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Time travel is one of the most popular storytelling tropes of science fiction. It offers a lot of possibilities since the heroes can not only travel back in time but also to the future, try to fix their pasts, or avoid time paradoxes. The latest high-profile time-travel movie is The Adam Project. It stars Ryan Reynolds and has been released on Netflix.
In the movie, Adam travels back in time from 2050 but accidentally ends up in 2022 and has to team up with his younger self who's just 12 years old. The movie offers a lot of fun scenes as well as emotional ones and action fights. Those who enjoyed the movie have several other time-travel movies they can take a look at and enjoy just as much as The Adam Project.
5 Back To The Future (1985-1990)
The Back to the Future trilogy is a classic and one of the movie series whose sequels also have a high quality, not just the first movie. Like The Adam Project, the series combines humor and action. The story is mostly notoriously known. In the first movie, Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) travels back in time to 1955 and has to ensure his parents get together as well as return to his own time. In the second movie, Marty and his good friend Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) have to fix the future instead.
And the final movie sees Marty and Doc Brown travel to the Wild West where the Doc falls in love, but the problem is that he's about to die... or maybe Marty is, and they have to ensure it doesn't happen. Back to the Future is the quintessential time travel must-watch and everybody who's missed out on seeing it so far should give it a chance. To this day, the fans of the series are disappointed that the year 2015 didn't bring along flying cars, as the movies promised.
4 Kate And Leopold (2006)
An important part in The Adam Project is the love story between Adam (Reynolds) and his wife Laura (Zoe Saldana). Even though Laura's presumed dead, it's her loss that motivates Adam to travel back in time and try to fix things. Unsurprisingly, there's more to Laura's disappearance than meets the eye. Those who enjoyed the romantic subplot and want to watch a time-travel movie focused more on romance should pay attention to Kate and Leopold. Hugh Jackman stars as the young Duke Leopold, who falls in love when he meets Kate (Meg Ryan). Unfortunately, they both come from a different time period.
That has never stopped true love from happening, though — at least not in the world of movies. Hugh Jackman and Meg Ryan are both charming in the roles, and Kate and Leopold works well as a feel-good movie that will warm the hearts of many viewers. So even though it's easy to guess how the story will evolve, the movie still delivers what it promises: a fun time-travel romance full of emotions and great actors.
3 The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)
Time travel appears in thriller and action movies a lot, so finding romantic pieces that focus on the topics is rare — and The Time Traveler's Wife, a book adaptation of the successful novel by Audrey Niffenegger, is one of the best ones. Eric Bana stars as Henry, a man who has the power to travel through time, but can't control it, so he jumps at random times and to random periods. Despite that, he falls in love with Claire (Rachel McAdams) and she returns his feelings. They get together, but with Henry's condition worsening, it seems like a happy ending might not be in cards for them.
The Time Traveler's Wife has the power to make the more sensitive viewers cry as it doesn't spare its heroes. Despite all the bad things that happen to Henry and Claire, their love perseveres, and makes for a rewarding story. Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams help sell the love between the couple by giving realistic performances, and the movie is both sweet and sad at times.
2 Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel (2009)
Time travel is a popular subject of American science fiction movies, but British movies don't shy from it too. Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel revolves around three men, friends, who lead somewhat boring lives — that is, until one of them discovers a gap in a space continuum in the restroom of their favorite pub. The movie doesn't take itself seriously and is full of funny moments and jokes that the viewers will appreciate. What makes the movie even funnier is that each of the three friends is different, and, therefore, approaches the possibility of time travel differently.
That leads to a lot of funny clashes between them, like how older Adam and younger Adam quip among each other. The movie stars actors well known to all fans of British TV shows, Chris O'Dowd (The IT Crowd), Dean Lennox Kelly (Jamestown), and Marc Wootton (Neighbors from Hell). Even though it doesn't seem to have as high a budget as other time-travel movies, the story works and draws the audience in.
1 Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)
Ryan Reynolds is known for his comedic work (Deadpool cracks jokes almost wherever he goes), and The Adam Project also offers it fair shares of fun conversations. The same is true for this 2012 unique time-travel comedy. It all starts with an advert about time travel that three people decide to investigate, hoping to find out if there's anything true about it.
The movie is capable of surprising the audience with more than one plot twist. It successfully connects multiple genres, such as sci-fi, comedy, and romance as well, making it an ideal mix for everyone who enjoyed The Adam Project and wants to see something mostly light-hearted. The cast including names such as Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass, and Kristen Bell doesn't disappoint either.