Hot Tub Time Machine
Seen it?2010 | 101 min | Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
It was a solid box office hit, but a lukewarm 6.0 out of 10 from audiences held it back. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh, sci-fi fans and adventure fans. If you loved Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die or Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Light and funny, mind-bending.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 41 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
Four pals are stuck in a rut in adulthood: Adam has just been dumped, Lou is a hopeless party animal, Nick is a henpecked husband, and Jacob does nothing but play video games in his basement. But they get a chance to brighten their future by changing their past after a night of heavy drinking in a ski-resort hot tub results in their waking up in 1986.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
63% on Rotten Tomatoes, 63 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.0 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$97 million worldwide on a $36 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 272K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Steve Pink
- John CusackAdam
- Craig RobinsonNick
- Rob CorddryLou
- Clark DukeJacob
- Sebastian StanBlaine
- Chevy ChaseRepairman
- Crispin GloverPhil
- Lyndsy FonsecaJennie
- Lizzy CaplanApril
- Collette WolfeKelly