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The Best 35 (Plus 2) Time Travel Films Ever According to Esquire

Time travel movies often make for the most mind-numbing sci-fi films with paradoxes aplenty. But it's those confusing temporal gymnastics that make them so fun. Esquire has rounded up their favorites, from classic films like Back to the Future and Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure to more recent flicks like Arrival and Interstellar, which left our minds tangled in knots.
These are the 35 best sci-fi films that explore the fluidity of time.
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Timecop (1994)
Timecop (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   44%
2
The Final Countdown (1980)
The Final Countdown (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   53%
3
The Philadelphia Experiment (1984)
The Philadelphia Experiment (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   50%
4
Men in Black 3 (2012)
Men in Black 3 (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   68%
5
Flight of the Navigator (1986)
Flight of the Navigator (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
6
Time After Time (1979)
Time After Time (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
7
Timecrimes (2007)
Timecrimes (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
8
Source Code (2011)
Source Code (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
9
Donnie Darko (2001)
Donnie Darko (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
10
Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)
Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
11
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
12
Predestination (2014)
Predestination (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
13
Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
14
Army of Darkness (1992)
Army of Darkness (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
15
Doctor Strange (2016)
Doctor Strange (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
16
Sleeper (1973)
Sleeper (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
17
Tenet (2020)
Tenet (2020)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
18
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
19
Looper (2012)
Looper (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
20
Run Lola Run (1998)
Run Lola Run (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
21
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
22
Interstellar (2014)
Interstellar (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
23
The Time Machine (1960)
The Time Machine (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
24
Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
25
La Jetée (1962)
La Jetée (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
26
Groundhog Day (1993)
Groundhog Day (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
27
Arrival (2016)
Arrival (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
28
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
29
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
30
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
31
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
32
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
33
Time Bandits (1981)
Time Bandits (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
34
The Terminator (1984)
The Terminator (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
35
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
36
Primer (2004)
Primer (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
37
Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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