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The Best Time Travel Comedies, Ranked

Updated September 22, 2020 7.0k votes 597 voters 7.5k views47 items

List RulesVote up your favorite time travel movies that are intentionally hilarious.

What year is it? Or better yet, what time is it? It's time to decide on the best time travel comedy movies. These are the funniest films to feature time travel. Not all of these time travel comedies use time machines like Groundhog Day and About Time. Other films on this list use unconventional time machines such as Back to the Future, Hot Tub Time Machine and Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. But which of these funny movies deserves to be in the top spot. Also, keep in mind that these are purposefully hilarious time travel movies and not movies that are funny because they are so bad.

Vote up your favorite time travel comedies and vote down the films you hope get lost in the space-time continuum. If you don't see your favorite time travel comedy on the list, feel free to add it, then check back to see what other fans thought of your addition.

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Back to the Future
Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd
Released: 1985
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Back to the Future is a 1985 American science fiction film directed by Robert Zemeckis. Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox), a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent thirty years into the... more
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Groundhog Day
Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell
Released: 1993
Directed by: Harold Ramis
Groundhog Day is a 1993 American fantasy comedy film directed by Harold Ramis. A derisive weatherman (Bill Murray) finds himself reliving the same day over and over again after reporting a small... more
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Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Keanu Reeves, George Carlin
Released: 1989
Directed by: Stephen Herek
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure is a 1989 American science fiction comedy buddy film and the first film in the Bill & Ted franchise in which two slackers travel through time to assemble a menagerie... more
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Back to the Future Part II
Clint Eastwood, Michael J. Fox
Released: 1989
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Back to the Future Part II is a 1989 American comic science fiction film and the second installment of the Back to the Future trilogy. It was directed by Robert Zemeckis, who directed all three... more
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Back to the Future Part III
Michael J. Fox, Elisabeth Shue
Released: 1990
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Back to the Future Part III is a 1990 American science fiction Western film. It is the third and final installment of the Back to the Future trilogy. The film was directed by Robert Zemeckis and... more
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Jumanji
Kirsten Dunst, Robin Williams
Released: 1995
Directed by: Joe Johnston
Jumanji is a 1995 American fantasy adventure film directed by Joe Johnston. It is an adaptation of the 1981 children's book of the same name by Chris Van Allsburg. The film was directed by Joe... more
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Idiocracy
Maya Rudolph, Terry Crews
Released: 2006
Directed by: Mike Judge
Idiocracy is a 2006 American satirical science fiction comedy film directed by Mike Judge and starring Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard, and Terry Crews. The film tells the story of two people... more
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Scrooged
Bill Murray, Robert Mitchum
Released: 1988
Directed by: Richard Donner
Scrooged is a 1988 American Christmas comedy film, a modernization of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. The film was produced and directed by Richard Donner, and the cinematography was by Michael... more
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Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
Keanu Reeves, George Carlin
Released: 1991
Directed by: Peter Hewitt
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey is a 1991 American science fiction and fantasy comedy film, and the directing debut of Peter Hewitt. It is the second film in the Bill & Ted franchise, and a sequel to Bill... more
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Galaxy Quest
Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman
Released: 1999
Directed by: Dean Parisot
Galaxy Quest is a 1999 American science fiction action comedy film directed by Dean Parisot and written by David Howard and Robert Gordon. The film follows the adventures of a troupe of actors who... more

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Hot Tub Time Machine
Chevy Chase, Lyndsy Fonseca
Released: 2010
Directed by: Steve Pink
Hot Tub Time Machine is a 2010 American science fiction adventure comedy film directed by Steve Pink. It stars John Cusack, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson, Clark Duke, Crispin Glover, Lizzy Caplan,... more
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Pleasantville
Reese Witherspoon, Paul Walker
Released: 1998
Directed by: Gary Ross
Pleasantville is a 1998 American fantasy comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by Gary Ross. The film stars Tobey Maguire, Jeff Daniels, Joan Allen, William H. Macy, J. T. Walsh, and... more
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Men in Black 3
Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber
Released: 2012
Directed by: Barry Sonnenfeld
Men in Black 3 is a 2012 American 3D comic science fiction-action film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and starring Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, and Josh Brolin. It is the third installment in the Men... more
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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart
Released: 2017
Directed by: Scott Rosenberg
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle is a 2017 American 3D action dark fantasy adventure comedy film directed by Jake Kasdan. Four teenagers discover an old video game console and are literally drawn into... more
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Meet the Robinsons
Tom Selleck, Angela Bassett
Released: 2007
Directed by: Stephen J. Anderson
Meet the Robinsons is a 2007 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures on March 30, 2007. The 47th animated feature in the... more
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Army of Darkness
Bridget Fonda, Bruce Campbell
Released: 1992
Directed by: Sam Raimi
Army of Darkness is a 1992 American dark fantasy action comedy film directed by Sam Raimi. It is the third installment of The Evil Dead franchise. The film was written by Sam Raimi and his brother... more
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The Muppet Christmas Carol
Michael Caine, Frank Oz
Released: 1992
Directed by: Brian Henson
The Muppet Christmas Carol is a 1992 American musical fantasy-comedy film and an adaptation of Charles Dickens's 1843 novel A Christmas Carol. It is the fourth in a series of live-action musical... more
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Flight of the Navigator
Sarah Jessica Parker, Paul Reubens
Released: 1986
Directed by: Randal Kleiser
Flight of the Navigator is a 1986 comic science fiction film directed by Randal Kleiser and written by Mark H. Baker and Michael Burton, about David Freeman, a 12-year-old boy who is taken by an... more
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Mr. Peabody & Sherman
Stephen Colbert, Lake Bell
Released: 2014
Directed by: Rob Minkoff
Mr. Peabody & Sherman is a 2014 3D computer-animated comic science fiction film featuring the characters Mr. Peabody and Sherman of the 1960s animated television series The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show.... more
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13 Going on 30
Jennifer Garner, Ashley Benson
Released: 2004
Directed by: Gary Winick
13 Going on 30 is a 2004 American romantic comedy fantasy film written by Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa, and directed by Gary Winick. Starring Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo, Judy Greer, Andy Serkis... more

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Peggy Sue Got Married
Nicolas Cage, Jim Carrey
Released: 1986
Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
Peggy Sue Got Married is a 1986 American comedy-drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola starring Kathleen Turner as a woman on the verge of a divorce, who finds herself transported back to the... more
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Time Bandits
Sean Connery, John Cleese
Released: 1981
Directed by: Terry Gilliam
Time Bandits is a 1981 British fantasy film co-written, produced, and directed by Terry Gilliam, and starring Sean Connery, John Cleese, Shelley Duvall, Ralph Richardson, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm,... more
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Futurama: Bender's Big Score
Mark Hamill, Al Gore
Released: 2007
Directed by: Dwayne Carey-Hill
Futurama: Bender's Big Score is a 2007 American direct-to-video adult animated science fiction comedy-adventure film directed by Dwayne Carey-Hill, based on the animated series. Planet Express sees a... more
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Bill & Ted Face the Music
Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter
Released: 2020
Directed by: Dean Parisot
Bill & Ted Face the Music is a 2020 American science fiction comedy film directed by Dean Parisot, and the third film in the Bill & Ted franchise and a sequel to Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure... more
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Click
Kate Beckinsale, Christopher Walken
Released: 2006
Directed by: Frank Coraci
Click is a 2006 American science fiction comedy-drama film directed by Frank Coraci, written by Steve Koren and Mark O'Keefe, and produced by Adam Sandler, who also starred in the lead role. The film... more