The Time Machine (2002)
The greatest adventure THROUGH all time!
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The Time Machine rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6/10· 134K votes
Rotten Tomatoes28%
Metacritic42%
TMDb6.323/10· 3K votesWith 28% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6/10 on IMDb and 42/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.
About The Time Machine
Hoping to alter the events of the past, a 19th-century inventor instead travels 800,000 years into the future, where he finds mankind divided into two warring races.
Cast of The Time Machine
Guy Pearce
as Alexander Hartdegen
Samantha Mumba
as Mara
Jeremy Irons
as Über-Morlock
Omero Mumba
as Kalen
Sienna Guillory
as Emma
Orlando Jones
as Vox
Mark Addy
as David Filby
Phyllida Law
as Mrs. Watchett
Laura Kirk
as Flower Seller
- J
John W. Momrow
as Fifth Avenue Carriage Driver
Josh Stamberg
as Motorist
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Jeffrey M. Meyer
as Central Park Carriage Driver
The Time Machine facts
- Budget
- $80M
- Box office
- $123.7M
Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources
Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Steampunk aesthetic creates imaginative visual world
- •Time travel concept explores philosophical themes effectively
- •Future setting provides spectacular backdrop for adventure
What the audience disliked
- •Remake fails to justify its existence adequately
- •Scientific logic collapses under minimal examination
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