Movie #22: Back to the Future

Movie #: 22
Movie Title: Back to the Future
Year Released: 1985

Director: Robert Zemeckis
Notable Cast: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, Thomas F. Wilson

Short Description: Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown. (IMDB.com)


Rank on the Top 100 Lists (as of 1/7/2013)

AFI.com: N/A
IMDB.com: #48
Ranker.com: #20
Lifed.com: #63
Empire.com: #23
FilmCrave.com: #21
FlickChart.com: #9



Date Watched: 11/14/2016

Grade: 4 out of 5 (Excellent)

Rationale: Arguably there may not be a more fun movie to watch from my list than Back to the Future. Just make sure to check your nerdom at the door first because the complete lack of accurate science is part of the joy. Christopher Lloyd is wonderful as kooky Dr. Emmett Brown and Michael J. Fox's Marty McFly is a character worth rooting for as he attempts to fix the past he accidentally broke and save his existence. Also, the DeLorean is a cool looking car from a time period of mostly boring and/or ugly cars.