UAE: 10 time-travel movies or series perfect for the weekend

From apocalyptic plot points to ones that will have you giggling - these are must-sees

Published: September 18, 2020 17:19 Karishma H. Nandkeolyar, Parenting Editor

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Time-travel is always a fascinating subject – more so in movies where non-liniear narratives can add much to the storyline. Here’s a look at 10 films, like ‘Back to the Future’ (pictured), and series (‘Dark’) that sift through the sands of time – available for streaming in the UAE. Image Credit: Rex Features

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Mirage. The Spanish movie, out now on Netflix, sees a woman able to communicate with a boy from the past. In saving him, she creates an alternate reality where her life has been turned topsy-turvy. How far will she go to return to her old truth? Image Credit: IMDB

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12 Monkeys. His mission – to change the past, to save the future, to stop a plague from destroying nearly all of humanity. The only problem – when he goes back in time, no one believes him. Image Credit:

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Back to the Future. A more lighthearted series that deals with time travel, ‘Back to the Future’ sees Marty McFly and Doc race to the past and future in a comedy of errors. Image Credit: AP

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Looper. In the future, time-travel exists, but and the mob uses it to kill people. It sends the target into the past, where a hit man known as a looper lies in wait to finish the job. Looper Joe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is good at his job, until one day he realizes that the target in front of his gun’s barrel is him. Image Credit: Supplied picture

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Somewhere Between. In 1988, a police officer begins tracking a serial killer who resurfaces every nine years. When the killer's crimes defy explanation, it takes over the lawman’s life. Image Credit: IMDB

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Black Knight. Jamal (Martin Lawrence), an employee of the Medieval World amusement park, suffers a blow to the head and wakes up in 14th Century England – where he finds himself stuck and aiding a knight who is down on his luck. Image Credit: IMDB

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Dark. Be warned: This German series requires a lot of focus. The three-season time-splicing movie sees tunnels that lead 33 years into the past and 33 years into the future, and the person trying to save the world is also quite probably responsible for destroying it. Image Credit: Netflix

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Rick and Morty. This series follows the adventures of Rick, a genius alcoholic and careless scientist, and his grandson Morty, a 14 year-old anxious boy. The duo visit alien worlds and hop between past present and future. Image Credit: Supplied

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Travelers. A team of five travel back in time from a dystopian future – or at least their consciousness does. They must take over humans living in current day and channel events so the apocalyptic future that is theirs seizes to be. Image Credit: IMDB

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