Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)
Four adult friends find raunchy, absurdist adventure and nostalgic laughs after a drunken trip to 1986.
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 intense is Hot Tub Time Machine?
Hot Tub Time Machine has light gore and some violence. Emotionally it carries some weight. The pace is brisk, and it is a party watch and a late-night trip. The humor runs broad and raunchy. Rated R.
What Hot Tub Time Machine feels like
- Tone
- campyabsurdistnostalgicdarkly comic
- Pace
- Brisk
- Humor
- broad and big, raunchy
- Best for
- PartyLate night
Where to stream Hot Tub Time Machine
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Is Hot Tub Time Machine for you?
Is Hot Tub Time Machine scary?
No. Hot Tub Time Machine is not a scary watch (scare level 0 of 3).
Is Hot Tub Time Machine gory or violent?
Light gore (1 of 3) and some violence (1 of 3).
Is Hot Tub Time Machine sad or heavy?
A little. There is some emotional weight (1 of 3), but it is not a heavy watch.
Is Hot Tub Time Machine OK for kids?
It is rated R, so it is made for adults. Intensity: scare 0, gore 1, violence 1, each out of 3.
How long is Hot Tub Time Machine?
Hot Tub Time Machine runs 1h 41m.
Where can I stream Hot Tub Time Machine?
Hot Tub Time Machine is not on a US subscription service right now (rent or buy may still be an option).
Does Hot Tub Time Machine have a happy ending? spoiler-safe answer
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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