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1. Black Knight (2001)
PG-13 | 95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Martin Lawrence plays Jamal, an employee in Medieval World amusement park. After sustaining a blow to the head, he awakens to find himself in 14th century England.
Director: Gil Junger | Stars: Martin Lawrence, Marsha Thomason, Tom Wilkinson, Vincent Regan
Votes: 43,407 | Gross: $33.42M
2. A Kid in King Arthur's Court (1995)
PG | 89 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A Little League player is sent back into medieval times where he is given the task of saving Camelot.
Director: Michael Gottlieb | Stars: Thomas Ian Nicholas, Joss Ackland, Art Malik, Paloma Baeza
Votes: 6,816 | Gross: $13.41M
3. My Science Project (1985)
PG | 94 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A high school student and his friend find a strange, orb-like piece of equipment to use as a science project, but must stop it when it begins to threaten mankind.
Director: Jonathan R. Betuel | Stars: John Stockwell, Danielle von Zerneck, Fisher Stevens, Raphael Sbarge
Votes: 6,464 | Gross: $4.12M
4. Back to the Future (1991–1993)
TV-Y | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
The time travelling adventures of Doc Brown, his family, and his friend, Marty McFly.
Stars: David Kaufman, Dan Castellaneta, Tom Wilson, Bill Nye
Votes: 1,901
5. Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time (1991)
PG-13 | 107 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Dar is a warrior who can talk to the beasts. He is forced to travel to Earth to stop his evil brother from stealing an atomic bomb and turning their native land from a desert into, well - a desert.
Director: Sylvio Tabet | Stars: Marc Singer, Kari Wuhrer, Sarah Douglas, Wings Hauser
Votes: 3,589 | Gross: $0.87M
6. Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
In this sequel, a couple must use a portal through time to defeat evil.
Director: Anthony Hickox | Stars: Zach Galligan, Monika Schnarre, Martin Kemp, Bruce Campbell
Votes: 4,962
7. Unidentified Flying Oddball (1979)
G | 93 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
An astronaut and his android double travel back to the time of King Arthur.
Director: Russ Mayberry | Stars: Dennis Dugan, Jim Dale, Ron Moody, Kenneth More
Votes: 1,398
8. Crazy Right (2018)
83 min | Drama, Romance
A stash of old cassette tapes may hold the secrets to an alcoholic's delusions after the death of his wife.
Director: Ian Stewart Fowler | Stars: Patrick D. Green, Lindsae Klein, Dennis Fitzpatrick, Michael Draper
Votes: 118
9. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1990–1991)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The further time travelling adventures of those two most excellent dudes.
Stars: Alex Winter, Keanu Reeves, George Carlin, Dana Hill
Votes: 1,918
10. Cavegirl (1985)
R | 85 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Thanks to a strange crystal, a shy student finds himself in the Stone Age, where he falls in love with a beautiful cave woman and helps her clan stave off a tribe of cannibals.
Director: David Oliver Pfeil | Stars: Daniel Roebuck, Cynthia Thompson, Darren Young, Saba Moor-Doucette
Votes: 931
11. The Time Machine (1978 TV Movie)
99 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
A scientist builds a machine that will enable him to travel back and forth in time, but when he puts it in motion, he gets more than he bargained for.
Director: Henning Schellerup | Stars: John Beck, Priscilla Barnes, Andrew Duggan, Rosemary DeCamp
Votes: 454
12. Brother Future (1991 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 103 min | Drama, History, Sci-Fi
A young street rapper is transported back in time to the pre-Civil War South, where he finds himself in the middle of a slave revolt.
Director: Roy Campanella II | Stars: Phill Lewis, Carl Lumbly, Michael Burgess, Akosua Busia
Votes: 228
13. Case 63 (2022 Podcast Series)
Documentary, Sci-Fi, Thriller
New York psychiatrist Dr. Eliza Knight (Academy Award winner Julianne Moore) begins treating a patient registered as Case 63 (Emmy nominee Oscar Isaac) who claims to be from the year 2062.
Stars: Julianne Moore, Oscar Isaac, Zoe Winters, Arian Moayed
Votes: 270
14. The Death and Life of Otto Bloom (2016)
85 min | Drama
The chronicle of the life and great love of Otto Bloom, an extraordinary man who experiences time in reverse - passing backwards through the years only remembering the future.
Director: Cris Jones | Stars: Xavier Samuel, Rachel Ward, Matilda Brown, Rose Riley
Votes: 308
15. Through the Magic Pyramid (1981 TV Movie)
97 min | Action, Family, Adventure
A lad finds himself magically sent back to ancient Egypt where he and the young King Tut team up to stop their evil and overly ambitious elders.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Chris Barnes, Hans Conried, Vic Tayback, Olivia Barash
Votes: 172
16. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2016– )
54 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
Mihane Yoshiyama (Yuina Kuroshima) is a 3rd grade high school student. She is a member of the photo club at her school. The day before her summer vacation, she smells a lavender scent in ... See full summary »
Stars: Yuina Kuroshima, Fuma Kikuchi, Ryoma Takeuchi, Miyu Yoshimoto
Votes: 68
17. The Bridge (II) (2009)
14 min | Short, Sci-Fi
Director: Nick Murphy | Stars: Josh Henderson, Cara Schimmel, Matt Pyle, Pete Hill
Votes: 11
18. Errors in Geography: The Hit (2018 Music Video)
4 min | Action, Comedy, Music
After The Hit Hitman is sent form the future to eliminate the band Errors in Geography: Communal Pain(t) (2020), another figure comes to rescue them.
Director: Mykola Yeriomin | Stars: Errors in Geography, Leonid Syplyi, Yaroslav Kozak, Mikhail Bondarev
19.
The Wonderful World of Disney (1997–2023)
Episode:
A Knight in Camelot
(1998)
TV-G | 90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A computer malfunction causes a science researcher to be sent back in time with her laptop, which she uses to amaze the court.
Director: Roger Young | Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Michael York, Paloma Baeza, Simon Fenton
Votes: 2,160
20.
Once Upon a Classic (1976–1980)
Episode:
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
(1978)
60 min | Drama
Director: Ben Bolt | Stars: Richard Basehart, Bill Bixby, Roscoe Lee Browne, Frederick Coffin
Votes: 13
21.
Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990–2000)
Episode:
The Tale of the Carved Stone
(1994)
Not Rated | 22 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A new girl in town trying to makes friends buys a magic stone, which causes her to go back in time to the 1890s to meet another lonely child who lived in the house.
Director: Ron Oliver | Stars: Frank Gorshin, Richard M Dumont, John White, Aidan Pendleton
Votes: 778
22.
Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990–2000)
Episode:
The Tale of the Long Ago Locket
(1994)
Not Rated | 22 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A boy is transported by to the Revolutionary War, where he must help a solider return to his girlfriend, before she marries another man.
Director: David Winning | Stars: Will Friedle, Paul Hopkins, Kim Johnson, Joel Gordon
Votes: 515
23.
Charmed (1998–2006)
Episode:
Morality Bites
(1999)
TV-PG | 42 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Phoebe has a vivid premonition foretelling her own death - burned at the stake for killing a man with her powers - in the year 2009. To prevent her execution, the sisters travel to the future.
Director: John Behring | Stars: Shannen Doherty, Holly Marie Combs, Alyssa Milano, Brian Krause
Votes: 1,189
24.
Charmed (1998–2006)
Episode:
That '70s Episode
(1999)
TV-PG | 42 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
To protect themselves from a power stealing warlock, the sisters time travel to the 1970s where they encounter their mother and grandmother.
Director: Richard Compton | Stars: Shannen Doherty, Holly Marie Combs, Alyssa Milano, Ted King
Votes: 1,126
25.
Fantasy Island (1977–1984)
Episode:
Cyrano/The Magician
(1981)
TV-G | 60 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Philadelphian Marjorie Denton seeks the most chivalrous romantic man of all time and meets Cyrano de Bergerac; Cleveland magician Timothy Potter trying to perfect his craft faces a huge problem after he makes his assistant Suva vanish.
Director: Don Chaffey | Stars: Ricardo Montalban, Hervé Villechaize, Wendy Schaal, Lloyd Bochner
Votes: 68
26.
Fantasy Island (1977–1984)
Episode:
Flying Aces/The Mermaid Returns
(1980)
TV-G | 60 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Tony Chilton returns to World War II in order to meet David, the father he never knew; and Princess Nyah the mermaid asks Roarke to help her learn about human love.
Director: Earl Bellamy | Stars: Ricardo Montalban, Hervé Villechaize, Robert Mandan, Dolly Read
Votes: 71
27.
Fantasy Island (1977–1984)
Episode:
Hard Knocks/Lady Godiva
(1981)
TV-G | 60 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Aspiring private investigator Steve Pryor gets advice from Bogart himself; and young Sheila Godfrey wants to be a champion equestrian, so Roarke sends her to medieval Coventry and turns her into Lady Godiva.
Director: Don Weis | Stars: Ricardo Montalban, Hervé Villechaize, Ken Berry, Gunilla Hutton
Votes: 60
28.
Fantasy Island (1977–1984)
Episode:
King Arthur in Mr. Roarke's Court/Shadow Games
(1982)
TV-G | 60 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Ralph Rodgers' quest to meet his legendary hero goes awry when King Arthur is somehow transported to the present; and country singer Sarah Jean Rawlins wants to make one last record with her boyfriend -- who is believed to be dead.
Director: Philip Leacock | Stars: Ricardo Montalban, Hervé Villechaize, Linda Blair, Wendy Schaal
Votes: 64
29.
Fantasy Island (1977–1984)
Episode:
Midnight Waltz/Let Them Eat Cake
(1983)
TV-G | 60 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Elderly Minnesota physical therapist John Cook wants a last dance with his wife Carol, who passed away six months before; Iowa waitress Adele Anthony, who wants to be treated like a queen, finds herself in the body of Marie Antoinette.
Director: Ricardo Montalban | Stars: Ricardo Montalban, Hervé Villechaize, Lew Ayres, Adrienne Barbeau
Votes: 61
30.
Fantasy Island (1977–1984)
Episode:
Mr. Nobody/La Liberatora
(1981)
TV-G | 60 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Charlie Atkins wants inner strength but Julie accidentally gives him physical prowess instead; and classical guitarist Dolores DeMercia hopes to trace her roots to the legendary El Lobo Rojo in the days of Spanish California.
Director: Cliff Bole | Stars: Ricardo Montalban, Hervé Villechaize, Wendy Schaal, Charo
Votes: 64
31.
Fantasy Island (1977–1984)
Episode:
My Fair Pharaoh/The Power
(1980)
TV-G | 60 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Lucy Atwell yearns to immerse herself in the ancient Egyptian world of Queen Cleopatra and Marc Anthony. Fred Webster asks Roarke to give him the power of telekinesis.
Director: George McCowan | Stars: Ricardo Montalban, Hervé Villechaize, Michael Ansara, Joan Collins
Votes: 74
32.
Fantasy Island (1977–1984)
Episode:
Return to the Cotton Club/No Friends Like Old Friends
(1983)
TV-G | 60 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Charles Whelan wants to make it big at the Cotton Club but meets Linda Bell, another struggling performer. Doreen Murphy wants to impress her female college friends with material wealth but learns a lesson about human relations.
Director: Don Weis | Stars: Ricardo Montalban, Hervé Villechaize, Johnny Brown, J.D. Cannon
Votes: 54
33.
Fantasy Island (1977–1984)
Episode:
Rogues and Riches/Stark Terror
(1980)
TV-G | 60 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Lawyer Pete Gilbert is determined to lose himself in the eighteenth century, despite the entreaties of his partner Mark Hendricks; and young Amy Marson, rendered mute by her mother's death, wants to find out if she was responsible.
Director: Cliff Bole | Stars: Ricardo Montalban, Hervé Villechaize, Melissa Sue Anderson, Michael Constantine
Votes: 74
34.
Fantasy Island (1977–1984)
Episode:
Superstar/Salem
(1978)
TV-G | 60 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Working stiff Richard Delaney wants to become a baseball star; Walter and Martha Tate are fed up with the loose ways of today's young people, so they want to go back to a time when people were "better behaved".
Director: Earl Bellamy | Stars: Ricardo Montalban, Hervé Villechaize, Gary Burghoff, Darleen Carr
Votes: 112
35.
Fantasy Island (1977–1984)
Episode:
Tattoo: the Love God/Magnolia Blossoms
(1979)
TV-G | 60 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Tattoo asks Roarke to grant his fantasy of being a "love god", which Roarke takes literally. Friends Myra Collinsky and Gladys Boylan want to experience the days of the Civil-War-era South.
Director: Earl Bellamy | Stars: Ricardo Montalban, Hervé Villechaize, Christopher Connelly, Gene Evans
Votes: 74
36.
Jackie Chan Adventures (2000–2005)
Episode:
J2: Rise of the Dragons
(2004)
TV-Y7 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In the future, Jade is in charge of Section 13, Drago, Shendu's son, has managed to capture Uncle and Jackie in the future. Jade travels back to the past to prevent Drago's rise to power, encountering Jackie, and her younger self.
Director: Seung Eun Kim | Stars: Jackie Chan, James Sie, Stacie Chan, Sab Shimono
Votes: 83
37.
Jackie Chan Adventures (2000–2005)
Episode:
Through the Rabbit Hole
(2001)
TV-Y7 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In a mix of science and magic, Jade finds herself in 1976 where she encounters Jackie and Uncle.
Director: Michael Chang | Stars: Jackie Chan, James Sie, Sab Shimono, Stacie Chan
Votes: 121
38.
Justice League (2001–2004)
Episode:
The Savage Time: Part II
(2002)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Mired in World War II, the Leaguers discover that Vandal Savage has usurped Hitler and is getting technology from his future self, setting the stage for his eventual rule.
Directors: Butch Lukic, Dan Riba | Stars: Maria Canals-Barrera, Susan Eisenberg, Phil LaMarr, Carl Lumbly
Votes: 783
39.
Land of the Lost (1991–1992)
Episode:
Day for Knight
(1991)
Not Rated | Adventure, Family, Comedy
A Knight finds his way into the Land of the Lost.
Director: John Carl Buechler | Stars: Timothy Bottoms, Jenny Drugan, Robert Gavin, Shannon Day
Votes: 9
40.
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993–1997)
Episode:
Tempus Fugitive
(1995)
TV-PG | 46 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Lois and Clark team up with H. G. Wells and go back in time to the day of Clark's arrival on Earth in an attempt to stop a citizen of a future utopia from killing the infant Superman.
Director: James R. Bagdonas | Stars: Dean Cain, Teri Hatcher, Lane Smith, Justin Whalin
Votes: 387
41.
Lost in Space (1965–1968)
Episode:
Visit to a Hostile Planet
(1967)
Not Rated | 50 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Passing through a time warp, the Robinsons do return to Earth in the year 1947. They are mistaken as invaders and start the UFO scare of the 1940's.
Director: Sobey Martin | Stars: Guy Williams, June Lockhart, Mark Goddard, Marta Kristen
Votes: 257
42.
Superboy (1988–1992)
Episode:
Microboy
(1990)
TV-PG | 22 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Hoping to impress Lana, a fellow student invents an energy capsule that makes him a superhero, but he is unable to control his new found powers.
Director: Richard J. Lewis | Stars: Gerard Christopher, Stacy Haiduk, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Frank Military
Votes: 41
43.
The Twilight Zone (1959–1964)
Episode:
Showdown with Rance McGrew
(1962)
TV-PG | 25 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
The star of a Western TV series suddenly finds himself transported back in time to the real Wild West, and face-to-face with the real Jesse James.
Director: Christian Nyby | Stars: Larry Blyden, Arch Johnson, Robert Cornthwaite, Robert Stevenson
Votes: 2,191
44.
The Twilight Zone (1985–1989)
Episode:
Extra Innings
(1988)
TV-PG | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
To the chagrin of his wife Cindy, fading baseball star Ed Hamner sees an uncanny resemblance between himself and Monte Hanks, a fellow baseball player who has the same stats as Ed but lived 78 years ago.
Director: Douglas Jackson | Stars: Marc Singer, Amber Lea Weston, Tracy New, J. Winston Carroll
Votes: 276
45.
Voyagers! (1982–1983)
Episode:
Cleo and the Babe
(1982)
TV-G | 49 min | Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Cleopatra inadvertently travels to New York City in 1927 and helps out Lucky Luciano kidnap Babe Ruth. In 1919, Jeff and Phineas convince Babe Ruth to give up pitching and become the home run hitting champion he is more famous for.
Director: Bernard McEveety | Stars: Jon-Erik Hexum, Meeno Peluce, Michael Gregory, William Lucking
Votes: 68
46.
Alvin & the Chipmunks (1983–1990)
Episode:
Back to Dave's Future/Tell It to the Judge
(1987)
TV-G | Animation, Short, Adventure
The Chipmunks travel to 1962 and meet a young Dave; Alvin and Brittany wreck Dave's bike and face off in court to blame each other.
Director: Charles Nichols | Stars: Janice Karman, Ross Bagdasarian Jr., Derek Barton, Philip L. Clarke
Votes: 17
47.
The Transformers (1984–1987)
Episode:
A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court
(1985)
TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Starscream accidentally activates a times machine that throws both Autobots and Decepticons back into medieval times.
Directors: Andy Kim, Bob Kirk, Al Kouzel, Bob Matz, Norm McCabe, Margaret Nichols, Karen Peterson, Tom Ray, Robert Shellhorn, Bob Treat, Terry Lennon | Stars: Jack Angel, Corey Burton, Michael Chain, Christopher Collins
Votes: 136
48.
CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode:
Time's Up
(2007)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The death of a scientist is connected to a time machine he allegedly created, while the death of a co-ed at a diner is connected to a drug study at her school and an initiation ceremony.
Director: Rob Bailey | Stars: Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo, Anna Belknap
Votes: 339
49.
Alvin & the Chipmunks (1983–1990)
Episode:
Back to Our Future
(1990)
TV-G | Animation, Short, Adventure
The boys travel to the past in a time machine and meet up with their past selves.
Director: Don Spencer | Stars: Ross Bagdasarian Jr., Janice Karman, Frank Welker, Dody Goodman
Votes: 22
50.
The Ryan Hollinger Show (2010– )
Episode:
The Beauty & Horror Of The Time Machine
(2020)
17 min | Horror, Talk-Show
Director: Ryan Hollinger | Star: Ryan Hollinger