The Rules of Time Travel
An Inverse special issue. New stories added daily, May 5-13, 2022.
An Inverse special issue. New stories added daily, May 5-13, 2022.
Co-writer Bob Gale explores Back To The Future’s massive influence on the time-travel genre.
The Rules of Time Travel is an Inverse special issue exploring the evolution of science fiction's most imaginative sub-genre. From Marty McFly to Avengers: Endgame.
We quizzed physicists and engineers about the best movie and TV time machines.
Time Jump
3 years ago, Watchmen used time travel to explore the sinister cycles of racism
The HBO adaptation of the iconic graphic novel examines generational trauma via time alteration.
5 years ago, Happy Death Day did one revolutionary thing no time-travel movie had done before
This slasher cuts a little bit deeper.
6 years later, the most underrated time travel game deserves a sequel
Time is Power.
13 years later, the most cerebral time-travel game ever made still holds up
A deadly mind game.
20 years ago, H.G. Wells’ great-grandson reimagined a time travel classic
For The Time Machine’s 20th anniversary, Simon Wells gets candid about remaking an iconic sci-fi adventure.
33 years ago, Keanu Reeves made the smartest time-travel movie ever — and also the dumbest
An unlikely duo leads one of the most thought-provoking takes on time travel.
The ultimate power fantasy.
How Wil Wheaton became Star Trek’s own “Time Lord”
The Star Trek icon and friend to geeks everywhere reflects on his time-traveling role.
The best sci-fi thriller on Netflix reveals a provocative spin on time travel
Can you really kill your future self? Experts explain.
10 best time travel movies ever, ranked
Real-life time travel hinges on this one controversial scientific theory
For creator Brian Watkins, his sci-fi western was always just about the people.
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Go Deeper
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You need to watch the best indie time-travel thriller before it leaves Netflix this week
This 2017 movie combines real-time travel theory with a classic horror movie formula to make a thrilling cross-genre hit. Here's why you need to watch 'Time Trap' before it leaves Netflix.
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Netflix's mind-bending series jumps its already sky-high bar with a intergenerational sci-fi story.
You need to watch the most underrated time travel movie before it leaves Netflix next week
This adorable time travel dramedy uses the sci-fi subgenre in a new and inventive way, slowly building to huge consequences all the while. Watch 'About Time' on Netflix while you still can.
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Keep going forward.
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Smart time travel with a sharp message, this sci-fi flick is worth watching and ruminating on.
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A time-travel movie that works because it tells you to ignore the technicalities and focus on its beating heart.
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