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Back to the Future

1985 · Movie · 115 min

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Scores

  • IMDb8.5/10as of 2026-02-20
  • Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer92%as of 2026-01-16
  • Rotten Tomatoes average8.8/10as of 2022-04-28
  • Metacritic88/100as of 2026-01-16

What it is

Back to the Future is a 1985 American science fiction film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale. It stars Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, and Thomas F. Wilson.

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Genres
Science fiction / Adventure / Comedy / Drama
Original language
English

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