WTF? What The Future (were they thinking)?
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If you're a fan of dystopian movies, then this is for you:
This list is a compilation of all the movies (fiction or animated) that were made in the 20th century but are set in the 21st century and starting with a rule of 10 year gap after 1990, with the sole intent of analyzing the future (our current present) through those past movies. The list is now expanding to include early 21st century productions set in the future with the 90's rule applied.
Update:
The list is meant to be updated every year but since it's also a dynamic list and more unknown, obscure movies can get discovered, it can be updated at any time and you can always help sending a PM with a proof of date of the movie in question you think it's missing.
Eligibility:
The movie must be set mostly in a determinate future (10+ years after the date of the movie's release) and can't be just a short segment. In case of time traveling movies or movies that span several years, the main year(s) should be at least 33% of the movie's runtime and must be relevant to the plot and the setting. Must have had a theatrical release.
Not eligible:
Documentaries, TV/Mini-Series, TV/Straight-to-DVD Movies, Experimental, Shorts.
Retellings, paralell stories or continuations from TV/Mini-Series.
Mere possibility, unclear or confusing timelines.
2001: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Journey To The Seventh Planet, Riki Oh: The Story Of Ricky, Tango 2001;
2002:
2003:
2004: Timecop;
2005: The Transformers: The Movie;
2006: Any Day Now (Vandaag of Morgen);
2007: Adrenaline: Fear The Rush, Double Dragon;
2008: Split Second;
2009: Freejack;
2010: 2010: The Year We Make Contact, Sleepwalker (La Sonambula), Cybernator;
2011: Bombshell, The Last Chase, Radioactive Dreams, A Time Of Roses (Ruusujen Aika);
2012: Mutant Action (Accion Mutante), The Baron (The Ultimate Warrior);
2013: Escape From L.A., The Postman;
2014: A Long Return (Largo Retorno), Moon Child;
2015: Firebird 2015 AD, The 6th Day, Back To The Future Part II, Spaceflight IC-1: An Adventure In Space, Post Impact;
2016:
2017: Barb Wire, Cherry 2000, Fortress;
2018: Rollerball, Future Fear;
2019: 2019: After The Fall Of New York (2019 - Dopo La Caduta Di New York), Akira, Blade Runner, Daybreakers, The Island, Warriors Of The Wasteland (I Nuovi Barbari), The Running Man, Heatseeker, Goodbye 20th Century (Zbogum Na Dvaesetiot Vek);
2020: 2020 Texas Gladiators (Anno 2020 - I Gladiatori Del Futuro), Cabaret Sin, Droid, Mission To Mars, Reign Of Fire, Stranded, Yesterday (Yeseuteodei), Battle Queen 2020 (BattleQueen 2020); *
2021: It's All About Love, Johnny Mnemonic, Moon Zero Two, Resiklo, The Sisterhood;
2022: The Dark Side Of The Moon, 2022 Tsunami, Deham, No Escape, Soylent Green;
2023: Gemini Rising;
2024: Hack//The Movie (Dotto hakku: Sekai no mukou ni), Beyond the Time Barrier (The War of 1995), A Boy and His Dog, Highlander II: The Quickening
* Beware that Droid is just a softcore recut of Cabaret Sin for general, non-porn audiences.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Films_set_in_the_2020s
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_set_in_the_future
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stories_set_in_a_future_now_in_the_past
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2001: A Space Odyssey
1968, in 45 top lists Check -
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Blade Runner
1982, in 36 top lists Check -
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Back to the Future Part II
1989, in 6 top lists Check -
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Akira
1988, in 22 top lists Check -
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The Island
2005, in 0 top lists Check -
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Soylent Green
1973, in 3 top lists Check -
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The Running Man
1987, in 1 top list Check -
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Daybreakers
2009, in 1 top list Check -
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Reign of Fire
2002, in 0 top lists Check -
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Lik wong
1991 — a.k.a. Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky, in 4 top lists Check -
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A Boy and His Dog
1975, in 3 top lists Check -
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The Transformers: The Movie
1986, in 2 top lists Check -
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Rollerball
1975, in 4 top lists Check -
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Escape from L.A.
1996, in 0 top lists Check -
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Johnny Mnemonic
1995, in 0 top lists Check -
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The 6th Day
2000, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Postman
1997, in 0 top lists Check -
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2010: The Year We Make Contact
1984 — a.k.a. 2010, in 0 top lists Check -
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Timecop
1994, in 1 top list Check -
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Mission to Mars
2000, in 1 top list Check -
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Fortress
1992, in 1 top list Check -
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Acción mutante
1993 — a.k.a. Mutant Action, in 0 top lists Check -
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Freejack
1992, in 1 top list Check -
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Highlander II: The Quickening
1991, in 0 top lists Check -
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Cherry 2000
1987, in 1 top list Check -
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Split Second
1992, in 0 top lists Check -
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No Escape
1994, in 1 top list Check -
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Double Dragon
1994, in 0 top lists Check -
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Moon Child
2003, in 0 top lists Check -
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Barb Wire
1996, in 0 top lists Check -
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It's All About Love
2003, in 0 top lists Check -
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2019 - Dopo la caduta di New York
1983 — a.k.a. 2019: After the Fall of New York, in 1 top list Check -
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Zbogum na dvaesetiot vek
1998 — a.k.a. Goodbye, 20th Century, in 0 top lists Check -
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Radioactive Dreams
1984, in 1 top list Check -
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Heatseeker
1995, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Dark Side of the Moon
1990, in 0 top lists Check -
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I nuovi barbari
1983 — a.k.a. Warriors of the Wasteland, in 0 top lists Check -
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Journey to the Seventh Planet
1962, in 1 top list Check -
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Moon Zero Two
1969, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Ultimate Warrior
1975 — a.k.a. The Barony, in 0 top lists Check -
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Adrenalin: Fear the Rush
1996, in 0 top lists Check -
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Anno 2020 - I gladiatori del futuro
1982 — a.k.a. 2020 Texas Gladiators, in 0 top lists Check -
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Largo retorno
1975 — a.k.a. A Long Return, in 0 top lists Check -
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Resiklo
2007, in 0 top lists Check -
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Ruusujen aika
1969 — a.k.a. A Time of Roses, in 1 top list Check -
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Tango 2001
1973, in 0 top lists Check -
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2022 Tsunami
2009, in 0 top lists Check -
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BattleQueen 2020
2001 — a.k.a. Battle Queen 2020, in 0 top lists Check -
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Beyond the Time Barrier
1960 — a.k.a. The War of 1995, in 0 top lists Check -
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Bombshell
1997, in 0 top lists Check
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