Movies like Time Freak (2018)
The best movies like Time Freak (2018) are Safety Not Guaranteed (2012), One-Minute Time Machine (2014) and Palm Springs (2020). If Time Freak hooked you with its science fiction and comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- Highest ratedLove, Simon (2018)8.0/10 from 6,375 votes
- NewestOur Times (2025)Released 2025
Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)
Three magazine employees head out on an assignment to interview a guy who placed a classified ad seeking a companion for time travel.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOne-Minute Time Machine (2014)
Every time the beautiful Regina rejects his advances, James pushes a red button and tries again, all the while unaware of the reality and consequences of his actions.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPalm Springs (2020)
When carefree Nyles and reluctant maid of honor Sarah have a chance encounter at a Palm Springs wedding, things get complicated when they find themselves unable to escape the venue, themselves, or each other.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPress Play (2022)
Laura and Harrison have the picture-perfect romance built on the foundation of a shared love of music. After a deadly accident, Laura gets the chance to save the love of her life when she discovers that their mixtape can transport her back in time.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBabyteeth (2020)
A terminally ill teen upsets her parents when she falls in love with a small-time drug dealer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhen We First Met (2018)
Using a magical photo booth that sends him back in time, Noah relives the night he met Avery over and over, trying to persuade her to fall for him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOur Times (2025)
Husband and wife Nora and Héctor's scientific breakthrough lets them time travel from 1966 to 2025. As Héctor struggles, Nora thrives—but at what cost?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisProject Almanac (2015)
A group of teens discover secret plans of a time machine, and construct one. However, things start to get out of control.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Time Traveler's Wife (2009)
Due to a genetic disorder, handsome librarian Henry DeTamble involuntarily zips through time, appearing at various moments in the life of his true love, the beautiful artist Clare Abshire.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Infinite Man (2014)
A man's attempts to construct the ultimate romantic weekend backfire when his quest for perfection traps his lover in an infinite loop.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisJames vs. His Future Self (2019)
When an uptight time-travelling obsessed young scientist is visited by his nihilistic future self, he's told that he needs to give up his dream of becoming the world's first time traveler, or else. But when he won't go along with the plan, it becomes a wicked battle of man versus himself – literally.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & comedy
Mr. Nobody (2009)
Nemo Nobody leads an ordinary existence with his wife and 3 children; one day, he wakes up as a mortal centenarian in the year 2092.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHow Long Will I Love U (2018)
Gu Xiaojiao, a young girl from 2018 and Lu Ming, a man from 1999, discover that they have both woken up in the same bed at the same space-time. More surprisingly, they realize that they can time travel by exiting the bedroom door. The fun begins when they start to plan a number of changes within these two eras. However, they do not know that their destiny is in the hands of a mysterious person.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCyborg She (2008)
A lonely university student develops a romance with a beautiful interesting woman, who turns out to be a cyborg from the future.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBeyond the Infinite Two Minutes (2020)
A cafe owner discovers that the TV in his cafe suddenly shows images from the future, but only two minutes into the future.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & science fiction
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBack to the 90s (2015)
A teenager is accidentally transported back in time where he meets his young parents during their college days. He then decides to alter the events to revive his parents' lifeless marriage.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
The Door into Summer (2021)
A pioneering roboticist awakens in 2025 after decades in cryosleep. To change the past and reunite with his adopted sister, he seeks a way back to 1995.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Butterfly Effect (2004)
A young man struggles to access sublimated childhood memories. He finds a technique that allows him to travel back into the past, to occupy his childhood body and change history. However, he soon finds that every change he makes has unexpected consequences.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLove, Simon (2018)
Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon Spier, it's a little more complicated. He hasn't told his family or friends that he's gay, and he doesn't know the identity of the anonymous classmate that he's fallen for online.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisMeet Cute (2022)
A wildly inventive deconstruction of the romantic comedy built around the question: What would you do if you could travel to your loved ones’ past, heal their traumas, fix their problems, and change them into the perfect partner?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisHappy Accidents (2000)
A comedy that pays tribute to the science fiction genre -- specifically, the sub-genre of time travel. But here the alternate reality is contemporary New York City where past and future experiences of trust, commitment and denial are cleverly put to the test. Just as Ruby is beginning to relish her first-ever healthy relationship, Sam begins muttering about being a time traveler from the year 2470.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Map of Tiny Perfect Things (2021)
Two teenagers trapped in an endless time loop set out to find all the tiny things that make that one day perfect.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisNeedle in a Timestack (2021)
Nick and Janine live in bliss until her ex warps time to try to tear them apart by using Nick's old girlfriend. As Nick's memories and reality disappear, he must decide what he's willing to sacrifice to save -- or let go of -- everything he loves.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & science fiction
SnoozefestMovies like thisTime Travel Is Dangerous! (2025)
Best friends Ruth and Megan run a vintage shop in North London. One day, their lives are forever turned upside down when an abandoned time machine appears outside their shop. Mixing reality with fantasy, we explore the strange and outlandish world of The Unreason, as the girls traverse space and time sourcing items to sell.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & comedy
41 (2012)
A young man discovers a hole in the floor of a local motel that leads to yesterday.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Adam Project (2022)
After accidentally crash-landing in 2022, time-traveling fighter pilot Adam Reed teams up with his 12-year-old self on a mission to save the future.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisComet (2014)
When a chance encounter brings together the cynical Dell and the quick-witted Kimberly, the stage is set for a tempestuous love affair that unfolds like a puzzle. As the film zigzags back and forth in time — from a meteor shower in LA, to an encounter in a Paris hotel room, to a fateful phone call — an unforgettable portrait of a relationship emerges.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisUnleashed (2017)
When a cosmic event turns Emma's dog and cat into two perfect guys, Emma reconsiders her outlook on dating, hilariously works out her trust issues, and ultimately learns to love herself.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAndover (2018)
Genetics professor Adam Slope clones his wife Dawn after she dies in a fire but the woman he creates is different than the woman he loved, so he tries over and over, in a desperate attempt to get her back exactly as she was.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisLandscape with Invisible Hand (2023)
Years into a benevolent alien occupation, mankind is still adjusting to its new overlords. Their technology initially held promise for global prosperity, but rendered most human jobs – and steady income – obsolete. When two teenagers discover the aliens are fascinated with human love and will pay for access to it, they decide to livestream their romance to make extra cash for their families.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Time Freak?
The closest matches to Time Freak are Safety Not Guaranteed (2012), One-Minute Time Machine (2014) and Palm Springs (2020). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Time Freak?
People who watched Time Freak most often go on to Safety Not Guaranteed (2012), One-Minute Time Machine (2014) and Palm Springs (2020).
What is the highest-rated movie like Time Freak?
Love, Simon (2018), rated 8.0/10 by 6,375 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Time Freak?
Our Times (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Time Freak?
Yes: Safety Not Guaranteed (2012), One-Minute Time Machine (2014) and Palm Springs (2020).
How are movies similar to Time Freak chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Time Freak, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.