentricity meter cranked up to eleven.
Michael J. Fox still is Marty McFly in many peoples eyes and in spite of all the challenges he has faced and overcome in his life, you just know that people still want to ask him about that DeLorean. Yes,
Back to the Future features by far the coolest mode of big screen time travel: the iconic plutonium powered DeLorean, which alone should guarantee
Back to the Future top spot on this list.
Robert Zemeckis et al deserve far more credit than just creating a seminal classic with a cool car in it though, this is film-making at its finest. No shot is wasted, no line of dialogue superfluous, no character extraneous and there so many great sight gags and references to pick up on that you could practically compile an almanac... Everyone has their role in the
Back to the Future universe; bus-boy in 1955 - Goldie is Mayor in 1985, Mayor in 1955 - Red is a drunken tramp in 1985 and there are McFlys, Tannens and Stricklands in every one of the time zones visited by Doc and Marty.
Back to the Future is not just the best time travel film of all time, its one of the best films of all time
What do you think of my Top 10 Time Travel Films of All Time?If you could travel back to before I compiled this list what would you tell me to include that Ive missed!?