Sam Rockwell's Quirky Sci-Fi Time Travel Movie On Hulu Didn't Get The Love It Deserves

We don't have access to any time-traveling apparatus, but if we did, we'd zip back to 2025, as Oscar-winning star Sam Rockwell does in "Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die," and demand that more cinema fans see his immensely underrated movie. Alternatively, you could just head on over to Hulu and watch it now to see what you've been missing.

Directed by Gore Verbinski (who helmed the first three "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies and the kooky animated western, "Rango"), "Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die" sees Rockwell as a mysterious time-traveler who shows up at an American diner one night with words of warning from the future. Wrapped in what can best be described as a high-powered shower curtain, the mysterious stranger foretells that on this very night, an artificial intelligence will soon go live and send humanity into oblivion, and the only way to stop it is with the help of a band of strangers who will join him on his mission. Stepping up to the plate is an impressive supporting cast, including Juno Temple ("Ted Lasso"), Michael Peña ("Ant-Man"), Zazie Beetz, and Haley Lu Richardson, who all play characters with stories of their own before joining in on this one.

Part time-travel movie, part artificial-intelligence-fearing head trip, "Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die" was a surprising critical hit with an 82% on Rotten Tomatoes, but frustratingly flew so far under the radar that nowhere near enough people went to see it. As a result, it was another sci-fi misfire, but one that could easily become a cult classic.

Not to brag, but we know a thing or two about time travel movies, so much so that we even made our own list. But those were classics (yes, we're including "Days of Future Past" now that it's more than a decade old). With enough time on its side, though, "Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die" could sneak into the ranks in years to come. Initially making only $10 million against a $20 million budget, Verbinski's time-travel tussle could and should find more life on streaming thanks to its wild, compelling story, bonkers visuals, and a filmic frontman having an absolute ball.

Rockwell is best known for films like "Moon," "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri," and one of the greatest (unofficial) "Star Trek" movies, "Galaxy Quest," but this movie hides one of his best performances. Feeling fully off the leash and hilarious with it, Rockwell's time traveler is the highlight of "Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die," stealing the spotlight from zombie invasions, haunting robot attacks, and a terrifying take on our addiction to technology. In fact, if Hollywood ever gets the frankly terrible idea (and somehow the permission) to remake "Back to the Future," this might be Rockwell's perfect audition tape for Doc Brown.

That, of course, is a bold claim (and one we secretly hope never comes to pass). Don't take our word for it. Check out "Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die" and make up for lost time. We really don't think you'll regret it.