Back to the Future
He was never in time for his classes... He wasn't in time for his dinner... Then one day... he wasn't in his time at all.
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.
- Director
- Robert Zemeckis
- Signature
- Craft · Wonder · Action
- Worldwide
- $381M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Back to the Future actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
Story overview
What It's About
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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.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Back to the Future appears in 8 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Time Travel Movies Ranked #3
Placed at #3 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Best Comedies Ranked #6
Placed at #6 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Comedy Movies Ranked #7
Placed at #7 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Hidden Sci-Fi Gems Ranked #8
Placed at #8 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Sci-Fi Movies Ranked #14
Placed at #14 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Adventure Movies Ranked #18
Placed at #18 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 100 Mind-Bending Movies Ranked #18
Placed at #18 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #31
Placed at #31 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
12 wins · 3 nominations
Academy Awards
1 win · 3 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Sound
Saturn Awards
3 wins
- WinnerSaturn Award for Best Actor
- WinnerSaturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film
- WinnerSaturn Award for Best Special Effects
David di Donatello
1 win
- WinnerDavid di Donatello
Goldene Leinwand
1 win
- WinnerGoldene Leinwand
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
1 win
- WinnerHugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
International Film Music Critics Association Awards
1 win
- WinnerInternational Film Music Critics Association Awards
Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film
1 win
- WinnerJapan Academy Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film
Jupiter Awards
1 win
- WinnerJupiter Awards
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Young Artist Awards
1 win
- WinnerYoung Artist Awards
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Back to the Future returned 20.1× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $19M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $381M
- Release date
- Jul 3, 1985
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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