Movies like Back to the Future (1985)

Name: Back to the Future
Released: 1985

8 films to watch after Back to the Future, ranked by how well they match its tone — not just its genre.

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.

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Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)

Fit 64%

Shares Adventure, Comedy and Science Fiction with Back to the Future.

Two rock-'n-rolling teens, on the verge of failing their class, set out on a quest to make the ultimate school history report after being presented with a time machine.
2

Meet the Robinsons (2007)

Fit 58%

Shares Comedy, Science Fiction and Adventure with Back to the Future.

Lewis, a brilliant young inventor, is keen on creating a time machine to find his mother, who abandoned him in an orphanage. Things take a turn when he meets Wilbur Robinson and his family.
3

The Adam Project (2022)

Fit 55%

Shares Adventure, Science Fiction and Comedy with Back to the Future.

After accidentally crash-landing in 2022, time-traveling fighter pilot Adam Reed teams up with his 12-year-old self on a mission to save the future.
4

Men in Black 3 (2012)

Fit 52%

Shares Comedy and Science Fiction with Back to the Future.

Agents J and K are back...in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes him as much as his wry, reticent partner. But when K's life and the fate of the planet are put at stake, Agent J will have to travel back in time to put things right. J discovers that there are secrets to the universe that K never told him - secrets that will reveal themselves as he teams up with the young Agent K to save his partner, the agency, and the future of humankind.
5

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)

Fit 47%

Shares Science Fiction, Comedy and Adventure with Back to the Future.

Adventurer/surgeon/rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his band of men, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, take on evil alien invaders from the 8th dimension.
6

Tomorrowland (2015)

Fit 45%

Shares Adventure and Science Fiction with Back to the Future.

Bound by a shared destiny, a bright, optimistic teen bursting with scientific curiosity and a former boy-genius inventor jaded by disillusionment embark on a danger-filled mission to unearth the secrets of an enigmatic place somewhere in time and space that exists in their collective memory as "Tomorrowland."
7

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)

Fit 35%

Shares Adventure and Comedy with Back to the Future.

A hapless inventor finally finds success with a flying car, which a dictator from a foreign government sets out to take for himself.
8

Toy Story (1995)

Fit 35%

Shares Comedy and Adventure with Back to the Future.

Led by Woody, Andy's toys live happily in his room until Andy's birthday brings Buzz Lightyear onto the scene. Afraid of losing his place in Andy's heart, Woody plots against Buzz. But when circumstances separate Buzz and Woody from their owner, the duo eventually learns to put aside their differences.