The Time Machine

The Time Machine

You Will Orbit into the Fantastic Future!

Directed by George Pal

Produced by Galaxy Films Inc., George Pal Productions

1960103 min7.4 / 10

A speculative Victorian adventure that uses time travel and dystopian future-shock to explore humanity's capacity for self-destruction and social division.

A Victorian Englishman travels to the far future and finds that humanity has divided into two hostile species.

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Questions people ask

  • Is The Time Machine scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Does The Time Machine end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is The Time Machine sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

  • Is The Time Machine violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

  • Is The Time Machine easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

85/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity85

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise86

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love85

How much audiences actually like it

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Like The Time Machine

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Time Machine

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Time Machine, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Time Machine, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Time Machine, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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