Which Time-Travel Movies Hold Up to Science?

A week ago, the scientific journal Physical Review Letters published the most depressing news of the decade for any science fiction lover or (anyone with a wish to party in the year 3500 A.D): Time travel, it seems, has been officially disproved.

A Phone Booth: Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure

Not possible. Especially the part when they actually kidnap historical figures and take them along for the ride. In other words, for better or worse, Socrates and

A DeLorean: Back to the Future

The DeLorean is supposed to travel to a certain date upon reaching 88 miles per hour. That’s a relatively far cry from the 186,000 miles per second pace of the speed of light. Even

The Portal: Kate and Leopold

Good news for everyone who still hopes to find a nice 19^th century gentleman to fall in love with: Portals are, like black holes, still technically feasible. The new research dis

Warp Drive: Star Trek

Totally possible! Unlike the Bill and Ted or Marty and Doc, the crew of the Enterprise is based in outer space. And in the multiverse, the laws of physics might differ from those here on Earth. Th

The Tesseract: A Wrinkle in Time

On one hand, the tesseract is explained in the book as a sort of wormhole, which is maybe possible. On the other hand, in another part of the book a character describes the act of &ldqu

The Time Machine: Napoleon Dynamite

Obviously not possible. A good rule of thumb would be to not trust any time machine you have to place between your legs. 

Rereading Journals: The Butterfly Effect

Maybe reading old journals can lead to flashbacks, but definitely not actual time travel that would allow you or Ashton Kutcher or anyone else to make a real difference in anyth

Time Turner: Harry Potter

More good news: Hogwarts probably is not affected by this new time-travel research. In a world where centaurs are real, anything is possible. 

The Time Warp: The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Ok, technically the Time Warp is just a dance. This is just a reminder that, although time travel might be out, transsexual aliens have yet to be disproved! We’d rathe