10. Time after Time (1979)
It was a tough call for tenth spot between this and
Time Bandits, but how could I not include a film that features HG Wells chasing Jack the Ripper across time!? Dubbed the most ingenious thriller of our time upon its release in 1979,
Time after Time is the very definition of why the concept of time travel is such a popular narrative device, because it allows the most implausible of ideas to seem plausible (as much as time travel can ever seem plausible!) The film stars
Malcolm McDowell as HG Wells and features Mrs. Ted Danson
Mary Steenburgen as Wells love interest Amy,
Time after Time was somewhat a pioneer of the genre in that it preceded the 80s boom in time travel films, it also deserves its spot on this list for using a dark figure such as Jack the Ripper and making him the ultimate screen villain. The film also showed the dangers of what happens if great power falls into the wrong hand... Maybe Peter Parkers Uncle Ben was a
Time after Time fan.