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Back to the Future

1985 · 116 min · Adventure

An easygoing teenager accidentally travels thirty years into the past in a time-machine DeLorean, where he must engineer his own parents' romance and find a way home before he erases himself from existence. A beloved, endlessly inventive sci-fi comedy.

Runtime
116 min
Genre
Adventure · Comedy · Science Fiction
Mood
funny · adventurous
Entry
some context
Best for
a lighter route
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Part of 10 Essential American Films

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