
Movies that feel like The Time Machine (2002)
If you loved The Time Machine, the closest films we have are Superman Returns (2006), Ra.One (2011) and Waterworld (1995). All three share The Time Machine's cerebral and epic feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 10 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video and Hulu and others, checked against today's data.
If The Time Machine hit the spot, these will too

Cerebral and epic in the same breath
The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

Kinetic science fiction, and it commits to that

Adventure with a pulse of ideas, in both cases

Epic action in both cases

Both lean on momentum more than on science fiction

The same preoccupation in both: near future
The difference: Sits closer to thriller than The Time Machine does

Common ground: time travel
The difference: Leans harder into fantasy than The Time Machine does

Adventure built on ideas, twice over

New York City shapes both of them
The difference: 24 years apart, and the 2020s show

Both are built on the same subject: steampunk
The difference: Not nearly as kinetic as The Time Machine

Action with a pulse of scale, in both cases

Different title, same corner of the shelf
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