Discover 10 sci-fi films that delve into time travel, exploring altered fates, paradoxes, and mind-bending twists.

A classic tale of time travel, where Marty McFly travels to the past and tries to fix events to avoid altering his future.

Back to the Future (1985)

Skynet sends a Terminator to kill Sarah Connor, mother of the future leader of the human resistance, while Kyle Reese is sent to protect her.

The Terminator (1984)

As astronauts journey through a wormhole, time moves differently, creating powerful, emotional scenes about lost years back on Earth.

Interstellar (2014)

This film dives into paradoxes and explores a complex loop where a time-traveling agent chases his own past self, raising questions about fate.

Predestination (2014)

Hitmen, known as “Loopers,” kill targets sent back from the future, until a Looper faces a hit order on his future self, leading to ethical and existential dilemmas.

Looper (2012)

Major Cage relives the same day each time he dies while fighting alien forces, learning to survive and potentially change the fate of humanity.

Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

A prisoner is sent back in time to uncover the origins of a virus that will devastate the Earth, leading to a strange and haunting journey.

12 Monkeys (1995)

Based on H.G. Wells' novel, a scientist builds a machine to travel back in time and alter a tragic event but ends up in a dystopian future.

The Time Machine (2002)

Christopher Nolan’s mind-bender involves “inverted” time, where objects and people can move backward relative to normal time, creating a complex narrative puzzle.

Tenet (2020)

A low-budget, complex story about two engineers who accidentally invent a time machine, spiraling into a dense exploration of time loops and consequences.

Primer (2004)

Time travel in cinema reveals the infinite possibilities and pitfalls of tampering with time—prepare for twists you won’t expect!