Back to the Future Part II (1989)

Back to the Future Part II picks up the moment the first film ended and sends Marty McFly, Doc Brown and Jennifer on a wild, fast-paced ride through time. After a jaunt to 2015 to prevent a disastrous fate for Marty’s future son, they return to 1985 only to discover reality has been warped: Hill Valley is a dystopian casino town run by Biff Tannen, and Marty’s family life has been ruined. The cause: an older Biff stole the time machine and gave his younger self a sports-picks book from the future, allowing him to build a fortune through gambling. To fix everything, Marty and Doc must travel back to 1955 — the same night Marty previously visited — and retrieve the book without interfering with the events of their earlier trip. That setup creates tense, clever set pieces full of near-misses, mistaken identities and constant danger: Marty must pose as his own son in 2015, avoid his own younger self and Doc in 1955, and outwit both versions of Biff. The film layers action, comedy and sci‑fi spectacle (hoverboards, flying cars, inventive practical and visual effects) with emotional beats about choices and consequences. If you watch this movie you’ll experience a briskly entertaining blend of high-energy chases, slapstick and smart time-travel puzzles, plus nostalgic 1950s scenes contrasted against a colorful, gadget-filled vision of 2015 and a bleaker alternate 1985. There’s plenty of humor from the characters’ reactions to future tech and the messy fallout of changing the past, along with suspense as Marty and Doc try to restore the timeline without creating more damage. In short, Part II expands the original’s inventive premise: it’s an imaginative, action-packed sequel that mixes laughs, thrills and timey-wimey complications while deepening the stakes for Marty and Doc’s friendship and the McFly family’s future.

Actors: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson

Director: Robert Zemeckis

Runtime: 108 min

Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi

57 /100 7.8 /10 6.8 /10