# Movie Marathon (Part 3)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [June 23, 2023, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988 "2023-06-23T10:14:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1122 "2023-09-06T19:36:38Z")

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**Movies based on multiple levels of adaptation**  
(the more the better, but must include at least 2 not counting the movie itself)

1. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. (Penny dreadful → Series of 19th century plays → 1970 play → Musical → Movie)
2. Spider-Man (comics \> TV cartoons \> movies \> stage show)
3. Thor (Norse mythology → comic books → movie)

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**Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1123 "2023-09-06T20:23:25Z")

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**Movies based on multiple levels of adaptation**  
(the more the better, but must include at least 2 not counting the movie itself)

1. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. (Penny dreadful → Series of 19th century plays → 1970 play → Musical → Movie)
2. Spider-Man (comics \> TV cartoons \> movies \> stage show)
3. Mama Mia - 1970’s pop music \> Theater Play \> Movie \> [Books](https://www.amazon.com/Mamma-Mia-Summer-Annie-Robertson/dp/1409183114/ref=asc_df_1409183114/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=343242904475&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11740839049907854792&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9013165&hvtargid=pla-565865251875&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=67797266303&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=343242904475&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11740839049907854792&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9013165&hvtargid=pla-565865251875)

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**Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1124 "2023-09-06T21:13:35Z")

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**Movies based on multiple levels of adaptation**  
(the more the better, but must include at least 2 not counting the movie itself)

1. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. (Penny dreadful → Series of 19th century plays → 1970 play → Musical → Movie)
2. Spider-Man (comics \> TV cartoons \> movies \> stage show)
3. Mama Mia - 1970’s pop music \> Theater Play \> Movie \> [Books](https://www.amazon.com/Mamma-Mia-Summer-Annie-Robertson/dp/1409183114/ref=asc_df_1409183114/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=343242904475&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11740839049907854792&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9013165&hvtargid=pla-565865251875&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=67797266303&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=343242904475&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11740839049907854792&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9013165&hvtargid=pla-565865251875)
4. Snake Eyes (2021) (Toys → Comics → cartoon → video game → movie)

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**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1125 "2023-09-06T21:25:30Z")

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**Movies based on multiple levels of adaptation**  
(the more the better, but must include at least 2 not counting the movie itself)

1. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. (Penny dreadful → Series of 19th century plays → 1970 play → Musical → Movie)
2. Spider-Man (comics \> TV cartoons \> movies \> stage show)
3. Thor (Norse mythology → comic books → movie)
4. Mama Mia - 1970’s pop music \> Theater Play \> Movie \> [Books](https://www.amazon.com/Mamma-Mia-Summer-Annie-Robertson/dp/1409183114/ref=asc_df_1409183114/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=343242904475&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11740839049907854792&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9013165&hvtargid=pla-565865251875&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=67797266303&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=343242904475&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11740839049907854792&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9013165&hvtargid=pla-565865251875)
5. Snake Eyes (2021) (Toys → Comics → cartoon → video game → movie)
6. The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981) (Radio program → newspaper comic → novelizations → comic book → television program)

Housekeeping, plus adding one

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**Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1126 "2023-09-06T21:48:37Z")

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**Movies based on multiple levels of adaptation**  
(the more the better, but must include at least 2 not counting the movie itself)

1. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. (Penny dreadful → Series of 19th century plays → 1970 play → Musical → Movie)
2. Spider-Man (comics \> TV cartoons \> movies \> stage show)
3. Thor (Norse mythology → comic books → movie)
4. Mama Mia - 1970’s pop music \> Theater Play \> Movie \> [Books](https://www.amazon.com/Mamma-Mia-Summer-Annie-Robertson/dp/1409183114/ref=asc_df_1409183114/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=343242904475&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11740839049907854792&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9013165&hvtargid=pla-565865251875&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=67797266303&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=343242904475&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11740839049907854792&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9013165&hvtargid=pla-565865251875)
5. Snake Eyes (2021) (Toys → Comics → cartoon → video game → movie)
6. The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981) (Radio program → newspaper comic → novelizations → comic book → television program)
7. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - (Radio program \> Revised radio program \> Book \> Play \> Again revised radio program \> More books \> Computer game \> More books \> Comic books \> Book \> Movie)

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**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2023, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1127 "2023-09-07T00:18:20Z")

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**Movies based on multiple levels of adaptation**  
(the more the better, but must include at least 2 not counting the movie itself)

1. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. (Penny dreadful → Series of 19th century plays → 1970 play → Musical → Movie)
2. Spider-Man (comics \> TV cartoons \> movies \> stage show)
3. Thor (Norse mythology → comic books → movie)
4. Mama Mia - 1970’s pop music \> Theater Play \> Movie \> [Books](https://www.amazon.com/Mamma-Mia-Summer-Annie-Robertson/dp/1409183114/ref=asc_df_1409183114/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=343242904475&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11740839049907854792&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9013165&hvtargid=pla-565865251875&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=67797266303&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=343242904475&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11740839049907854792&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9013165&hvtargid=pla-565865251875)
5. Snake Eyes (2021) (Toys → Comics → cartoon → video game → movie)
6. The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981) (Radio program → newspaper comic → novelizations → comic book → television program)
7. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - (Radio program \> Revised radio program \> Book \> Play \> Again revised radio program \> More books \> Computer game \> More books \> Comic books \> Book \> Movie)  
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8. The Producers (1967 film \> 2001 Broadway musical \> 2005 film based on musical)

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**Post date:** [September 7, 2023, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1128 "2023-09-07T00:22:25Z")

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**Movies based on multiple levels of adaptation**  
(the more the better, but must include at least 2 not counting the movie itself)

1. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. (Penny dreadful → Series of 19th century plays → 1970 play → Musical → Movie)
2. Spider-Man (comics \> TV cartoons \> movies \> stage show)
3. Thor (Norse mythology → comic books → movie)
4. Mama Mia - 1970’s pop music \> Theater Play \> Movie \> [Books](https://www.amazon.com/Mamma-Mia-Summer-Annie-Robertson/dp/1409183114/ref=asc_df_1409183114/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=343242904475&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11740839049907854792&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9013165&hvtargid=pla-565865251875&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=67797266303&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=343242904475&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11740839049907854792&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9013165&hvtargid=pla-565865251875)
5. Snake Eyes (2021) (Toys → Comics → cartoon → video game → movie)
6. The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981) (Radio program → newspaper comic → novelizations → comic book → television program)
7. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - (Radio program \> Revised radio program \> Book \> Play \> Again revised radio program \> More books \> Computer game \> More books \> Comic books \> Book \> Movie)
8. The Producers (1967 film \> 2001 Broadway musical \> 2005 film based on musical)
9. The War of the Worlds (1898 novel \> 1938 radio drama \> 1953 film \> 1980 board game \> 1988 TV series \> 2005 film \> 2006 graphic novel)

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2023, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1129 "2023-09-07T01:33:28Z")

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**Movies based on multiple levels of adaptation**  
(the more the better, but must include at least 2 not counting the movie itself)

1. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. (Penny dreadful → Series of 19th century plays → 1970 play → Musical → Movie)
2. Spider-Man (comics \> TV cartoons \> movies \> stage show)
3. Thor (Norse mythology → comic books → movie)
4. Mama Mia - 1970’s pop music \> Theater Play \> Movie \> [Books](https://www.amazon.com/Mamma-Mia-Summer-Annie-Robertson/dp/1409183114/ref=asc_df_1409183114/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=343242904475&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11740839049907854792&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9013165&hvtargid=pla-565865251875&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=67797266303&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=343242904475&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11740839049907854792&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9013165&hvtargid=pla-565865251875)
5. Snake Eyes (2021) (Toys → Comics → cartoon → video game → movie)
6. The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981) (Radio program → newspaper comic → novelizations → comic book → television program)
7. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - (Radio program \> Revised radio program \> Book \> Play \> Again revised radio program \> More books \> Computer game \> More books \> Comic books \> Book \> Movie)
8. The Producers (1967 film \> 2001 Broadway musical \> 2005 film based on musical)
9. The War of the Worlds (1898 novel \> 1938 radio drama \> 1953 film \> 1980 board game \> 1988 TV series \> 2005 film \> 2006 graphic novel)
10. Star Trek (2009) (1966 TOS \> 1967 novels \> 1967 comic books \> 1967 board game \> 1973 animated series \> 1976 magazine [_Starlog_] \> 1979 movie [+sequels] \> 1987 TV [TNG + further spinoffs])

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**Post date:** [September 7, 2023, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1130 "2023-09-07T01:38:11Z")

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**Time travel movies (and the year they started at and went to)**

1. Back to the Future (1985 \> 1955)

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2023, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1131 "2023-09-07T01:41:13Z")

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**Time travel movies (and the year they started at and went to)**

1. Back to the Future (1985 \> 1955)
2. The Adam Project (2050 \> 2022 \> 2018)

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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2023, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1132 "2023-09-07T01:51:47Z")

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**Time travel movies (and the year they started at and went to)**

1. Back to the Future (1985 \> 1955)
2. The Adam Project (2050 \> 2022 \> 2018)
3. Avengers: Endgame (the time travel starts with the whole team in 2023; some go to 2012; others to 1970; others to 2013; others to 2014 and t hen everyone goes back to 2023. I think that’s all of it)

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**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2023, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1133 "2023-09-07T02:12:05Z")

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**Time travel movies (and the year they started at and went to)**

1. Back to the Future (1985 \> 1955)
2. The Adam Project (2050 \> 2022 \> 2018)
3. Avengers: Endgame (the time travel starts with the whole team in 2023; some go to 2012; others to 1970; others to 2013; others to 2014 and t hen everyone goes back to 2023. I think that’s all of it)
4. Time After Time (1893 \> 1979)

It’s implied at the end of the film that the protagonists returned to 1893, though that’s not actually shown.

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**Post date:** [September 7, 2023, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1134 "2023-09-07T02:40:23Z")

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[quote=“Spoons, post:1133, topic:985988”]  
**Time travel movies (and the year they started at and went to)**

1. Back to the Future (1985 \> 1955)
2. The Adam Project (2050 \> 2022 \> 2018)
3. Avengers: Endgame (the time travel starts with the whole team in 2023; some go to 2012; others to 1970; others to 2013; others to 2014 and t hen everyone goes back to 2023. I think that’s all of it)
4. Time After Time (1893 \> 1979)
5. Bill and Ted’s Excellent adventure (2688 to 1988 to 1805 back to 1989 to 1879, to 410BC to 1488, back to 2688, to 1805, to 1810 to 1429 to 1209 to 1,000,000BC and finally back to 1988)

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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2023, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1135 "2023-09-07T03:09:34Z")

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**Time travel movies (and the year they started at and went to)**

1. Back to the Future (1985 \> 1955)
2. The Adam Project (2050 \> 2022 \> 2018)
3. Avengers: Endgame (the time travel starts with the whole team in 2023; some go to 2012; others to 1970; others to 2013; others to 2014 and t hen everyone goes back to 2023. I think that’s all of it)
4. Time After Time (1893 \> 1979)
5. Bill and Ted’s Excellent adventure (2688 to 1988 to 1805 back to 1989 to 1879, to 410BC to 1488, back to 2688, to 1805, to 1810 to 1429 to 1209 to 1,000,000BC and finally back to 1988)
6. The Time Machine (1903 to 1899 to 2030 to 2037 to 802,701 to 635,427,810 and back to 802,701)

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**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2023, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1136 "2023-09-07T03:32:13Z")

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**Time travel movies (and the year they started at and went to)**

1. Back to the Future (1985 \> 1955)
2. The Adam Project (2050 \> 2022 \> 2018)
3. Avengers: Endgame (the time travel starts with the whole team in 2023; some go to 2012; others to 1970; others to 2013; others to 2014 and t hen everyone goes back to 2023. I think that’s all of it)
4. Time After Time (1893 \> 1979)
5. Bill and Ted’s Excellent adventure (2688 to 1988 to 1805 back to 1989 to 1879, to 410BC to 1488, back to 2688, to 1805, to 1810 to 1429 to 1209 to 1,000,000BC and finally back to 1988)
6. The Time Machine (1903 to 1899 to 2030 to 2037 to 802,701 to 635,427,810 and back to 802,701)
7. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (2286 to 1986, and return)

_ **-“BB”-** _

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**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2023, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1137 "2023-09-07T11:45:11Z")

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**Time travel movies (and the year they started at and went to)**

1. Back to the Future (1985 \> 1955)
2. The Adam Project (2050 \> 2022 \> 2018)
3. Avengers: Endgame (the time travel starts with the whole team in 2023; some go to 2012; others to 1970; others to 2013; others to 2014 and t hen everyone goes back to 2023. I think that’s all of it)
4. Time After Time (1893 \> 1979)
5. Bill and Ted’s Excellent adventure (2688 to 1988 to 1805 back to 1989 to 1879, to 410BC to 1488, back to 2688, to 1805, to 1810 to 1429 to 1209 to 1,000,000BC and finally back to 1988)
6. The Time Machine (1903 to 1899 to 2030 to 2037 to 802,701 to 635,427,810 and back to 802,701)
7. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (2286 to 1986, and return)
8. Berkeley Square (1933 to 1784 and back)

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**Post date:** [September 7, 2023, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1138 "2023-09-07T11:48:07Z")

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**Time travel movies (and the year they started at and went to)**

1. Back to the Future (1985 \> 1955)
2. The Adam Project (2050 \> 2022 \> 2018)
3. Avengers: Endgame (the time travel starts with the whole team in 2023; some go to 2012; others to 1970; others to 2013; others to 2014 and t hen everyone goes back to 2023. I think that’s all of it)
4. Time After Time (1893 \> 1979)
5. Bill and Ted’s Excellent adventure (2688 to 1988 to 1805 back to 1989 to 1879, to 410BC to 1488, back to 2688, to 1805, to 1810 to 1429 to 1209 to 1,000,000BC and finally back to 1988)
6. The Time Machine (1903 to 1899 to 2030 to 2037 to 802,701 to 635,427,810 and back to 802,701)
7. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (2286 to 1986, and return)
8. The Butterfly Effect (2004 to 1991 to 2004 to 1997 and back and forth several times)

These years are approximate.

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**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2023, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1139 "2023-09-07T12:31:03Z")

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**Time travel movies (and the year they started at and went to)**

1. Back to the Future (1985 \> 1955)
2. The Adam Project (2050 \> 2022 \> 2018)
3. Avengers: Endgame (the time travel starts with the whole team in 2023; some go to 2012; others to 1970; others to 2013; others to 2014 and t hen everyone goes back to 2023. I think that’s all of it)
4. Time After Time (1893 \> 1979)
5. Bill and Ted’s Excellent adventure (2688 to 1988 to 1805 back to 1989 to 1879, to 410BC to 1488, back to 2688, to 1805, to 1810 to 1429 to 1209 to 1,000,000BC and finally back to 1988)
6. The Time Machine (1903 to 1899 to 2030 to 2037 to 802,701 to 635,427,810 and back to 802,701)
7. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (2286 to 1986, and return)
8. The Butterfly Effect (2004 to 1991 to 2004 to 1997 and back and forth several times)
9. Hot Tub Time Machine (2010 to 1986 and back again)

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**Post date:** [September 7, 2023, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/1140 "2023-09-07T13:56:12Z")

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Housekeeping

> [@dirtball](#):
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> **Time travel movies (and the year they started at and went to)**
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> 1. Back to the Future (1985 \> 1955)
> 2. The Adam Project (2050 \> 2022 \> 2018)
> 3. Avengers: Endgame (the time travel starts with the whole team in 2023; some go to 2012; others to 1970; others to 2013; others to 2014 and t hen everyone goes back to 2023. I think that’s all of it)
> 4. Time After Time (1893 \> 1979)
> 5. Bill and Ted’s Excellent adventure (2688 to 1988 to 1805 back to 1989 to 1879, to 410BC to 1488, back to 2688, to 1805, to 1810 to 1429 to 1209 to 1,000,000BC and finally back to 1988)
> 6. The Time Machine (1903 to 1899 to 2030 to 2037 to 802,701 to 635,427,810 and back to 802,701)
> 7. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (2286 to 1986, and return)
> 8. Berkley Square (1933 to 1784 and back)
> 9. The Butterfly Effect (2004 to 1991 to 2004 to 1997 and back and forth several times)
> 10. Hot Tub Time Machine (2010 to 1986 and back again)

@dirtball do you want to make the next topic?

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Well, okay.

**The films of Woody Harrelson**

1. A Scanner Darkly

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