Film

Back to the Future Part II 1989

Directed by Robert Zemeckis

  • Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
  • 108 min
  • PG

Getting back was only the beginning.

Marty and Doc are at it again as the time-traveling duo head to 2015 to nip some McFly family woes in the bud. But things go awry thanks to bully Biff Tannen and a pesky sports almanac. In a last-ditch attempt to set things straight, Marty finds himself bound for 1955 and face to face with his teenage parents -- again.

AdventureComedyScience Fictionflying carskateboardingcar racelightningguitarinventortime traveldinercar crashsequelalternate historythunderstorm

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