Time Travel Movies 8 Fantasy Films Worth Checking Out!
Where Time travel is a widely-recognized concept in science fiction, that
doesn�t necessarily mean that it has to be science fiction. Where I feel
sometimes that when a movie is not scientific it can concentrate more on the
characters and their motivation, rather than worrying about how plausible the
methods of time travel are or how much sense it makes.
So for this video I�m going to be focusing on time travel that�s within the
realm of fantasy, where if you're more interested in films like Back to the
Future- then my sci-fi version for this video, would be more ideal for you.
Director Harold Ramis� time travel fantasy Romance comedy Groundhog day 1993
When Phil a narcissistic weatherman is reluctantly sent to a small town to
cover its annual groundhog day festivities. In which he is forced to say the
night due to a freak snowstorm. But when he wakes the next morning with a
strong sense of deja vu; he starts to panic when he realises that he�s
repeating the exact same day again.
The only time travel film in which suspension of disbelief is not required,
Groundhog Day has Bill Murray in his prime mixed with a great supporting cast
and near perfect comedy timing. Where it covers all the possibilities of what
you do would do if you could repeat the same day over and over again.
It�s a psychological comedy that�s highly rewatchable where it has the best
character development I�ve ever seen in any movie.
Director Jean-Marie Poir�s comedy fantasy, Les visiteurs 1993
The story follows a knight, who while under a curse- accidently kills his
fianc�e's father. In order to make amends, the knight gets a wizard to create
a time potion so that he can go back and stop the accident. However the
wizard mistakenly transports the Knight and his servant to the 1990�s.
While crude and absurd at times, The visitors is a quirky french comedy which
takes full advantage of the rich heritage of France where it demonstrates how
much of the country has changed over time.
However I think quite a lot of the comedy element is lost in translation due to
it been reliant on a play on words, so there is a chance you might not find it
all that funny.
Director Sam Raimi�s time travel fantasy comedy horror, Army of Darkness
1992
Follows Ash a discount store employee, who after surviving the Evil dead in a
cabin, finds himself stranded in the year 1300AD after been accidentally
caught in a time portal. Where he now must battle an army of the dead and
retrieve a book called the Necronomicon in order to return home.
The sequel to the Evil Dead films Army of Darkness is more of a tongue in
cheek comedy rather than a horror. In which it�s deliberately camp and silly
where Bruce Campbell's fun performance combined with great practical
effects really makes all the difference.
But I would probably recommend watching either of the first 2 Evil Dead
movies to fully appreciate this, however if you like this style of comedy then
it�s not 100% necessary.
Directors Bress & Gruber�s drama thriller, The butterfly effect 2004
Evan Treborn has always suffered from blackouts since he was a child. Where
these blackouts would last long periods of time during traumatic events within
his life. When Evan as an adult finds a way to remember these lost memories
This in turn leads to an unexplainable yet strange side effect.
A surprisingly intriguing thriller The Butterfly Effect is one of the better
�what if movies� I�ve seen. In which it has a well written story that will leave
you with something to think about. Where some of its events don�t fully tie
everything up together which leaves things open to discussion.
A heads up though, it�s a pretty depressing film at times and has some fairly
graphic scenes which might offend some of you.
Director Alejandro Agresti�s time travel fantasy Romance Drama, The Lake
House 2006
Just after an architect moves into his unique lakeside home, he discovers an
usual letter from the previous owner. After exchanging several letters with
this mysterious lady- they start to form a bond. However things start to get
complicated when he discovers that the woman he�s mailing lives two years
into the future.
A simple but effective love story The Lake House is a solid movie that makes
good use of time travel via a magic mailbox.
But what makes it really different, is how the film treats the time travel
letter in which it never even gets queried by anyone, where it�s treated like
an almost normal thing.
Overall the Lake house is a fairly rewarding film, while its ending could be
considered a little predictable by some, that doesn�t stop it from been an
entertaining movie.
Director Terry Gilliam�s action adventure, Time Bandits 1981
When a young boy discovers his wardrobe contains a time hole, he
unintentionally joins a band of renegade time travelling dwarves. Who like to
jump from century to century looking for things to steal. But what the boy
doesn�t know, is that the dwarves stole something from their master, and that
they�re on the run from him.
Just as weird as it is enjoyable Time Bandits is filled with surreal imagery and
quirky set design which is what you would expect from a Terry Gilliam movie.
This 80�s classic is as original as a film can get where at times it's pretty dark
n creepy, and at others it�s fairly light hearted. If you want to see time travel
done eccentrically, in a montyPythonish style then I would highly recommend
this film.
Director Robert Schwentke�s romance drama, The Time traveler's wife
Follows Henry a chicago librarian who suffers from a very inconvenient
problem, the involuntary ability to travel through time whenever he gets
highly emotional. Despite this condition Henry attempts to build a stable life
with his best friend or wife, depending on where and when they are together.
Definitely a guilty pleasure for me The Time Traveler's wife has some great
ideas where it takes something already complicated such a relationship
between two people and then adds a whole new level to it.
Despite that it has some minor flaws in that some people will find it a bit
incoherent at times. That doesn�t stop it from been a solid and endearing
drama that makes great use of time travel.
Director Tom Tykwer�s crime thriller, Run Lola Run 1999
When Lola is at home, she receives a call from her panicked boyfriend Manni,
who informs her that he�s just left 100,000 DM of his boss�s money on a train,
and that she now only has 20 mins to somehow replace this cash and get it to
Manni before his gangster boss has him killed.
One of those rare films that�s satisfyingly absorbing and entertaining Run Lola
Run is a super fast paced and almost perfectly edited movie. Where it has this
unique and fun form of storytelling using polaroids to quickly explain
someone's possible future- due to their interaction with Lola.
If you want to watch something that�s a little bit different from the average
movie that's full of energy and very stylistic then Run Lola Run would be the
ideal choice for you.