5 underrated time travel movies

 

Today is the 40th anniversary of one of my favorite movies ever, Back To The Future. I can't say enough good things about the first film and the franchise. 

While I get ready to pop my popcorn and watch the film like I've never seen it. And the concept of time travel, here are 5 underrated time travel films. While some of these are considered well liked films, they just do not get the credit they deserve. Away we go!

Totally Killer

This 2023 Amazon original, produced by the modern day horror guru in Jason Blum. Follows a young lady named Jamie, when her mom is murdered by a figure very similar to a mass murderer in town 30 plus years ago. In the process she has access to a newly built home made time machine, and accidentally sends herself back to 1987.

There, she works to change the events of the past to save her future. It's campy almost B-movie quality, and 100 % 80's culture and horror inspired. It's also a mindless good time.

Frequency 

This 2000 film starring Dennis Quaid and Jim Cavaziel, follows the two as a father and son Frank and John Sullivan communicating across time. That's right through the power of a ham radio, the two communicate in 1969 and 1999 respectively. When John helps his father prevent a mishap in the original timeline.

The butterfly effect comes into play, and other things that were supposed to happen did not. The two then must collaborate across time to fix some of those mistakes, while making sure everyone is happy without giving too much away.

The Adam Project

This 2022 Netflix film stars Ryan Reynolds as a fighter pilot in the year 2050. He uses time travel with the intention of heading to 2018, but crash lands in 2022. There he meets his 12 year old self who is going through a rough time in his life.

Together the two team together to heal and thrawt an assassination attempt on his future wife. The movie pays homage to several 80's films and has some good action, but can be clunky at times and was given a bad rap.

Men In Black 3

After 2002's absymal Men In Black 2 all seemed lost for the franchise. 10 years though they righted the ship of Men In Black. This 2012 film follows Will Smith's Agent J traveling back in time, to save Agent K from an assassination.

Traveling to 1969 he interacts with a younger Agent K, played by Josh Brolin. Brolin does a perfect dead pan impersonation of Tommy Lee Jones. The film has some emotional moments to go along with the laughs, and action scenes. It's use of time travel makes sense as well, and doesnt over complicate it.

See You Yesterday 

Released in 2019 and produced by Spike Lee, See You Yesterday was timely and dare I say ahead of it's time. The film follows a teen science prodigy who invents a time machine via a backpack (damn good time travel device by the way).

When her brother is killed by overzealous police, she uses the device to go back in time to save him. Always ending up in a endless loop that changes the situation. She learns the harsh lesson of messing with time and fate in the process.