Time Travel Movies Top Ten

I'm not a big genre guy when it comes to movies or books. My eyes usually glaze over when someone asks what kind of movies I like. It's easier to name what I don't like. But when it comes to time travel movies, I'll admit my interest is at least piqued. Here's a list of my favorites. If you have any disagreements or suggestions, feel free to let me know.

10. Galaxy Quest. I know, the whole story isn't about time-travel. But it brings up a creative concept. What could you do with a thirteen second jump into the past? Tim the Toolman knows.
9.Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. Why do I have the audacity to include this one? Because I've met a few students who would probably do what Bill and Ted do. Look out, Socrates, they're coming for you.
8.Twelve Monkeys. What's the number one premise of every time travel movie? Changing history. So what do you do if a character travels back in time insisting he "won't change anything?" Sit back and watch, because you'd never guess it.
7.Donnie Darko. This displayed more screwing with time-travel conventions, such as actually identifying this as a time-travel movie outright. Take a few confusing but somewhat logical time-travel rules, throw in some rocking 80s tunes and a creepy six-foot bunny, and you have an entertaining flick.
6.Frequency. Could you travel through time without the travelling part? Could a shortwave radio be useful in 1999? Is Dennis Quaid a good father? This movie answered all that and more.
5.Back to the Future 3. What do you do when you've milked the 80s and 50s for all they are worth? Make a surprisingly entertaining Western without much violence or any over-the-top offensive humor. Add the time-travel label and you have a unique find.
4.Deja Vu. The central question of this movie was if just seeing the past wasn't enough would actual time-travel be possible? The result was a caliber of storytelling that only improves on the genre.
3.Back to the Future 2. Confusion actually works for this one. Its strength becomes Doc Brown's theories on all the possible time parodoxes. Finding out which of his theories turn out to be correct provides the biggest laughs.
2.Minority Report. Again, no travel occurs, nor is it necessary. Future knowledge alone sets this tense and enjoyable adventure into motion.
1.Back to the Future. The KISS rule applies, even in sci-fi. What if you could actually go back to disprove the "when I was your age" stories? Or what if you actually remembered what a Delorean was without the aid of google? The real time-travel is making that leap back to 1985, then further, to the 50s. It reminds us of a time when the concept of a politician on TV was still unusual.