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1.“Timecrimes” (2007)
A man accidentally gets trapped in a time machine, causing him to travel back for almost an hour, triggering unpredictable events.
Storyline:
Hector, a commoner moving into a new home with his wife, witnesses a naked female in the forest. Hector, covered in an orange bandage, is cut with scissors.
Director: Nacho Vigalondo
Writer: Nacho Vigalondo
Stars: Karra Elejalde
Candela Fernández
Bárbara Goenaga
Release date: June 27, 2008
Country of origin: Spain
Language: Spanish
Filming locations: Cantabria, Spain
Production companies: Karbo Vantas Entertainment
Fine Productions
Zip Films
Runtime: 1 hour 32 minutes
Cast:
Karra Elejalde is Héctor
Candela Fernández is Clara
Bárbara Goenaga is La Chica en el Bosque
Nacho Vigalondo is El Joven
Juan Inciarte is Héctor Ocasional(as Ion Inciarte)
2 . “Back to the Future” (1985)
Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is transported 30 years back in time by Doc Brown, a brilliant scientist.
Storyline:
Marty McFly, an 18-year-old American teenager, is transported back to 1955 using a plutonium DeLorean time machine to reconcile with his parents before returning to the present.
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Writers: Robert Zemeckis
Bob Gale
Stars: Michael J. Fox
Christopher Lloyd
Lea Thompson
Release date: July 3, 1985
Country of origin: United States
Language: English
Filming locations: Whittier High School – 12417 E. Philadelphia Street, Whittier, California, USA
Production companies: Universal Pictures
Amblin Entertainment
U-Drive Productions
Runtime: 1 hour 56 minutes
Cast:
Michael J. Fox is Marty McFly
Christopher Lloyd is Dr. Emmett Brown
Lea Thompson is Lorraine Baines
Crispin Glover is George McFly
Tom Wilson is Biff Tannen(as Thomas F. Wilson)
Claudia Wells is Jennifer Parker
Marc McClure is Dave McFly
Wendie Jo Sperber is Linda McFly
George DiCenzo is Sam Baines
Frances Lee McCain is Stella Baines
James Tolkan is Mr. Strickland
J.J. Cohen is Skinhead(as Jeffrey Jay Cohen)
Casey Siemaszko is 3-D
Billy Zane is a Match
Harry Waters Jr. is Marvin Berry
Donald Fullilove is Goldie Wilson
Lisa Freeman is Babs
Cristen Kauffman is Betty
3. “Predestination” (2014)
An elite temporal agent faces a mysterious criminal, navigating destiny, love, identity, and time travel taboos in his final mission.
Storyline:
PREDESTINATION is a time-traveling story about a Temporal Agent who must save his law enforcement career by pursuing a criminal who has consistently evaded his attention.
Directors: Michael Spierig
Peter Spierig
Writers: Michael Spierig
Peter Spierig
Robert A. Heinlein
Stars: Ethan Hawke
Sarah Snook
Noah Taylor
Release date: January 9, 2015 (United States)
Countries of origin: Australia
United States
Language: English
Filming locations: Docklands Studios, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Production companies: Screen Australia
Screen Queensland
Blacklab Entertainment
Runtime: 1 hour 37 minutes
Cast:
Ethan Hawke is The Barkeep
Sarah Snook is The Unmarried Mother
Noah Taylor is Mr. Robertson
Madeleine West is Mrs. Stapleton
Christopher Kirby is Mr. Miles
Christopher Sommers is Mr. Miller
Kuni Hashimoto is Dr. Fujimoto
Sara El-Yafi is Lab Technician
Paul Moder is Boxing Commentator 1
Grant Piro is Boxing Commentator 2
Christopher Bunworth is Jerry
Jamie Gleeson is a Dirty Hippy
Christina Tan is a Female Reporter
Dennis Coard is Mayor Davidson
Milla Simmonds is Baby Jane 1
Ruby Simmonds is Baby Jane 1
Cate Wolfe is Beth
Ben Prendergast is Dr. Clarke
4. “Looper” (2012)
In 2074, a mob re-redirects a person into the past with a hired gun, Joe, discovering the mob’s plan to assassinate him by re-sending his future self.
Storyline:
Joe, a “looper,” uses time travel to transport people from the past to die, battling against a future self to avoid capture while achieving their goals.
Director: Rian Johnson
Writer: Rian Johnson
Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Bruce Willis
Emily Blunt
Release date: September 28, 2012 (United States)
Countries of origin: United States
China
Languages: English
French
Filming locations: Thibodaux, Louisiana, USA
Production companies: TriStar Pictures
FilmDistrict
Endgame Entertainment
Runtime: 1 hour 59 minutes
Cast:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt is Joe
Bruce Willis is Old Joe
Emily Blunt is Sara
Paul Dano is Seth
Noah Segan is Kid Blue
Piper Perabo is Suzie
Jeff Daniels is Abe
Pierce Gagnon is Cid
Qing Xu is Old Joe’s Wife(Summer Qing)
Tracie Thoms is Beatrix
Frank Brennan is Old Seth
Garret Dillahunt is Jesse
Nick Gomez is Dale
Marcus Hester is Zach
Jon Eyez is Gat Man
Kevin Stillwell is Gat Man
Thirl Haston is Gat Man
James Landry Hébert is Looper(as James Hebert)
5. “The Time Traveler’s Wife” (2009)
Henry DeTamble, a librarian, has a unique gene allowing him to travel through time, which his wife, Claire Abshire, struggles with.
Storyline:
Time travelers Henry DeTamble and Clare Abshire meet in the Chicago library. Clare knows more about him, but his frequent absences and future learning pose challenges.
Director: Robert Schwentke
Writers: Bruce Joel Rubin
Audrey Niffenegger
Stars: Eric Bana
Rachel McAdams
Ron Livingston
Release date: August 14, 2009
Country of origin: United States
Languages: English
German
Filming locations: Osgoode Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Production companies: New Line Cinema
Plan B Entertainment
Nick Wechsler Productions
Runtime: 1 hour 47 minutes
Cast:
Eric Bana is Henry
Rachel McAdams is Clare
Ron Livingston is Gomez
Michelle Nolden is Annette DeTamble
Alex Ferris is Henry at Six
Arliss Howard is Richard DeTamble
Katherine Trowell is a Hospital Receptionist
Bart Bedford is a Library Researcher
Esther Jun is a Waitress
Matt Birman is Chicago Police 1
Craig Snoyer is a Chicago Police 2
Carly Street is a Librarian
Romyen Tangsubutra is Thai Waiter
Brooklynn Proulx is Clare at Six and Eight
Jane McLean Guerra is Charisse(as Jane McLean)
Brian Bisson is Mark Abshire
Maggie Castle is Alicia Abshire
Fiona Reid is Lucille Abshire
6. “12 Monkeys” (1995)
A convict is sent back in time to gather information about an artificial virus that has caused widespread human destruction.
Storyline:
James Cole, a 2035 prisoner, is granted parole to prevent a deadly plague by traveling back in time to 1990, where he kidnaps Dr. Kathryn Railly and discovers graffiti.
Director: Terry Gilliam
Writers: Chris Marker
David Webb Peoples
Janet Peoples
Stars: Bruce Willis
Madeleine Stowe
Brad Pitt
Release date: January 5, 1996
Country of origin: United States
Languages: English
French
Latin
Spanish
German
Filming locations: Eastern State Penitentiary – 2124 Fairmont Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Production companies: Universal Pictures
Atlas Entertainment
Classico
Runtime: 2 hours 9 minutes
Cast:
Bruce Willis is James Cole
Madeleine Stowe is Kathryn Reilly
Brad Pitt is Jeffrey Goines
Joseph Melito is Young Cole
Jon Seda is Jose
Michael Chance is Scarface
Vernon Campbell is Tiny
H. Michael Walls is a Botanist
Bob Adrian is a Geologist
Simon Jones is a Zoologist
Carol Florence is an Astrophysicist
Bill Raymond is a Microbiologist
Ernest Abuba is an Engineer
Irma St. Paule is a Poet
Joey Perillo is Detective Franki
Bruce Kirkpatrick is Policeman No. 1
Wilfred Williams is Policeman No. 2
Rozwill Young is Billings
7. “Primer” (2004)
Entrepreneurs and fledglings are debating their latest invention, believing it is more revolutionary than their previous error-checking devices.
Storyline:
Engineers Aaron, Abe, Robert, and Phillip are developing an invention revealing protein growth and the potential for the ultimate time machine without sharing it with Kara.
Director: Shane Carruth
Writer: Shane Carruth
Stars: Shane Carruth
David Sullivan
Casey Gooden
Release date: May 25, 2005
Country of origin: United States
Languages: English
French
Filming locations: Henley’s Aircraft Services – 15841 Addison Road, Addison, Texas, USA
Production Company: ERBP
Runtime: 1 hour 17 minutes
Cast:
Shane Carruth is Aaron
David Sullivan is Abe
Casey Gooden is Robert
Anand Upadhyaya is Phillip
Carrie Crawford is Kara
Jay Butler is a Metalshop Worker
John Carruth is Man On Couch 1
Juan Tapia is Man On Couch 2
Ashley Warren is a Hostess
Samantha Thomson is Rachel Granger
Chip Carruth is Thomas Granger
Delaney Price is Laney
Jack Pyland is Aaron’s Co-worker
Keith Bradshaw is a Clean Room Technician
Ashok Upadhyaya is a Laboratory Technician
Brandon Blagg is Will
Jon Cook is Will’s Cousin
David Joyner is Rachel’s Date
8. “Donnie Darko” (2001)
A disturbed teenager experiences nightmares of a man in a rabbit costume who manipulates his victim to commit heinous crimes after avoiding a tragic accident.
Storyline:
Donnie Darko, a sympathetic psychiatrist, struggles with relationships and forms a friendship with Gretchen but faces supernatural events leading to his escape and bedroom destruction.
Director: Richard Kelly
Writer: Richard Kelly
Stars:Jake Gyllenhaal
Jena Malone
Mary McDonnell
Release date: January 19, 2001
Country of origin: United States
Language: English
Filming locations: 4225 Country Club Drive, Long Beach, California, USA
Production companies: Pandora Cinema
Flower Films
Adam Fields Productions
Runtime: 1 hour 53 minutes
Cast:
Jake Gyllenhaal is Donnie Darko
Jena Malone is Gretchen Ross
Mary McDonnell is Rose Darko
Holmes Osborne is Eddie Darko
Maggie Gyllenhaal is Elizabeth Darko
Daveigh Chase is Samantha Darko
James Duval is Frank
Arthur Taxier is Dr. Fisher
Patrick Swayze is Jim Cunningham
Mark Hoffman is a Police Officer
David St. James is Bob Garland
Tom Tangen is Man in a Red Jogging Suit
Jazzie Mahannah is Joanie James
Jolene Purdy is Cherita Chen
Stuart Stone is Ronald Fisher
Gary Lundy is Sean Smith
Alex Greenwald is Seth Devlin
Beth Grant is Kitty Farmer
9. “Interstellar” (2014)
Joseph Cooper, an ex-NASA farmer and pilot, is tasked with leading a team of researchers to find an alternative planet for human habitation in the future.
Storyline:
Earth’s future faces famines, disasters, and droughts. Interstellar travel, facilitated by a wormhole in the outer solar system, offers astronauts an ideal survival environment.
Director: Christopher Nolan
Writers: Jonathan Nolan
Christopher Nolan
Stars: Matthew McConaughey
Anne Hathaway
Jessica Chastain
Release date: November 7, 2014
Countries of origin: United States
United Kingdom
Canada
Language: English
Filming locations: Iceland
Production companies: Paramount Pictures
Warner Bros.
Legendary Entertainment
Runtime: 2 hours 49 minutes
Cast:
Matthew McConaughey is Cooper
Anne Hathaway is a Brand
Jessica Chastain is Murph
Mackenzie Foy is Murph (10 Yrs.)
Ellen Burstyn is Murph (Older)
John Lithgow is Donald
Timothée Chalamet is Tom (15 Yrs.)
David Oyelowo is the School Principal
Collette Wolfe is Ms. Hanley
Francis X. McCarthy is Boots(as Francis Xavier McCarthy)
Bill Irwin is TARS
Andrew Borba is Smith
Wes Bentley is Doyle
William Devane is Williams
Michael Caine is Professor Brand
David Gyasi is Romilly
Josh Stewart is CASE
Casey Affleck is Tom
10. “The Terminator” (1984)
From 2029 to 1984, human soldiers were tasked with stopping a cyborg killer machine programmed to kill a young woman whose unborn son is crucial to human security.
Storyline:
In 1984, in Los Angeles, Sarah Connor is killed by the Terminator, while Kyle Reese, a Human Resistance Army warrior, fights to stop him, questioning if our future is in our past.
Director: James Cameron
Writers: James Cameron
Gale Anne Hurd
William Wisher
Stars: Michael Biehn
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Linda Hamilton
Release date: October 26, 1984
Countries of origin: United Kingdom
United States
Languages: English
Spanish
Filming locations: 720 S Hill Street, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies: Cinema ’84
Euro Film Funding
Hemdale
Runtime: 1 hour 47 minutes
Cast:
Arnold Schwarzenegger is Terminator
Linda Hamilton is Sarah Connor
Michael Biehn is Kyle Reese
Paul Winfield is Traxler
Lance Henriksen is Vukovich
Rick Rossovich is Matt
Bess Motta is Ginger
Earl Boen is Silberman
Dick Miller is Pawn Shop Clerk
Shawn Schepps is Nancy
Bruce M. Kerner is Desk Sergeant
Franco Columbu is the Future Terminator
Bill Paxton is a Punk Leader
Brad Rearden is a Punk
Brian Thompson is a Punk
William Wisher is a Policeman(as William Wisher Jr.)
Ken Fritz is a Policeman
Tom Oberhaus is a Policeman
Conclusion
Time travel movies have always captivated our imaginations, taking us on thrilling journeys through the past, present, and future. As we delve into the conclusions of these cinematic masterpieces, let’s unravel the twists and turns that keep us on the edge of our seats. Get ready for a rollercoaster ride through time, with surprises at every turn.