The best time travel movies of all time
The top 3 according to 150 votes from people: Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) · Back to the Future (1985) · 12 Monkeys (1995). (Updated May 2, 2022.)
Paradoxes, loops and DeLoreans: the time travel films ranked highest by critics (Looper, SYFY Wire).
Top 12
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1
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
A machine from the future sent to protect John Connor.
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2
Back to the Future (1985)
Marty McFly, Doc Brown and the DeLorean, the blueprint of the genre.
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3
12 Monkeys (1995)
Terry Gilliam, Bruce Willis and a virus from the future.
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4
The Terminator (1984)
James Cameron's original time loop thriller.
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5
Groundhog Day (1993)
The film that perfected the time loop.
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6
La Jetée (1962)
Chris Marker's short made of still photographs, hugely influential.
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7
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
The gold standard of comedic time travel.
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8
Timecrimes (2007)
Nacho Vigalondo's low-budget Spanish puzzle box.
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9
Looper (2012)
Joseph Gordon-Levitt hunting his older self, Bruce Willis.
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10
Interstellar (2014)
Christopher Nolan and time dilation near a black hole.
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11
Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
Tom Cruise dies and repeats the same battle.
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12
Primer (2004)
Shane Carruth's famously confusing engineers' film.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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