Movies Like The Time Machine

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

1962·2h 20m·★ 6.5·George Pal

2 shared crewDir. George PalDP: Paul Vogel

Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.

1966·1h 21m·★ 5.9·Gordon Flemyng

4 shared themes: time machine, future, time travel...Fans also likedScience Fiction & Adventure

Space/Time

2025·1h 30m·★ 4.9·Michael O'Halloran

Themes: time machine, futureFans also likedScience Fiction & Thriller

A Christmas Carol

2009·1h 36m·★ 6.8·Robert Zemeckis

Themes: victorian england, london, englandFans also likedFantasy & Thriller

The Time Traveler's Wife

2009·1h 47m·★ 7.1·Robert Schwentke

Themes: future, time travelFans also likedRomance & Fantasy

Scrooge

1951·1h 26m·★ 8.1·Brian Desmond Hurst

Themes: victorian england, london, englandFans also liked

A Christmas Carol

1999·1h 37m·★ 7.4·David Hugh Jones

Themes: victorian england, london, englandFans also liked

Back to the Future

1985·1h 56m·★ 8.5·Robert Zemeckis

Themes: inventor, time travelAdventure & Science Fiction

Dune: Part Two

2024·2h 47m·★ 8.4·Denis Villeneuve

Themes: distant future, melodramaticScience Fiction & Adventure

The Godfather Part II

1974·3h 22m·★ 9.0·Francis Ford Coppola

Themes: new year, new year's eve

The Shining

1980·2h 24m·★ 8.4·Stanley Kubrick

Themes: new year, new year's eve

Avengers: Endgame

2019·3h 1m·★ 8.4·Anthony Russo

Themes: time machine, time travelAdventure & Science Fiction

Her

2013·2h 6m·★ 8.0·Spike Jonze

Themes: melodramatic, futureRomance & Science Fiction

The Muppet Christmas Carol

1992·1h 26m·★ 7.8·Brian Henson

Themes: future, london, englandFans also liked

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

1984·1h 43m·★ 6.2·W.D. Richter

TMDB recommendsScience Fiction & Adventure & Romance

Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice

2026·1h 47m·★ 6.2·BenDavid Grabinski

Themes: time machine, time travel

Lord Jim

1965·2h 34m·★ 6.7·Richard Brooks

TMDB recommendsAdventure & Romance

Possessor

2020·1h 43m·★ 6.5·Brandon Cronenberg

TMDB recommendsThriller & Science Fiction

Firestarter

1984·1h 55m·★ 6.1·Mark L. Lester

TMDB recommendsScience Fiction & Thriller

Hardware

1990·1h 33m·★ 6.0·Richard Stanley

TMDB recommendsScience Fiction & Thriller

How Good Is The Time Machine?

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