Thompson's funny, carnal performance forces us all to face an ugly truth: once, our moms might have been prowling teens too.
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03/01/09
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
Probably the most carefully-scripted blockbuster in Hollywood history.
02/25/09
Performances by the earnest Fox, the lunatic Lloyd, the deceptively passionate Lea Thompson, and, particularly, the bumbling-to-confident Glover, who runs away with the picture, merrily keep the ship sailing.
05/05/08
Top CriticTo 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
Amongst the finest family films of the 1980s.
05/05/08
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
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 CriticAn unqualified success, boasting an incredibly sharp screenplay and tons of appeal.
09/23/06
A classic adventure that holds up perfectly today.
09/16/06
The movie has all the benign good nature of a Frank Capra.
01/26/06
Equal parts hilarity, nostalgia, science fiction, screwball comedy, and white-knuckle suspense in a complex storyline wound tighter than a yo-yo in a centrifuge.
10/10/05
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07/17/05
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01/24/05
Technically, no film is impossible to like, but this techno-romantic comedy comes about as close as you can get.
11/02/04
An unusual time travel flick about a gifted match-maker.
08/22/04
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04/25/04
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04/13/04
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11/28/03
Part II was better, but that's just me. The first one is a fun romp too.
08/29/03
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