Back to the Future Part II poster

Back to the Future Part II (1989)

Film · 1h 48m · Rated PG

Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Sports

Marty and Doc's whimsical time-traveling adventure to 2015 quickly becomes a brisk, chaotic chase through multiple eras.

A comfort watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.

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Back to the Future Part II parents guide

No surprises for a PG: mild language and nothing scary.

Our estimate: fine from about 7. Rated PG.

Scare
Not scary
Jump scares
A couple
One or two sudden jolts.
Gore
No gore
Violence
Some violence
Some fighting or peril.
Sex and nudity
None noted
Language
Mild
Mild words like damn, hell or crap.

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What is Back to the Future Part II about?

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.

Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)

It leaves the ending open to interpretation.

Cast and crew

Directed byRobert Zemeckis
StarringMichael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Thomas F. Wilson, Elisabeth Shue, James Tolkan

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