Somewhere in Time (1980)

Young writer Richard Collier is met on the opening night of his first play by an old lady who begs him to "Come back to me". Mystified, he tries to find out about her, and learns that she is a famous stage actress from the early twentieth century. Becoming more and more obsessed with her, by self-hypnosis he manages to travel back in time—where he meets her.

Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Romance

What to watch after Somewhere in Time

• The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982) — Jane Seymour appears in both
• The Age of Innocence (1993) — Same feel: emotional, dramatic
• The Go-Between (1971) — Same feel: emotional, dramatic
• A Late Quartet (2012) — Same feel: emotional, dramatic
• The Remains of the Day (1993) — Christopher Reeve appears in both
• The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)