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As they say in well-written scripts, "You mean... like time travel?" + also a few bizarre stories about real people who have claimed, despite every law of physics, they have traveled through time.

Time Travel

One of the most popular tropes in all of science fiction is time travel. The ability to travel forwards or backwards in time and see historical events&mdash;or mess them up&mdash;has become a staple in both television and film. Some of the best shows and <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/time-travel-movies-and-films/reference" target="_blank">movies about time travel</a> are fairly obvious. On the small screen, you have the BBC&#39;s&nbsp;Doctor Who, which has aired for a combined 50+ years. On the silver screen, you have classics such as&nbsp;the&nbsp;Back to the Future&nbsp;trilogy,&nbsp;Time Bandits,&nbsp;and&nbsp;The Terminator&nbsp;franchise.

With so many films and <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/current-tv-shows-about-time-travel/ranker-tv" target="_blank">television series about time travel</a> to choose from, it can be difficult to choose what to watch. Should you sit down and watch a classic film or binge watch a season of an amazing series? Choosing the best time travel TV&nbsp;shows and movies is no easy task, but this list has identified the very best in the genre. Whether you want to watch a TV show or a movie, this list has racked and stacked the very best of them about time travel.

Do you have an idea of which&nbsp;movies and <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-time-travel-tv-shows/ranker-tv" target="_blank">shows about time travel</a> deserve&nbsp;the top spots on this list? You can help&nbsp;decide by giving your favorites a thumbs up and adding&nbsp;any good movies or shows missing from the list.

Interesting

Would the discovery of modern people in old pictures&nbsp;be enough to convince the world, or even you, of the existence of time travel? If so, then you&#39;re about to find out for yourself as you get a load of the following photographs, which some people claim are actually old photos of time travelers who were accidentally caught on film. In other words, some may believe this is proof of time travel.&nbsp;Whether you believe&nbsp;these time travel photos are&nbsp;simple coincidences&nbsp;or eyebrow-raising evidence of the ability to chill in other eras is up to you, but along the way you&#39;ll get the chance to get a look at some pretty interesting pictures - images weird enough to make even the boldest skeptic take a second look.&nbsp;

Among the following would-be time traveler pictures you&#39;ll see some evidence of modern technology being used long before it was invented. You&#39;ll also get the chance to pick a couple of folks in eerily modern clothing out of crowds of people who lived long ago and decide whether they were just super fashion-forward or travelers from another time altogether.&nbsp;

So strap on your time-traveling seat belts and get ready for a creepily modern blast from the past as you check out what some claim is evidence of time travelers who accidentally got caught on film. After all, if <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/real-life-time-travelers/jacob-shelton">these people</a> could do it, maybe there&#39;s something to the idea? Maybe?

No matter if you’re the geekiest sci-fi nerd, or the coolest guy on campus, the possibility of time travel is so appealing that whenever the topic is broached people automatically begin to wonder what they’d change about their lives. Believe it or not, real life time travelers exist (or at least they think they do), but they rarely have control over what they can change, or who they get to meet. Most of the chrononauts (a term that is very real and not made up at all) you’ll be learning about below are nothing more than pawns in one of the government’s many time travel programs operating secretly underground. The ones who aren’t are too busy defending themselves to the science community to reveal why they’ve really begun trekking across time and space. Take a look at these very real time travel incidents and pack a bag, you never know when the future’s coming. Real time travel comes in many forms. Some of the folks on this list have experienced what’s known as a “time slip,” where you accidentally enter another time for a brief moment, while others have come back to visit us for a particular reason. Maybe they had to pick up an IBM 5100, or they just wanted to warn us of the dangers of a Trump presidency. Whatever their reasons, they’re all very real and not crazy or made up in any way. So let’s venture onward into the unknown with these people who were real life time travelers.

Nearly everyone has heard a completely ludicrous time travel story at least once in their life, like the internet-famous Backwoods Home <a href="http://www.backwoodshome.com/the-time-travel-ad/" target="_blank">magazine ad</a> which read, &quot;Wanted: Somebody to go back in time with me. This is not a joke. P.O. Box 322, Oakview, CA 93022. You&#39;ll get paid after we get back. Must bring your own weapons. Safety not guaranteed. I have only done this once before.&quot; It was, of course, a hoax, as many similar stories are. But what about real time travelers? Do they exist?

That&#39;s something you have to decide for yourself, as no time travel stories can be conclusively proven. But there are some convincing stories of people who may have actually traveled through time and other <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/green-children-of-woolpit/tracey-graham" target="_blank">mysterious figures</a>. So strap in, because this list is going to take you through some of the most credible time travel stories.

Time Trax

Time travel shows tap into the viewer&#39;s wildest fantasies. Imagine if you could go back in time to undo a past tragedy, or&nbsp;jump into the future to deliver an important message to your eventual offspring. The best time travel shows play out those scenarios for laughter, tears, or gasps of shock. This is a list of the greatest time travel television shows including everything from Quantum Leap to Outlander to Terra Nova.

What programs will you find on this list of the best <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/current-tv-shows-about-time-travel/ranker-tv?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">time travel TV shows</a>? The intriguing drama Lost eventually introduced time travel to its heady blend of mystery and adventure.&nbsp;Doctor Who is another good TV show about time travel - the Doctor&#39;s TARDIS allows him to go anywhere in time and space. Many of the most popular episodes of The Twilight Zone find characters waking up in a time that is not their own. Other notable shows also listed here include Samurai Jack, Continuum, and Legends of Tomorrow.

Which TV show about time travel do you think is the best? Give your favorites a thumbs up to move them to the top of the list, and please add any good series that are missing.

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If you&#39;re one of the many people who is fascinated with time travel, manga just might be the perfect outlet for you! What would you do if you could travel through time? What if you were forced to, and couldn&rsquo;t choose your destination? How would you handle it if you couldn&rsquo;t come back? All of these scenarios are covered in popular manga stories. But which one is the best time travel manga? Is a tale like Jin, which is about introducing modern technology and attitudes to the past, better? Perhaps time travel rom-coms, such as My Wife is Wagatsuma-san, are more your speed.

Vote up your favorite manga about time traveling below, and watch your picks rise to the top. You can also add any time travel manga to the list if it isn&#39;t here, but just make sure it fits in with the other titles on this list. Also don&rsquo;t vote for or against any series you haven&rsquo;t read.

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Event Horizon

How many time <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-travel-horror-movies/ranker-film?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">travel horror movies</a> can you name? This list ranks the best time loop horror movies, where manipulating time&nbsp;plays a major role in the film's plot. All of these scary movies are about time travel in one way or another, but not every film features a character that is going into the past or future. In Event Horizon, for example, there is a rift in the space time continuum, but the main characters themselves do not actually time travel.Some good horror movies with time traveling include Mine Games, Time Lapse, and Insidious 2, the sequel to the Blumhouse hit from 2010. We've included a few debatable entries like Donnie Darko, so just know that before seeing the scary <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/time-travel-movies-and-films/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">time travel movies</a> below.Vote up your favorite time loop horror films, and downvote any that you really wouldn't recommend to other horror fans.

Ambition of Oda Nobuna

List of the best time travel anime, voted on by Ranker's anime community. This may not be the most popular genre of Japanese animation, but all of these shows are worth checking out if you're looking for something new to watch. This poll includes video clips of each show, so if you haven't seen one you can watch it right here on this page. If you've ever wondered what it would be like to travel through time, these anime will give you an inside look at time travel and all the fun and danger that goes along with it. The shows that are listed may have different sub-genres, but they're all about time travel in one way or another. The list you're viewing is made up of anime like Ambition of Oda Nobuna and Higurashi no Naku Koroni Kai. What is the greatest time travel anime of all time? Scroll down and find out for yourself!

Here, you'll find a list of time loop movies if you're in the mood to see a character try to get things&nbsp;just right&nbsp;while repeating the same day. Movies where the same day repeats over and over again allow you to watch how characters recognize their mistakes and attempt to rectify them. In many ways, time loop movies provide&nbsp;the ultimate fantasy. Don't we all wish we could sometimes go back and undo past errors and indiscretions? As they say -&nbsp;hindsight is 20/20.&nbsp;What are some of the best films featuring time loops? The classic&nbsp;Groundhog Day&nbsp;is one of the most famous of the genre, a '90s comedy featuring Bill Murray navigating the titular holiday repetitively. Many holiday films - such as&nbsp;12 Dates of Christmas&nbsp;and&nbsp;Christmas Every Day&nbsp;- play on the desire for the perfect holiday by allowing characters to get a do-over during the season.Other good time loop movies include&nbsp;12:01 PM, Before I Fall,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Edge of Tomorrow. This list of time loop movies also includes films that feature time loops or characters repeating the same events, like Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Doctor Strange, and About Time.Which time loop film has you the most intrigued? Vote up the best films below!&nbsp;

One of the greatest time travel mysteries of the modern era is that of John Titor, a real-life time traveler who may or may not have existed. His story is one that could have only existed in the early days of the internet, before everyone could be Googled in a matter of seconds. The saga of John Titor may be the greatest hoax ever, but out of various <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/time-traveler-stories/jenniferlennon" target="_blank">time travel stories</a>,&nbsp;Titor&#39;s&nbsp;contains some eerily&nbsp;realistic elements - so much so that it may make you question your beliefs about&nbsp;time travel&nbsp;and the multiverse. Is time travel real? People have been <a href="https://www.wired.co.uk/article/a-brief-history-of-time-travel" target="_blank">asking that question </a>since before H.G. Wells published The Time Machine&nbsp;in 1895, but <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/real-life-time-travelers/jacob-shelton" target="_blank">real time travelers</a>, if they exist, rarely make themselves known. That&rsquo;s why John Titor is such a special case. 

The only tangible proof that exists outside of John Titor&rsquo;s message board posts are <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/time-traveler-pictures/ashley-reign" target="_blank">time traveler photos</a>. If you&rsquo;ve never read about the time-hopping mystery of John Titor and his &#39;67 Corvette, this is the perfect primer to get you ready to fall down the rabbit hole. Titor&rsquo;s story has twists and turns that rival any John Grisham novel, and once you learn about the man who drove through time to the Gulf Coast, you&rsquo;ll want to know more about this guy who apparently just wanted to save the world.

As far as government cover-ups go, the Montauk Project may be one of the most well-guarded secret government projects that ever existed. The Montauk Experiment is basically the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/area-51-creepy-stories/kellen-perry">Area 51</a> of New England, and stories about the project&rsquo;s time travel experiments, use of alien technology, and research into telekinesis have managed to both enthral and terrify&nbsp;conspiracy theorists since the government shut down the &quot;<a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/roswell-creepy-stories/jacobybancroft">Roswell</a> of the North&rsquo;s&quot;&nbsp;experiments in the early &#39;80s.

Theories about the Montauk Project&rsquo;s US government time travel research program intersects&nbsp;with multiple alleged <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/secret-government-black-projects/mike-rothschild">secret government programs</a>, including the Philadelphia Experiment, where an entire battleship was said to have disappeared from the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in 1943. 

More so than any other conspiracy theory, the Montauk Project feels very real. Admittedly,&nbsp;the idea that ten-year-old boys are being sent to Mars is pretty far-fetched, but the government getting excited about mass hypnosis via radar tower? That seems like something that was definitely discussed at one point in time, and you could argue that they were successful, albeit in a less sci-fi way.

Even if you don&rsquo;t believe in <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/government-cover-ups/jacob-shelton">government cover-ups</a> that involve time travel, teleportation, and the physical manifestation of monsters from inside our very own brains, the Montauk Project is a lot of fun to read about, and when you finally have a run in with a chrononaut from 1980, you&rsquo;ll be happy that you boned up on your knowledge about this secret government program.

<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/time-travel-movies-and-films/reference" target="_blank">Time travel</a> is&nbsp;a&nbsp;staple&nbsp;of science fiction films -&nbsp;but that doesn&#39;t indicate it always makes a ton of sense. As far as anyone knows, <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/time-traveler-stories/jenniferlennon" target="_blank">time travel</a> isn&#39;t technically possible, which means all the ways it&#39;s depicted in films are dreamed up by talented writers, not physicists. The time travel scenarios concocted by&nbsp;screenwriters often lead to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/oscar-nominated-movies-with-plot-holes/ranker-film" target="_blank">plot holes</a> and strange situational paradoxes, which might make for a <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/underrated-time-travel-movies/tyler-mitchell" target="_blank">fun and entertaining movie</a>, but don&#39;t do much in the way of realism.

Some of the plot holes involve what is called the &quot;<a href="http://www.astronomytrek.com/time-travel-the-predestination-paradox-explained/" target="_blank">predestination paradox</a>,&quot; when&nbsp;the time traveler becomes a player in past&nbsp;events, and they might even instigate something that leads to the need in the future&nbsp;to go&nbsp;back in time.

Granted, realism isn&#39;t always what the audience is looking for in a sci-fi flick involving time travel, but some people still insist they fully understand the time-bending trajectory in a&nbsp;movie, even when it isn&#39;t so apparent to&nbsp;the rest of us. Everybody knows somebody who claims to&nbsp;comprehend movies like Inception.

Pointing out problematic paradoxes&nbsp;doesn&#39;t ruin the quality or draw of these films, which&nbsp;are classics with adoring fan bases. But&nbsp;scrutinizing their time travel mechanics can at least get your brain working and give you something to point out when a know-it-all claims to have the contradictions&nbsp;all&nbsp;figured out.

The Time Machine

If you&#39;re looking for the best time travel movies of all time, look no further. This list contains some great films about time traveling, many of which are streaming on Netflix and Amazon Prime, and can be sorted by cast, year, director and more, depending on what you&#39;re interested in. This list contains the best time travel movies ever made, as voted on by fans of the films, and you can click on the movie titles within this list for more information about the film

The films on this list cover the most famous time travel movies of all time and are voted on by people who really care about time travel movie lists, and it&rsquo;s sorted from best to worst, so vote for your favorite movies to help move them to the top of the list. You can also re-rank this list as your own, re-ordering it to what you think it should be, then share it on Facebook, Tumblr, or Twitter.

If you don&#39;t like The Terminator or <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-time-travel-comedies/ranker-film" target="_blank">time travel comedies</a> like Back to the Future, then vote them down -- otherwise, vote your faves up to help them move to the top of the list. And if we missed any time travel movies, please add them yourself, as this is an open list, which means you can add any movies whenever you like (but remember, choices are subject to moderation).

Whether you&#39;re at home and want to watch these time travel movies online, or perhaps you&rsquo;d like to time travel yourself and rent them on DVD -- either way, this is a list of good time travel movies ranked from best to worst to help you decide what to watch! And after you crush all the time travel movies on this list, you might want to move onto our <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-time-loop-movies/ranker-film" target="_blank">list of time loop movies</a>&nbsp;and <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-time-travel-tv-shows/ranker-tv" target="_blank">time travel TV shows</a>!

A century ago, a Versailles time-traveling incident made headlines around the world. Two academics named Charlotte Anne&nbsp;Moberly and Eleanor Jourdain&nbsp;experienced a strange event during a casual stroll through the gardens of Versailles in 1901. The women spent the next decade researching every detail from their trip, finally concluding that they had experienced a time slip. Since then, many have considered Moberly and Jourdain&nbsp;as <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/real-life-time-travelers/jacob-shelton" target="_blank">real-life time travelers</a>.&nbsp;

Moberly&nbsp;and Jourdain&#39;s&nbsp;book, republished as&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Adventure-true-story-about-travel-ebook/dp/B00IMJY5MA/?tag=rankercom-20" target="_blank">An Adventure: A True Story About Time Travel</a>, recounts every detail of the incident, including exhaustive research into the clothing, layout, and people at Versailles in 1789. Some of the details they recall simply don&#39;t appear in most history books. And with all the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/crazy-facts-about-versailles/nicky-benson" target="_blank">fantastic&nbsp;stories about Versailles</a>, it&#39;s not hard to imagine that mysterious things still might occur at the palace.

Curiosity about history and the desire to undo past mistakes make <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/real-life-time-travelers/jacob-shelton" target="_blank">time travel</a> a continually fascinating concept, which is likely the reason new TV shows about the subject come out frequently. Many currently airing programs include characters that can travel through time. Want to know what it&#39;s like to witness historical moments firsthand? Have a deep seated desire to go back in time and redo your most embarrassing, regretful moments? If so, you may enjoy some of the items on this list. 
 
Many of the best current <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/time-traveler-stories/jenniferlennon" target="_blank">time travel</a> shows have accrued massive popularity and a cult-like following.&nbsp;Outlander, which premiered in 2014,&nbsp;combines time travel with historical fiction for a fascinating and entertaining viewing experience.&nbsp;Doctor Who, a franchise that&#39;s been consistently popular for years, follows the adventures of the titular doctor as he transcends space and time. Some shows feature characters who use time travel to try to save humanity. Other good <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-time-travel-tv-shows/ranker-tv" target="_blank">TV shows about time travel</a> found on this list include Legends of Tomorrow, and Dark. 
 
Which current show about time travel is your favorite? Give the best series a thumbs up and please add any good shows we may have missed. And if you&#39;re a fan of the genre, make sure to check out our <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/time-travel-movies-and-films/reference" target="_blank">list of time travel films</a>.

Thanks to the series&#39; place in pop culture and the nature of the franchise, Back to the Future trilogy theories have popped up across the internet for years. It&#39;s no wonder&nbsp;Back to the Future is often&nbsp;regarded as one of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-80_s-movies" target="_blank">best &#39;80s movies</a>. Fans have written a George McFly theory about his belief that Marty is an alien, a Lorraine Baines theory about her dark past with Biff, and countless others. Although casual viewers may be unaware of this vast underworld, many passionate&nbsp;Back to the Future fans regularly comb the pages of Reddit to find the best Biff Tannen theory or dark Doc Brown theory.

Some of the most innovative notions use elements that occurred behind the scenes&nbsp;of the films, ultimately claiming them as canon. For example, one Marty McFly theory hypothesizes that actor Eric Stoltz - Marty&#39;s original actor who was ultimately&nbsp;replaced by Michael J. Fox -&nbsp;actually existed in the Back to the Future timeline.&nbsp;On a <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-rainy-day-movies-v1/ranker-film" target="_blank">rainy day</a>, try rewatching the Back to the Future films and see if the following fan theories hold water. And if you&#39;re a real BTF fan, beware of this list of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/back-to-the-future-trilogy-paradoxes/nathan-gibson" target="_blank">Back to the Future plot holes</a> that might ruin the whole series for you.

The concept of time travel has captivated scientists for centuries, along with theories about different types of time travel. It&#39;s no wonder we&#39;re so fascinated by time travel - after all, how amazing would it be to go back in time and change the darker parts of your past, or be able to glimpse the future? But as we&#39;ve learned from various science fiction stories, altering timelines can have dire consequences. Would you time travel if it were real, risking all the potential paradoxes? What would you alter, and what would you leave the same?

This intrigue has permeated the public imagination and pop culture, making its way into countless movies over the years. There are as many different&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-time-machines-in-movies-and-tv/ranker-entertainment" target="_blank">time travel methods in film</a> as there are movies about time travel. Some have horrific side effects (brain damage among them), while others are as comfortable as hopping into a DeLorean or a hot tub. From mutant powers and quantum realms&nbsp;in the MCU, to time-traveling cars and journals, to invasive inventions in Primer and 12 Monkeys, which&nbsp;methods of time travel would you choose?

Here are the best time machines in entertainment. Time travel is one of the basic plot devices of numerous <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-sci-fi-movies?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">science fiction movies</a> and TV series, and because it&#39;s used so often, there are tons of devices, mechanisms, techniques, and tricks characters use to jump around in time and space. Some of these machines have incredibly inventive names like the TARDIS (Time AN Relative Dimension In Space) while others are simply called what it is, a time machine. But&nbsp;with so many options, it&#39;s hard to determine which time machine from across all of screen fiction is the best of them all, but this list attempts to do exactly that with&nbsp;help from your votes, of course.

These are the&nbsp;greatest time machines across all films and TV shows, ranked by you! Scroll through the list and vote up your favorite time travel devices, concepts, ideas, or vehicles. The best part is you don&#39;t have to pick just one and the best time machine is sure&nbsp;to rise to the top of the list!

Everyone and their mother knows about time travel movies like&nbsp;Back to the Future&nbsp;and&nbsp;Avengers: Endgame, but what about the underrated <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-time-machines-in-movies-and-tv/ranker-entertainment" target="_blank">time travel movies</a>? It&#39;s a sci-fi subgenre with plenty of room to maneuver; there have been virtually countless time travel movies since the dawn of filmmaking. Some films fare better than others - the less said about 2002&#39;s&nbsp;<a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1112951-time_machine" target="_blank">The Time Machine</a>, the better - but we&#39;re here to focus on some of the hidden gems and/or underrated films of the genre.

We&#39;ve got low-budget gems like&nbsp;Primer&nbsp;and&nbsp;Timecrimes. We&#39;ve got big-budget blockbusters like&nbsp;Men in Black 3&nbsp;and&nbsp;Deja Vu. We&#39;ve got comedies, we&#39;ve got foreign films, we&#39;ve got anime... we&#39;ve got it all.&nbsp;As stated, there is a lot of room to maneuver in this particular subgenre and you better get ready to dive deep. Get ready to vote up your favorite underrated films about time travel.

Jack Harkness

Time travel is an extremely interesting subject in fiction because it deals with a myriad of themes and issues. Traveling in time allows fictional characters to deal with history, the future, or both with <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/modern-disney-princesses-by-fernanda-suarez/crystal-brackett?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">modern day characters</a>. Characters who time travel range from average Joes who stumbled into time travel, to hundred year old aliens who love to move through time and space.The charm of some time traveling fiction is to see how characters deal with an unfamiliar era. Marty McFly dealt with his parents in high school, while Austin Powers traveled from the 60s to the 90s and had to abandon some of his 60s-ways. Not all time travel is used for innocent purposes. In the Terminator series, killer cyborgs used time travel to murder people and change the future.Some time travelers use a time machine or spaceship, while others time travel by accident. While The Doctor use his Tardis to see the universe, Peggy Sue’s concussion allowed her to go travel back in time to her high school days.Who is your favorite fictional time traveler? What era would you visit if you could time travel?

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Marty McFly

Martin Seamus "Marty" McFly is a fictional character in the Back to the Future trilogy. He is portrayed by actor Michael J. Fox. Marty also appears in the animated series, where he was voiced by David Kaufman. In the videogame by Telltale Games, he is voiced by A.J Locascio; in addition, Fox voiced Marty's future counterparts at the end of the game. In 2008, Marty McFly was selected by Empire magazine as the 39th Greatest Movie Character of All Time.
Eric Stoltz was originally cast as Marty McFly, but after five weeks of shooting scenes for the first film, director Robert Zemeckis and executive producer Steven Spielberg chose to re-cast the role to Fox.

The Doctor

The Doctor is the title character in the long-running BBC science fiction television programme Doctor Who. Since the show's inception in 1963, the character has been portrayed by thirteen lead actors. In the programme, "the Doctor" is the alias assumed by a centuries-old alien—a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey—who travels through space and time in the TARDIS, frequently with companions. The transition to each succeeding actor is explained within the show's narrative through the plot device of "regeneration", a biological function of the Time Lord race that allows a change of cellular structure and appearance with recovery following a potentially fatal injury.

Emmett Brown

Emmett Lathrop "Doc" Brown, Ph.D., is a fictional character in the Back to the Future trilogy. He is the inventor of the first time machine, which he builds out of a DeLorean sports car. The character is portrayed by Christopher Lloyd in all three films, as well as in the live action sequences of the animated series. He is voiced by Dan Castellaneta in the animated series. The character's appearance and mannerisms are loosely inspired by Leopold Stokowski and Albert Einstein. In 2008, Dr. Emmett Brown was selected by Empire magazine as one of The 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time, ranking at #76.

T-800

The Terminator, or T-101 —a cybernetic organism, initially portrayed as a programmable assassin and military infiltration unit, and then as a bodyguard—is any one of a number of fictional characters portrayed by Arnold Schwarzenegger. "The Terminator" character first appeared as the titular antagonist in The Terminator, a 1984 film directed and co-written by James Cameron, and its sequels. The first film in the series features only one cyborg: the one portrayed by Schwarzenegger, although a second T-800 played by Franco Columbu is shown in a future flashback scene. In the first two sequels, Schwarzenegger's Terminator is pitted against other Terminators; it appears briefly in the third sequel as a CGI model. In the sequels, Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Schwarzenegger reprises the role, but with a twist: Schwarzenegger is the hero instead of the villain, playing a different but visually identical Terminator in each of the three films.
Within the Terminator universe created by Cameron, Terminators of the same "model" share identical characteristics.

Hermione Granger

Hermione Jean Granger is a fictional character in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. She initially appears in the first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, as a new student on her way to Hogwarts. After Harry and Ron save her from a mountain troll in the girls' toilets, she becomes close friends with them and often uses her quick wit, deft recall, and encyclopaedic knowledge to help them. Rowling has stated that Hermione resembles her at a younger age, with her insecurity and fear of failure.

Philip J. Fry, commonly known simply by his surname, Fry, is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the animated sitcom Futurama. He is voiced by Billy West using a version of his own voice as he sounded when he was 25. He is a slacker delivery boy from the 20th century who becomes cryogenically frozen and reawakens in the 30th century to become a delivery boy there with an interstellar delivery company run by his descendant, Professor Farnsworth.

Captain Jack Harkness is a fictional character played by John Barrowman in Doctor Who and its spin-off series, Torchwood. The character first appears in the 2005 Doctor Who episode "The Empty Child" and subsequently features in the remaining episodes of the 2005 series as a companion to the series' protagonist, the Doctor. Subsequent to this, Jack became the central character in the adult-themed Torchwood, which aired from 2006 to 2011. Barrowman also reprised the role for guest appearances in Doctor Who in its 2007 series and 2008 series, as well as the two part special The End of Time.
In contrast to the Doctor, Jack is more of a conventional action hero, as well as outwardly flirtatious and capable of acts which the Doctor would view as less than noble. In the programme's narrative, Jack begins as a time traveller and former con man from the 51st century, who comes to travel with the Ninth Doctor and his companion Rose. In the 2005 finale however, Jack dies and is resurrected by Rose Tyler when she absorbs the immense powers of the time vortex. As a result of this, Jack becomes immortal and is stranded on 19th-century Earth.

River Song

River Song is a fictional character played by Alex Kingston in the British science-fiction series Doctor Who. River Song was introduced to the series as an experienced future companion of series protagonist the Doctor, an alien Time Lord who travels through time in his TARDIS. Because River Song is a time traveller herself, her adventures with the Doctor occur out of synchronisation; their first meeting is his first and apparently her last. In later appearances, River is a companion, romantic interest and eventual wife of the Doctor in his eleventh incarnation, portrayed by Matt Smith. River Song was created by Doctor Who writer Steven Moffat for the show's fourth series in 2008, under the tenure of executive producer Russell T Davies. When Moffat took over Davies' duties as executive producer, he began expanding on the character's background, depicting adventures earlier in River's timeline, upgrading Alex Kingston from a guest star to a recurring actor in the series. Other actresses have subsequently portrayed younger versions of the character.
When the character was first introduced, much about her origins remained a mystery.

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Ted "Theodore" Logan

Ted is a fictional character from the 1970 film Bill & Ted's Bogus Adventure.

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Rose Tyler

Rose Tyler is a fictional character portrayed by Billie Piper in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, and was created by series producer Russell T Davies. With the revival of Doctor Who in 2005, Rose was introduced as a new travelling companion of series protagonist, the Doctor, in his ninth and tenth incarnations. The companion character, intended to act as an audience surrogate, was key in the first series to introduce new viewers to the mythos of Doctor Who, which had not aired regularly since 1989. Piper received top billing alongside Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant for the duration of her time as a regular cast member. A regular for all of series one and series two, Piper later returned for three episodes of the programme's fourth series and appeared in feature length specials in both 2010 and 2013.
In the series' narrative, Rose is introduced in the eponymous series one premiere as a 19-year-old working class shop assistant from London, alongside her own supporting cast in the form of her mother Jackie Tyler and her boyfriend Mickey Smith.

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Sam Beckett

Dr. Samuel "Sam" Beckett is a fictional character and the protagonist on the science fiction television series Quantum Leap, played by Scott Bakula.
Initially, the audience knows very little about Sam, much as Sam knows little about himself due to holes in his memory dubbed the "Swiss cheese effect."

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Samurai Jack

Samurai Jack is an American animated television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network. The series follows Jack, a time-displaced samurai warrior prince, in his singular quest to travel back in time and defeat the tyrannical demonic wizard Aku. The series is known for its cinematic atmosphere, masking-based animation style, and battle scenes which pay homage to samurai films.
Tartakovsky drew from a number of influences when creating the series, including the 1970s series Kung Fu, classic anime, and the works of directors Akira Kurosawa and David Lean. The series premiered on August 10, 2001, with a TV movie called The Premiere Movie. As the series went on, ratings began to decline, and Cartoon Network decided not to renew it for another season. The series ended on September 25, 2004, totaling four seasons and 52 episodes.
Samurai Jack has since garnered high critical acclaim. It won 4 Primetime Emmy Awards, 6 Annie Awards, and 1 OIAF Award, as well as eight additional nominations. All four seasons have been released on DVD by Warner Home Video.

Agent Phil Coulson

Phillip "Phil" Coulson is a fictional character portrayed by American actor Clark Gregg and presented in his likeness. The details of his character vary between portrayals, but he is always a spy working for the fictional espionage agency S.H.I.E.L.D.. The character first appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a shared fictional universe that is the setting of several superhero films and television series produced by Marvel Studios, and, due to his popularity, has gone on to appear in the mainstream Marvel Comics universe, animated television series, video games, and more expanded media. Within the films, Coulson was originally used to represent S.H.I.E.L.D.'s involvement in the plot, to the point of being described as "the S.H.I.E.L.D. agent" by Gregg.
The character originally appeared in Iron Man, the first film in the MCU. Gregg then signed a multi-picture deal with Marvel and the character went on to appear in Iron Man 2, Thor, and The Avengers. He is a primary character of Marvel Television's ensemble spy-fi series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., has appeared in two Marvel One-Shots, and has been featured in multiple tie-in comics, all also set in the MCU.

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Kyle Reese

Kyle Reese is a fictional character from the 2015 film Terminator: Genesis.

Sarah Jane Smith

Sarah Jane Smith is a fictional character played by Elisabeth Sladen in the long-running BBC Television science fiction series Doctor Who and two of its spin-offs. In the fictional universe of Doctor Who and its spin-offs, Sarah Jane is a dogged investigative journalist who first encounters alien time traveller the Doctor while trying to break a story on a top secret research facility, and later becomes his travelling companion on a series of adventures spanning the breadth of space and time. After a number of months travelling at his side, the Doctor parts ways with Sarah Jane suddenly, and after this she continues to investigate strange goings-on back on Earth. Over time, Sarah Jane establishes herself as a committed defender of Earth from alien invasions and other supernatural threats, occasionally reuniting with the Doctor in the course of her own adventures, all the while continuing to work as a freelance investigative journalist.
Sarah Jane is one of the Doctor's longest-serving companions, co-starring in 18 stories with the Third and Fourth incarnations of the Doctor, on the programme from 1973 to 1976.

Rory Williams

Rory Williams is a fictional character portrayed by Arthur Darvill in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Having been introduced at the start of the 5th series, Rory joins the Eleventh Doctor as a companion in the middle of Series 5. As Amy Pond's fiancé, Rory is initially insecure because he believes Amy secretly loves the Doctor more. Later, however, he proves to be a hero in his own right and he and Amy marry. The couple conceive a daughter aboard the Doctor's time machine, the TARDIS, while in the time vortex, but their baby is kidnapped at birth. In "A Good Man Goes to War", Rory and Amy discover their time-traveler friend River Song is actually their daughter Melody Pond. The Doctor and River marry in "The Wedding of River Song", and Rory becomes the Doctor's father-in-law. In "The Angels Take Manhattan", the fifth episode of the seventh series, he and Amy are transported back in time by a Weeping Angel, leading to the couple's departure from the series.

Spock

Ambassador Spock is a fictional character from the 2008 film Star Trek: Chains of Betrayal.

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Austin Powers

Sir Augustine Danger "Austin" Powers, KBE, is a fictional character from the Austin Powers series of films, and is created and portrayed by Mike Myers. He is the protagonist of Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, The Spy Who Shagged Me and Austin Powers in Goldmember. He is a womanizing, hard-partying British spy embodying the Swinging London mod culture and hippie culture of the 1960s who, with his nemesis Dr. Evil, was frozen in a cryogenics experiment. The series' humor follows his attempts to adjust to the modern world as he continues to try to save it from terrorism.

Booster Gold

Booster Gold is a fictional DC Comics superhero created by Dan Jurgens. He first appeared in Booster Gold #1 and has been a member of the Justice League. The character is initially depicted as a glory-seeking showboat from the future, using knowledge of historical events and futuristic technology to stage high-publicity heroics. Booster develops over the course of his publication history and through personal tragedies to become a true hero weighed down by the reputation he created for himself.

Merlin

Merlin is a fictional character from the 1963 film The Sword in the Stone.

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Cable

Cable is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, most commonly in association with X-Force and the X-Men. The character first appeared as Nathan Summers in Uncanny X-Men #201. Cable's identity was created by writer Louise Simonson and artist/co-writer Rob Liefeld and first appeared in The New Mutants #87. He is the son of Cyclops and Madelyne Pryor and the "half" brother of Rachel Summers. Cable was born in the present Marvel timeline but was sent into a distant future.

T-1000

The T-1000, also known as a Series 1000 Terminator, is a fictional shapeshifting robot assassin and the primary antagonist in Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Terminator Genisys, as well as a minor antagonist in Terminator 2: 3-D Battle Across Time. A similar T-1000 Terminator appears in the 2007/08 FOX television series, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, where it is referred to as a "T-1001".
Created by the series' long-running antagonist, Skynet, the T-1000 is described in Terminator 2 as being composed of a mimetic poly-alloy, whose body is composed of liquid metal that allows it to assume the form of other objects or people, typically terminated victims. Therefore, it is portrayed by multiple actors in the film. It is further explained in the prologue of the film's novelization, that the T-1000 was created through nanotechnology, and is a 'Nanomorph', able to scan the molecular structure of whatever it is touching and visually mimic it.
The T-1000 is portrayed primarily by Robert Patrick. In Terminator 2 and Terminator 2: 3-D Battle Across Time, the T-1000 is presented as a technological leap over the "800 Series" Terminator.

Ash Williams

Ashley James "Ash" Williams is a fictional character and the protagonist/Exorcist of The Evil Dead franchise. Created by Sam Raimi, he is portrayed by Bruce Campbell and is the only character to appear in each entry of the series except for the remake. Throughout the series, Ash has to face off against his loved ones inside an abandoned cabin as they are possessed by "deadites", the evil souls of the dead. He was named the 24th Greatest Movie Character of All Time and voted the Number #1 Greatest Horror Movie Character by Empire Magazine.

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Time travel is an extremely interesting subject in fiction because it deals with a myriad of themes and issues. Traveling in time allows fictional characters ...