Back to the Future

Back to the Future Guía y cronología

Marty McFly's accidental trip to 1955 makes his own existence depend on getting his parents together. With Doc Brown and a DeLorean that can travel through time, even fixing a mistake can create another one. The film trilogy's family comedy and tangled timelines also inspired animated adventures and a game.

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Timeline guide

Back to the Future: follow Marty, not the earliest year

Watch Back to the Future, Part II and Part III in order. The travelers' causal journey matters more than arranging the years they visit from earliest to latest.

Entries
5
Released
5
Span
1985-2010

The displayed date axis follows publication; it is not a rearrangement of every visit to the past or future.

Overview & recommendation

A change in one trip can create the problem that sends Marty and Doc on the next. Sorting the films by their oldest setting would separate consequences from the decisions that caused them.

The trilogy is the direct first route. Animation and the episodic game return to the characters in other forms, with their own story and format context rather than a requirement to switch media between the films.

Keep the trilogy together in release sequence. Afterwards, choose the animated series for viewing or the game for play; neither replaces an earlier film or requires a different opening to Marty's story.

The trilogy and other adventures Films, animation and an episodic game

The three groups distinguish formats. That helps select an experience, but format membership alone does not settle every canonical or episodic relationship between the companions and the films.

  • Movies (3 entries)

    The film trilogy follows Marty and Doc's causal journey through I, II and III, rather than sorting their destinations by calendar year.

  • Animated (1 entry)

    The animated adventures in their own viewing format, with episodic framing and canon context considered separately from the trilogy.

  • Game (1 entry)

    The episodic Back to the Future game as a playing route, not a required interruption between films.

Marty and Doc's causal route 5 entries

The first film creates the time-travel framework, Part II complicates its consequences, and Part III follows the journey onward. No calendar reshuffle improves that first viewing.

  1. 1
    Jul 3, 1985Back to the FutureFilm · 1985
  2. 2
    Nov 22, 1989Back to the Future Part IIFilm · 1989
  3. 3
    May 25, 1990Back to the Future Part IIIFilm · 1990
  4. 4
    Sep 14, 1991Back to the Future: The Animated SeriesSeries · 1991
  5. 5
    Dec 22, 2010Back to the Future: The GameGame · 2010

Frequently asked questions 7 answers

Should Part III come first because it visits an earlier year?

No. Its events depend on the preceding films. Follow Marty and Doc's causal journey through I, II and III.

Must I play the game between films?

No. Watch the trilogy continuously, then choose the episodic game as a separate interactive experience.

Are the date labels the years visited in each story?

The current axis uses release dates. Each film can visit several years and changed versions of history.

How many Back to the Future movies, shows and games are there?

Back to the Future has 5 entries: 3 movies, 1 TV show and 1 game, released between 1985 and 2010.

What is the chronological order of Back to the Future?

In chronological (in-universe) order, Back to the Future begins with Back to the Future (Jul 3, 1985) and ends with Back to the Future: The Game. The full chronological list of 5 entries is above.

What is the release order of Back to the Future?

By release date, Back to the Future starts with Back to the Future (1985). The most recent release is Back to the Future: The Game (2010).

What is the newest Back to the Future release?

The newest released entry is Back to the Future: The Game (2010). See where it falls in the chronological and watch order lists above.

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