Movie

Hot Tub Time Machine

2010 · 101 min

A raunchy, silly romp through the 80s with friends, full of laughs and nostalgic chaos.

Tagline: Forget the present. Change the future. Kick some past.
Overview: Four pals are stuck in a rut in adulthood: Adam has just been dumped, Lou is a hopeless party animal, Nick is a henpecked husband, and Jacob does nothing but play video games in his basement. But they get a chance to brighten their future by changing their past after a night of heavy drinking in a ski-resort hot tub results in their waking up in 1986.
How it feels: Absurd, campy, satirical and warm. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Friendship, identity, redemption, family
Content: Strong sexual content and language. Mild violence and gore.
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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
identity
redemption
family
memory
Places: single country house
wilderness
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex strong