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Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)

Hot Tub Time Machine poster
Directed by
Steve Pink
Genre
screwball comedy film, buddy film, science fiction film, time-travel film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 41m
Rated
R
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 2,774 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Four middle-aged friends find joyriding in a hot tub sends them back to 1986. They try to relive their youth while avoiding changes that would keep them from returning to the present.

comedicnostalgicraucoussillyunexpectedlightheartedoffbeatenergetic

What happens

Hot Tub Time Machine is a 2010 American science fiction comedy film directed by Steve Pink and written by Josh Heald, Sean Anders, and John Morris. John Cusack, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson, and Clark Duke star in the film as four men who accidentally time travel back to 1986 using a hot tub and must find a way to return to 2010. The supporting cast includes Sebastian Stan, Crispin Glover, Lizzy Caplan, and Chevy Chase. The film was released on March 26, 2010 by MGM Distribution Co. in the United States, with Lakeshore International releasing in other territories. It received positive reviews and grossing $64.6 million against a claimed budget of $36 million. A sequel, Hot Tub Time Machine 2, was released on February 20, 2015. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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