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Future in the movies: year by year

by guisreis • Created 8 years ago • Modified 8 months ago
I did not include movies which stories take place few years in the future (unless the film is based in a book written much time before predicting a far future).
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  • 130 titles
  • Westworld (1973)

    1. Westworld

    19731h 28mPG77Metascore
    6.9 (66K)
    A robot malfunction creates havoc and terror for unsuspecting vacationers at a futuristic, adult-themed amusement park.
    DirectorMichael CrichtonStarsYul BrynnerRichard BenjaminJames Brolin
    1983
  • John Hurt, Bob Flag, and Suzanna Hamilton in 1984 (1984)

    2. 1984

    19841h 53mR67Metascore
    7.0 (85K)
    In a totalitarian future society, Winston Smith, whose work is re-writing history, tries to rebel. He meets a kindred spirit named Julia and they fall into a love affair.
    DirectorMichael RadfordStarsJohn HurtRichard BurtonSuzanna Hamilton
    1984
  • Futureworld (1976)

    3. Futureworld

    19761h 48mPG46Metascore
    5.7 (13K)
    Upon attempting to divulge a diabolical plot of the futuristic theme park, Futureworld, an ex-employee is dispatched after he tips off the reporter who exposed Westworld. The reporter and his ex-co-reporter investigate the situation.
    DirectorRichard T. HeffronStarsPeter FondaBlythe DannerArthur Hill
    1985
  • Adrienne Barbeau, Donald Pleasence, and Kurt Russell in Escape from New York (1981)

    4. Escape from New York

    19811h 39mR76Metascore
    7.1 (167K)
    In a dystopian 1997, a soldier-turned-bank robber is tasked with rescuing the U.S. President after he crashes into Manhattan, which has been turned into a giant maximum security prison.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsKurt RussellLee Van CleefErnest Borgnine
    1997
  • Fahrenheit 451 (1966)

    5. Fahrenheit 451

    19661h 52mNot Rated
    7.2 (47K)
    In an oppressive future, a fireman whose duty is to destroy all books begins to question his task.
    DirectorFrançois TruffautStarsOskar WernerJulie ChristieCyril Cusack
    1999
  • Brasil Ano 2000 (1969)

    6. Brasil Ano 2000

    19691h 35m
    6.0 (144)
    It is the year after World War 3 and the film follows the odyssey of a girl and her mother as they explore a devastated Brazil.
    DirectorWalter Lima Jr.StarsAnecy RochaÊnio GonçalvesHélio Fernando
    2000
  • Hardware (1990)

    7. Hardware

    19901h 34mR41Metascore
    5.9 (17K)
    The head of a cyborg reactivates, rebuilds itself, and goes on a violent rampage in a space marine's girlfriend's apartment.
    DirectorRichard StanleyStarsDylan McDermottStacey TravisJohn Lynch
    2000
  • David Hasselhoff in Knight Rider 2000 (1991)

    8. Knight Rider 2000

    19911h 35mTV-PGTV Movie
    4.6 (3.7K)
    In the future, guns are banned and criminals are frozen for the duration of their sentences. A recent spate of killings brings Michael Knight back to fight for justice to team up once again with K.I.T.T. - but he was dismantled.
    DirectorAlan J. LeviStarsDavid HasselhoffEdward MulhareSusan Norman
    2000
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

    9. 2001: A Space Odyssey

    19682h 29mG84Metascore
    8.3 (760K)
    When a mysterious artifact is uncovered on the Moon, a spacecraft manned by two humans and one supercomputer is sent to Jupiter to find its origins.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsKeir DulleaGary LockwoodWilliam Sylvester
    2001
  • Jean-Claude Van Damme in Timecop (1994)

    10. Timecop

    19941h 39mR48Metascore
    5.9 (68K)
    Max Walker, an officer for a security agency that regulates time travel, must fend for his life against a shady politician who's intent on changing the past to control the future.
    DirectorPeter HyamsStarsJean-Claude Van DammeMia SaraRon Silver
    2004
  • 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984)

    11. 2010: The Year We Make Contact

    19841h 56mPG53Metascore
    6.7 (60K)
    A joint USA-Soviet expedition is sent to Jupiter to learn exactly what happened to the "Discovery" and its H.A.L. 9000 computer.
    DirectorPeter HyamsStarsRoy ScheiderJohn LithgowHelen Mirren
    2010
  • Hudson Leick and Richard Joseph Paul in Knight Rider 2010 (1994)

    12. Knight Rider 2010

    19941h 31mTV-PGTV Movie
    2.9 (994)
    Loosely based on the popular television series of the 80's, this movie brings the story into an apocalyptic time and a new "KITT".
    DirectorSam PillsburyStarsRichard Joseph PaulHudson LeickMichael Beach
    2010
  • Kurt Russell in Escape from L.A. (1996)

    13. Escape from L.A.

    19961h 41mR54Metascore
    5.7 (84K)
    In 2013, Snake Plissken is tasked by a despotic U.S. President with entering Los Angeles - now an autonomous island prison - and recovering a doomsday device stolen by his daughter.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsKurt RussellSteve BuscemiStacy Keach
    2013
  • Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd in Back to the Future Part II (1989)

    14. Back to the Future Part II

    19891h 48mPG57Metascore
    7.8 (603K)
    After visiting 2015, Marty McFly must repeat his visit to 1955 to prevent disastrous changes to 1985...without interfering with his first trip.
    DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsMichael J. FoxChristopher LloydLea Thompson
    2015
  • Pamela Anderson in Barb Wire (1996)

    15. Barb Wire

    19961h 38mR40Metascore
    3.6 (33K)
    During the Second American Civil War in 2017, Barb Wire owns a nightclub called the Hammerhead. Things become complicated when her ex-lover Axel Hood, who is married to the fugitive Corrina Devonshire, re-enters her life.
    DirectorDavid HoganStarsPamela AndersonAmir AboulElaAdriana Alexander
    2017
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Running Man (1987)

    16. The Running Man

    19871h 41mR45Metascore
    6.6 (177K)
    In a future dystopian America, a wrongfully accused and convicted policeman gets his shot at freedom when he's forced to participate in a TV game show where convicts called Runners must battle killers for their freedom.
    DirectorPaul Michael GlaserStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerMaria Conchita AlonsoYaphet Kotto
    2017
  • Nada Consta (2006)

    17. Nada Consta

    20068mShort
    7.5 (6)
    Brasília, year 2017. Randau do Congo Naya needs to get to the Moon so he can marry Póla Harrison. But he definitely shouldn't have complained about the Robotic World Government.
    DirectorSantiago DellapeStarsAndrade JúniorDavi MattosPoliana Pieratti
    2017
  • Natasha Henstridge and Christopher Lambert in Adrenalin: Fear the Rush (1996)

    18. Adrenalin: Fear the Rush

    19961h 17mR
    3.8 (4K)
    A bioweapon leaks in Eastern Europe and spreads west. It mutates in a quarantine area, creating a killer monster. Can a group of cops stop it and the new virus?
    DirectorAlbert PyunStarsChristopher LambertNatasha HenstridgeNorbert Weisser
    2017
  • Rollerball (1975)

    19. Rollerball

    19752h 5mR56Metascore
    6.5 (31K)
    In a corporate-controlled future, an ultra-violent sport known as Rollerball represents the world, and one of its powerful athletes is out to defy those who want him out of the game.
    DirectorNorman JewisonStarsJames CaanJohn HousemanMaud Adams
    2018
  • Harrison Ford and Sean Young in Blade Runner (1982)

    20. Blade Runner

    19821h 57mR84Metascore
    8.1 (860K)
    A blade runner must pursue and terminate four replicants who stole a ship in space and have returned to Earth to find their creator.
    DirectorRidley ScottStarsHarrison FordRutger HauerSean Young
    2019
  • Akira (1988)

    21. Akira

    19882h 4mR68Metascore
    8.0 (218K)
    A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a teenage biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by his best friend.
    DirectorKatsuhiro ÔtomoStarsMitsuo IwataNozomu SasakiMami Koyama
    2019
  • Valentine Monnier and Michael Sopkiw in 2019: After the Fall of New York (1983)

    22. 2019: After the Fall of New York

    19831h 36mR
    5.5 (3.5K)
    After a nuclear war, society breaks down into two groups, the evil Euraks and the rebel Federation. A mercenary named Parsifal is hired by the Federation to infiltrate New York City, which is controlled by the Euraks, to rescue the only fertile woman left on Earth.
    DirectorSergio MartinoStarsMichael SopkiwValentine MonnierGeorge Eastman
    2019
  • Warriors of the Wasteland (1983)

    23. Warriors of the Wasteland

    19831h 31mR
    4.6 (3.3K)
    Two mercenaries help wandering caravans fight off an evil and aimless band of white-clad bikers after the nuclear holocaust.
    DirectorEnzo G. CastellariStarsGiancarlo PreteFred WilliamsonGeorge Eastman
    2019
  • 2020 Texas Gladiators (1983)

    24. 2020 Texas Gladiators

    19831h 31mNot Rated
    4.5 (915)
    In a post-apocalyptic Texas, a band of warriors fight against a fascist regime that is trying to take control of all surviving population.
    DirectorsJoe D'AmatoGeorge EastmanStarsAl CliverHarrison MullerDaniel Stephen
    2020
  • Battle Queen 2020 (2001)

    25. Battle Queen 2020

    20011h 35mR
    3.2 (1K)
    After a civilization is all but wiped out by a comet, evil forces take advantage of the weak. A powerful woman fights back for the sake of the vulnerable.
    DirectorDaniel D'OrStarsJulie StrainJeff WincottZerha Leverman
    2020

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