10 Must-Watch Films About Predictions

Description: After waking from a coma, a schoolteacher discovers he can see the future, including a vision of a political candidate becoming a dangerous dictator.

Fact: Stephen King wrote the screenplay for this adaptation of his own novel. The film's title refers to the period of time Johnny Smith lost due to his coma.

Description: In a future where crimes are predicted before they happen, a cop must prove his innocence when he is accused of a future murder.

Fact: The film's concept of "pre-crime" was inspired by Philip K. Dick's short story. The set design included real-time interactive screens, a technology that was futuristic at the time.

Description: A scientist invents a time machine to alter the past and save his fiancée, but his journey takes him far into the future where he must confront the consequences of time travel.

Fact: This is a remake of the 1960 film based on H.G. Wells' novel. The film's depiction of future societies was inspired by Wells' original vision but updated for modern audiences.

Description: A young man discovers that he can travel back in time to his childhood to alter events, but each change has unforeseen consequences.

Fact: The film's title refers to the concept that small changes can have large effects, similar to the butterfly effect in chaos theory. There are several alternate endings to the movie.

Description: In a world where memories can be recorded and edited after death, an editor must decide what to do with a client's memories that reveal a dark secret.

Fact: The film explores themes of privacy and the ethics of memory manipulation. Robin Williams plays a character who is usually the one editing others' lives, but must confront his own past.

Description: Two people living in different years communicate through a magical mailbox, leading to a love story that defies time.

Fact: The film is a remake of the South Korean film "Il Mare." The time difference between the characters was originally two years in the Korean version, but changed to two years in the American adaptation.

Description: A magician with the ability to see two minutes into the future must use his powers to prevent a terrorist attack.

Fact: The film was based on the short story "The Golden Man" by Philip K. Dick. Nicolas Cage's character was originally supposed to be able to see further into the future, but this was changed to two minutes for the movie.

Description: A man discovers that his life is being controlled by a mysterious group known as The Adjustment Bureau, who claim to be preventing chaos by guiding humanity's destiny.

Fact: The film is loosely based on a Philip K. Dick short story. The hats worn by the agents of the Bureau were a deliberate choice to symbolize their control over fate.

Description: A professor deciphers a cryptic list of numbers from a time capsule that predicts major disasters, leading him to uncover a larger cosmic plan.

Fact: The film's ending was controversial, with some viewers feeling it was too ambiguous or too definitive. The movie explores themes of fate, free will, and extraterrestrial intervention.

Description: A woman experiences her husband's death out of sequence, living through the days before and after the event in a non-linear fashion.

Fact: The film explores themes of predestination and free will. Sandra Bullock's character experiences time in a disjointed manner, which was a unique narrative choice.