It's About Time! Movies Based on the Clock

The film that was loosely based on H.G. Wells' 1895 novel of the same name, where a 19th century inventor tries to go back in time to prevent his girlfriend's death, only to travel 800,000 years into the future where he discovers the human race being split into two warring factions.

Based on the novel by Audrey Niffenegger, The Time Traveler's Wife is a story about a man (Eric Bana) who has a genetic disorder that causes him to involuntarily time travel while his wife (Michelle Nolden) copes with his frequent absences.

Back to the Future, another iconic time-based film, Michael J. Fox stars in this adventure as Marty McFly a teen who accidentally travels back in time and prevents his parents from meeting. Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd), the inventor of the time machine, lends his assistance to help fix the past and return McFly to his current time.

In this 1979 classic, H.G. Wells (Malcolm McDowell) chases down Jack the Ripper (David Warner) who uses the future writer's time machine to escape to the 20th century.

Possibly one of the greatest sci-fi time-based films ever, Arnold Schwarzenegger is a human-like cyborg from the future sent back to kill Sarah Connor, while soldier Kyle Reese (Michael Biehn) is also sent back to protect her.

Bruce Willis stars in this intense film as a convict who is sent back in time to find out about a man-made virus that has nearly wiped out the planet's human population in the future.

Ashton Kutcher stars in this sci-fi thriller in which he plays a young man who seemingly has the ability to travel back in time to change the present, with radical consequences.

Deferring from the sci-fi route, The Lake House, which reunites Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves (co-stars in 1994's Speed), tells a tale of a lonely doctor and a frustrated architect who exchange love letters two years apart while living in the same house.

In Deja Vu, Denzel Washington goes in damsel-in-distress mode as he travels back in time to save a woman from being murdered thanks to a instrument called "Snowhite."

Ah, time. We all have either too much, too little or would like to alter it all together. However in Hollywood, it's the focal point of many hit movies in which the characters do with it as they please or suffer dire consequences if they dare to tempt fate. Either way, it makes for a great viewing experience. Let's take some time to look at some films over the years that have time written all over it! Punctuality is optional.

In the upcoming film In Time, Justin Timberlake stars in this thriller where people don't age once they hit 25. To make matters worse, the rich can prolong their lives while the poor run out of time. A mysterious man grants Timberlake 100 years worth of time which lands him in hot water. The movie opens in theaters October 28, 2011.