Kids and parents alike dug this wonderful fantasy when Back to the Future originally smashed the big screens three-and-a-half decades ago. To this day, its lighthearted drama and humor involving time warping and culture swaps captivate the audience, making it worthy to sit on the pedestal it now rests on.
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Considering how these movies involved a leap through time forwards and backward, many people are worried if any of the sequels should be watched before the titular film of 1985. But follow the watch order below, and you’ll be good to go!
Watch Order
The first movie became an instant hit with the fans and paved the way for two sequels and the animated series. See how a high-school teen’s adventurous time travel leads to unforeseen hurdles and how he must overcome them.
A. Movies
- Back to the Future (1985)
- Back to the Future Part II (1989)
- Back to the Future Part III (1990)
B. Series
- Back to the Future (1991-1992)
C. Short Film
- Doc Brown Saves the World (2015)
All the movies and series of Back to the Future are intended to be seen in the order they were released. The canon animated series, which is set after the events of the movie trilogy, should be watched next.
Also, a short feature film of 10 minutes was released back in 2015, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the franchise. In this, you will find out how Doc Brown averted a nuclear holocaust that was supposed to happen in 2045.
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How Much Time Will It Take To Watch
Counting the three theatrical releases, one animated series, and one short, it will take you around 18 hours & 53 mins to binge-watch all the entries in the Back to the Future franchise.
Well, that’s going to be only a weekend’s worth of Sci-Fi watch!
Here’s a quick breakdown each installment wise:
- Back to the Future (1985) – 1hr 56mins
- Back to the Future Part II (1989) – 1hr 48mins
- Back to the Future Part III (1990) – 1hr 59mins
- Back to the Future: The Animated Series (1991-1992) – 13 hours
- Doc Brown Saves the World (2015) – 10 mins
Note: These are approximate values of the runtimes.
About Back to the Future
Back to the Future is an American science fiction comedy franchise written by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale, directed by Zemeckis and produced by Gale and Neil Canton for Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment, and distributed by Universal Pictures.
The first film was the highest-grossing film of 1985 and became an international phenomenon, leading to the second and third films, which were back-to-back film productions, released in 1989 and 1990, respectively.
The franchise follows the adventures of a high school student, Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox), an eccentric scientist, Doctor Emmett “Doc” Brown (Christopher Lloyd), and, in the third film, Clara Clayton (Mary Steenburgen), a schoolteacher, as they use a DeLorean time machine to time travel to different periods in the history of Hill Valley, California.
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