Shows Like Back to the Future

If you liked Back to the Future (1991), a animation and sci-fi & fantasy series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1990)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
The misadventures of two time-travelling slackers as they travel into the distant past and future.
2
Star Trek: Prodigy (2021)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
A motley crew of young rebellious aliens commandeer an old Starfleet ship and must figure out how to work together while navigating a greater galaxy, in search for a better future. These six young outcasts know nothing…
3
Time Bandits (2024)
★ 6.2/10Also sci-fi & fantasy
Eleven-year-old Kevin's passion for history is put to the test when he joins a ragtag group of time-traveling thieves on a high-stakes and hilarious adventure.
4
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai (2023)
★ 8.4/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and animation
Set in 1920s Shanghai, ten-year-old Sam and 12-year-old Elle return the Mogwai Gizmo back home to the lush and perilous Valley of Jade.
5
The Crossing (2018)
★ 6.9/10Also sci-fi & fantasy
Refugees from a war-torn country start showing up to seek asylum in an American town. Only the country these people are from is America and the war they are fleeing is 250 years in the future. The local sheriff with a…
6
The Way Home (2023)
★ 7.6/10Also sci-fi & fantasy
When three generations of women reunite after being estranged for more than two decades, they embark on an enlightening – and surprising – journey toward healing none of them could have imagined as they learn how to…
7
Doctor Who (2005)
★ 7.6/10Also sci-fi & fantasy
The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a living—more of a hobby actually, and the Doctor's very, very good at…
8
Super Friends (1973)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
The most powerful heroes ever--Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Batman and Robin--join forces with teenagers Wendy and Marvin and their dog, Marvel the Wonderdog, to defend justice and guard the innocent.
9
Catweazle (1970)
★ 7.5/10Also sci-fi & fantasy
A medieval wizard (though not a very good one) Catweazle is transported to the modern age... A British television series, created and written by Richard Carpenter which was produced and directed by Quentin Lawrence for…
10
Seven Days (1998)
★ 6.9/10Also sci-fi & fantasy
"Ever wish you could live your last week all over again? Well, my name's Frank B. Parker, and I do it all the time. I work for a secret government project experimenting in time travel. When things really get screwed…
11
Phantom 2040 (1994)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Phantom 2040 is a French-American animated science fiction television series loosely based on the comic strip hero The Phantom, created by Lee Falk. The central character of the series is said to be the 24th Phantom…
12
Phil of the Future (2004)
★ 6.8/10Also sci-fi & fantasy
Meet the Diffy family, a futuristic family from the year 2121. When the eccentric dad, Lloyd, rents a time machine for their family vacation, everyone is excited. But then something goes wrong. Their time machine…
13
What If...? (2021)
★ 8/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Taking inspiration from the comic books of the same name, each episode of this animated anthology series questions, revisits and twists classic Marvel Cinematic moments.
14
Terra Nova (2011)
★ 6.7/10Also sci-fi & fantasy
In the year 2149, the world is dying. The planet is overdeveloped and overcrowded, with the majority of plant and animal life extinct. The future of mankind is in jeopardy, and its only hope for survival is in the…
15
Being Erica (2009)
★ 6.6/10Also sci-fi & fantasy
Erica Strange has tons of regrets in her young life - so many she's started a list. But when she shares her list with her therapist, he undertakes an unusual course of treatment: she is transported back in time and…
16
Megas XLR (2004)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Megas XLR is a series about an overweight couch potato named Coop who stumbles across a giant robot in a junkyard. He soon discovers that the robot was sent from the future when a woman named Kiva returns to the past…
17
Battle of the Planets (1978)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
G-Force, a five-member superhero team, fights to defend Earth and its space colonies from the threat of the planet Spectra.
18
TRON: Uprising (2012)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Some time between 'Tron' and 'Tron: Legacy', a young program named Beck becomes the skillful leader of a revolution inside the computer world of The Grid.
19
Ben 10 (2005)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
When 10-year-old Ben Tennyson discovers a mysterious device, he gains the power to change into ten different alien heroes, each with uniquely awesome powers. With such abilities at his disposal, Ben realizes a greater…
20
Birdman and the Galaxy Trio (1967)
★ 7.6/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and animation
Granted the power and wings of an eagle by high priests, Birdman defends the rights of mankind across the universe accompanied by his constant companion, an eagle named Avenger.