Nicolás Medina Montevideo Portal / Latido Beat Aug 17, 2026 10/10

Proof that nostalgia can be more than just a passive exercise. It can be a time machine that allows us to ask ourselves once again who we were—and who we wanted to be. [Full review in Spanish]

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Arthur Thirkell Daily Mirror (UK) Apr 17, 2026

An entertaining science-fiction adventure laced with comedy, thrills and nail-biting suspense.

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Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Mar 31, 2026 3.5/4

The first film remains the best.

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Branyan Towe InSession Film Dec 16, 2025 A+

Thanks to an excellent cast and hilarious script, Back to the Future continues to be one of the greatest films ever made, 40 years after its original release.

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Matt Neal ABC Radio (Australia) Dec 13, 2025 5/5

While it sucks to think we live 10 years beyond the future Doc and Marty visited in the under-appreciated Back To The Future II, at least it's good to know that 40 years on from their first outing, Back To The Future remains a timeless classic.

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Giancarlo F. Ciprian Cinencuentro Nov 5, 2025

Back to the Future is, in addition to being an iconic film whose elements now form part of retro culture, a reflection on the passage of time and the vindication of the past. [Full review in Spanish]

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Adam Kempenaar Filmspotting Oct 31, 2025 4.5/5

40 years later, Future is as fun as ever, but Marty’s anxiety – and having to confront seeing himself reflected in his father – reveals a sneakily resonant story of self-doubt and self-discovery.

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Fred Topel United Press International Oct 28, 2025

On a deeper level, Back to the Future is about patterns that repeat throughout your life. If you don't break them, you're doomed to pass them on generationally.

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Brian Viner Daily Mail (UK) Jul 9, 2025 5/5

Back To The Future offers a reminder not just of a classic comedy but also of the value of tenacity and self-belief.

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Thomas Lethbridge Screen Rant Nov 20, 2024 10/10

Robert Zemeckis' rip-roaring sci-fi comedy classic still holds up four decades on from its release and is a fitting reminder of the power of love.

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Hannah Rose CBR Apr 30, 2024 9/10

Strip away the sci-fi, and this trilogy is a tale as old as time. It's a classic hero's journey, the story of someone growing up and discovering where his power really lies.

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Mark Jackson Epoch Times Oct 25, 2023 5/5

The ultimate American summer blockbuster. Incredibly clever, nostalgia-packed, and never gets old. To sum up BTTF in one line: "Last night Darth Vadar came down from the planet Vulcan and said if I didn't ask Lorraine to the dance, he'd melt my brain!!!"

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Stephen Hunter Baltimore Sun Jun 28, 2023

Glover's George McFly is the sweetest portrait of teen klutziness ever seen.

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Patrick Taggart Austin American-Statesman Jun 28, 2023

Finally, here it is the first unadulterated pleasure of the summer. Back to the Future is a kick-off-your-shoes, settle-back-in-the-seat movie of abundant humor, boundless energy, and a relentlessly good heart.

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Pauline Kael The New Yorker Jun 28, 2023

What pushes Back to the Future over the edge from so-so to oh-no is its willing complicity in the continuing glorification of the '50s.

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Eleanor O'Sullivan Asbury Park Press (NJ) Jun 28, 2023

Back to the Future is no more than one big joke about going where you don't belong. It has all the substance of junk food and is as harmless as your average TV show.

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Tom Ensign Toledo Blade Jun 28, 2023

Just when it would seem that Steven Spielberg has touched all possible forms of fantasy, he comes up with another one that not only plucks, but plays a complete symphony, on the heartstrings.

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Marsha McCreadie Arizona Republic Jun 28, 2023

Remember how Huck Finn daydreamed about going to his own funeral? Back to the Future does an inverse, witty turnabout on this theme.

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David Robinson The Times (UK) Jun 27, 2023

Michael J. Fox is bright and likeable, convincing as a 17-year-old, and excellent when he introduces rock-and-roll to a stunned high school audience only just getting over doo wop.

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Paul Byrnes Sydney Morning Herald Jun 27, 2023

Despite the frequent laughs, I came out of the movie vaguely dissatisfied. I expected something more original from this... and from Zemeckis, who proved in Romancing The Stone that he can produce fresh, witty and entertaining pictures.

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