How to Build a Time Machine
2016, English. Directed by Jay Cheel.
Focuses on two subjects in particular: Rob Niosi, who has spent many years building a full-scale replica of the prop from the 1960 film The Time Machine, and physicist Ronald L. Mallett, who has dedicated his life to researching the scientific possibility of time travel.
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- 1h 22m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- Released
- 2 May 2016
- Country
- Canada
- Written by
- Jay Cheel
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How to Build a Time Machine runs 82 minutes (1h 22m).
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How to Build a Time Machine isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can rent it or buy it online. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed How to Build a Time Machine?
How to Build a Time Machine (2016) was directed by Jay Cheel and stars Ronald Mallett, Robert Niosi, Bob Burns.