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Back to the Future

1985

Robert Zemeckis

Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover ...

7.5

143,425

Sci-Fi. Comedy. Fantasy. Adventure Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) is a typical 17 year old child. Marty is good friends with Doc Brown, the local crackpot scientist, who recently invented a time machine. When Marty accidently launches himself to the year 1955, he meets his dad and consequently interferes with his parent's first meeting. Marty must find a way to throw his parents together before he leaves, or he may never be born! Beyond this little difficulty, the time ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Paul Attanasio The Washington Post	"A wildly pleasurable sci-fi comedy, filled with enchantment and sweetness and zip as only a bona fide summer hit can be."	POS
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"The movie's surprises are one of its great pleasures (...) Shows not only a fine comic touch but also some of the lighthearted humanism of a Frank Capra (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Adam Smith Empire	"If you don't like Back To The Future, it's difficult to believe that you like films at all (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Michael Blowen Boston Globe	"The best mainstream film since 'E.T.,' is an uplifting reminder that Hollywood can still produce truly great entertainment"	POS
United States	Janet Maslin The New York Times	"The people in Robert Zemeckis's films have the great fun of living out their craziest daydreams. And the crazier the better"	POS
United Kingdom	Tom Huddleston Time Out	"There aren't many films we'd describe as perfect, but Robert Zemeckis's oh-so-'80s time travel tale fits the bill."	POS
United States	Sheila Benson Los Angeles Times	"It's big, cartoonish and empty, with an interesting premise that is underdeveloped and overproduced"	NEG
United States	Jay Boyar Orlando Sentinel	"It isn't often that extremely clever moviemakers use their brains in the service of pure fun. But that's just what the people who made Back to the Future have done"	POS

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