Back to the Future (1985)
Directed by Robert Zemeckis · 116 min · Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
93.1 TOPICAL score · #53 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by rekindling his parents' romance and - with the help of his eccentric inventor friend Doc Brown - return to 1985.
Back to the Future (1985, directed by Robert Zemeckis) has a TOPICAL score of 93.1 - one of the 100 best movies of all time by TOPICAL's score. It scores highest on historical impact and audience, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 12 awards from 14 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Sound Editing. Critics: 92% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 88. Audiences: TMDB 8.3/10 (22,572 ratings) · IMDb 8.5/10. Wikipedia covers it in 103 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics92% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 88
- AudienceTMDB 8.3/10 (22,572 ratings) · IMDb 8.5/10
- Awards12 wins, 14 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Sound Editing; Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 103 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read184,250 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Michael J. Fox (actor #306), Christopher Lloyd (actor #273), Crispin Glover (actor #972), Lea Thompson (actor #967)
“They, alongside Richard Corliss, agreed that it would endure because it offered something for children and adults.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10