included · Mechanical

Time After Time

Nicholas Meyer · 112 minutes

Writer H. G. Wells pursues Jack the Ripper to modern day San Francisco after the infamous serial killer steals his time machine to escape the 19th century.

Comedy, Science Fiction, Drama, Thriller, Adventure

Before you choose

What kind of time-travel story is this?

Time travel drives much of the story.

Meets the archive’s time-travel criteria. The mechanism is classified as Mechanical.

Why the archive makes this assessment (spoilers)

Wells's pursuit of the Ripper across eras and the stolen machine drive the chase.

Wells pursues the Ripper using an invented time machine.

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An editorial assessment based on the archive’s documented plot research.

Scale, legacy & time

The scores

Titan79.8

Weighted archive score

Time-travel significance8/10

high confidence

Quality consensus7.0/10

Aggregate source ratings

How Titan works

Titan combines the archive’s quality, audience and legacy base with the significance of time travel. It is an index, not a score out of 100, and is distinct from the FMV archive’s scoring model.

Titan = base × [0.20 + 0.80 × (time-travel score ÷ 10)²]

This film: 112.08 base × 71.2% weighting.

Partial inputs flag incomplete source metadata. Provisional weighting flags a time-travel assessment that remains uncertain; it receives no additional confidence penalty.

The evidence

Research & sources

Research notes may reveal plot details.

These sources support the plot facts and catalog research. The numerical scores are the archive’s judgments, not ratings supplied by these sources.

Cast: Malcolm McDowell, David Warner, Mary Steenburgen, Charles Cioffi, Kent Williams

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Releases & formats

7 cataloged editions. Narrow by format, then check region, audio and subtitles. Missing specifications mean unknown, not absent.

These listings do not establish a best edition. Use the specifications to shortlist compatible releases, then follow the source to verify details and availability.

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