Too cute, too clever, too damn smug.
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12/01/02
Back to the Future (1985)
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Reviews Counted:45
Fresh:43
Rotten:2
Average Rating:8.3/10
Consensus: Romantic, funny, and action-packed, Back to the Future is rousing entertainment for all ages.
Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: A massive success upon its 1985 release, BACK TO THE FUTURE has since become a bona fide classic--Robert Zemeckis’s time-travel adventure has spawned sequels, theme park rides, and even a mention... [More]
Starring: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover
Director: Robert Zemeckis
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Reviews for Back to the Future
So busy being clever that it trips over its own ingenuity.
01/01/00
Top CriticThe movie has all the benign good nature of a Frank Capra.
01/26/06
Robert Zemeckis's direction, like the technical contributions, is first-rate, and after an ambling start takes off into frenetic, non-stop fun.
02/26/07
Amongst the finest family films of the 1980s.
05/05/08
To put it bluntly: if you don't like Back To The Future, it's difficult to believe that you like films at all.
05/05/08
Few movies have reached this level of light comic perfection. It's the perfect blend of the novelty of the 1950's and the comic angst of adolescence.
07/26/02
infectiously silly and fun time-travel comedy. Lloyd and Fox are a great team.
03/19/03
A classic adventure that holds up perfectly today.
09/16/06
Director Robert Zemeckis confronts the oedipal heart of the time-travel genre with this zestfully tasteless 1985 tale about a teenager (Michael J. Fox) who is projected back to 1955 and then must arrange the romance of his parents.
02/26/07
Top CriticNo review available.
07/17/05
Probably the most carefully-scripted blockbuster in Hollywood history.
02/25/09
One of the best of the 1980s comedies. A career highlight for Michael J. Fox.
03/21/03
No review available.
04/13/04
An unusual time travel flick about a gifted match-maker.
08/22/04
No review available.
01/24/05
Good clean family fun even as the ultimate Oedipal wish.
01/01/00
Mr. Zemeckis is able both to keep the story moving and to keep it from going too far. He handles Back to the Future with the kind of inventiveness that indicates he will be spinning funny, whimsical tall tales for a long time to come.
05/20/03
Top CriticAn unqualified success, boasting an incredibly sharp screenplay and tons of appeal.
09/23/06
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