Blackadder: Back & Forth
A scheming aristocrat's wager unleashes a wildly comic journey through history when his supposedly fake time machine unexpectedly works.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- irreverent
- playful
- lazy sunday
- new year's eve
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Blackadder's journeys across centuries alter history and generate comic contrasts between familiar historical periods.
Blackadder and Baldrick carry sharp modern comic sensibilities into encounters with figures and societies from different centuries.
The wager and subsequent tampering with the past make the stability of the world depend on seemingly minor interventions.
Rowan Atkinson's Blackadder remains the central comic presence while the setting and historical circumstances repeatedly change around him.
Films like Blackadder: Back & Forth, and why
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
time-travel comedy, satirical historical settings, and irreverent British humor
Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel
comic time travel, playful historical revisionism, and fast-paced farce
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
period-hopping science fiction comedy built around anachronistic humor and cultural satire
Movie Details
- Director
- Paul Weiland
- Release Date
- 1999-03-29
- Runtime
- 33 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (191)
Cast
- Rowan Atkinson
- Tony Robinson
- Stephen Fry
- Hugh Laurie
- Tim McInnerny
- Miranda Richardson
- Tyrannosaurus Rex
- Patsy Byrne
- Colin Firth
- Rik Mayall
Common questions
- What is Blackadder: Back & Forth about?
- A scheming aristocrat's wager unleashes a wildly comic journey through history when his supposedly fake time machine unexpectedly works.
- What is Blackadder: Back & Forth like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Blackadder: Back & Forth as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Blackadder: Back & Forth violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Blackadder: Back & Forth as mild.
- Which films are like Blackadder: Back & Forth?
- Films with a similar feel include Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel, and Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
- How long is Blackadder: Back & Forth?
- Blackadder: Back & Forth runs 33 minutes.
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