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About this movie

Genres:
Comedy
Language:
English
Running time:
1:38:54
Partner rating:
R
Released:

Cast & Crew

Cast

  1. John Cusack Adam
  2. Rob Corddry Lou
  3. Craig Robinson Nick
  4. Clark Duke Jacob
  5. Crispin Glover Phil
  6. Lizzy Caplan April
  7. Chevy Chase Repairman
  8. Sebastian Stan Blaine
  9. Lyndsy Fonseca Jennie
  10. Collette Wolfe Kelly

Directors

  1. Steve Pink

Producers

  1. John Cusack
  2. Matt Moore
  3. Grace Loh

Writers

  1. Josh Heald
  2. Sean Anders

Hot Tub Time Machine


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Disappointed at the way their lives have turned out, four longtime friends reunite at the ski resort where they used to party and find themselves transported back to the year 1986 by a magical jacuzzi. Adam (John Cusack), Lou (Rob Corddry), Nick (Craig Robinson), and Jacob (Clark Duke) have all seen better days; Adam's and Nick's love lives are in the dumps, Lou is clinging to his hard-partying past, and video-game addict Jacob can't even must... Disappointed at the way their lives have turned out, four longtime friends reunite at the ski resort where they used to party and find themselves transported back to the year 1986 by a magical jacuzzi. Adam (John Cusack), Lou (Rob Corddry), Nick (Craig Robinson), and Jacob (Clark Duke) have all seen better days; Adam's and Nick's love lives are in the dumps, Lou is clinging to his hard-partying past, and video-game addict Jacob can't even muster the courage to walk outside. A fun stay at the ski resort where the gang made some of their best memories seems like just the thing to cheer everyone up, but after a night of heavy drinking in the hot tub, the four friends wake up to find they're about to live through the '80s a second time. Determined not to make the same mistakes twice, Adam, Lou, Nick, and Jacob decide to take full advantage of the unique opportunity presented to them, and create the lives they've always wanted. Chevy Chase, Crispin Glover, and Lizzy Caplan co-star.
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Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes

Scored 'fresh' by Rotten Tomatoes

63%Tomatometer score: 63% positive reviews from professional critics.

percent positive reviews

  1. Positive review
    Laremy Legel, Film.com Well played, Hot Tub Time Machine, well played. You defied expectations, in a good way, and managed to evolve from "potentially silly concept" to "fairly funny film." Full review External link
  2. Positive review
    Simon Miraudo, Quickflix Hot Tub Time Machine is rough around the edges ... [but] it offers us closure on a decade of great comedy -- from the very silly Anchorman to the deathly serious Funny People -- in which childish... Full review External link
  3. Positive review
    Ian Buckwalter, NPR Admirably turns a potentially one-note joke into a consistently funny package. Full review External link
  4. Negative review
    Thomas Caldwell, Cinema Autopsy Star power and a quirky premise alone are not enough to sustain a feature length comedy when too many of the gags are inadequately developed. Full review External link
  5. Positive review
    Peter Bradshaw, Guardian [UK] No real sparks of genius, but some reasonable laughs. Full review External link
  6. Positive review
    Sam Toy, Empire Magazine Robinson and Duke are terrific, and while it's fantastic to see Cusack back doing all-out comedy, truly outstanding is Daily Show veteran Rob Corddry, who has to make horrible jerk Lou likable and... Full review External link

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