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Movies that technically take place in the future.

posted 4 years ago by samoanjoes (53160)
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Pretty much a difficult topic. Movies that take place shortly after a film's release.

Independence Day
Released: July 3, 1996
Takes place: July 2nd, 1996-July 4th, 1996

Halloween H20
Released: August 5th, 1998
Takes place: October 29, 1998-October 31st, 1998

[–] actionkamen (23176) 4 years ago

Avengers Endgame (2019) takes place in 2023.

[–] actionkamen (23176) 4 years ago

Patlabor: The Movie (1989) takes place in 1999.
Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993) takes place in 2001.

[–] aliensalmon (5306) 4 years ago

Terminator 3
Released: July 2003
Takes place: August 2004

I, Robot
Released: 2004
Takes place: 2035

Terminator Salvation
Released: 2009
Takes place: 2018

Terminator Genisys
Released: 2015
Takes Place: 2017

Terminator Dark Fate
Released: 2019
Takes Place: 2020

[–] samoanjoes (53160) 4 years ago

I just saw Terminator 3 a few weeks ago and didn't pick up on that.

[–] aliensalmon (5306) 4 years ago

Technically, the year that Terminator 3 took place isn't explicitly mentioned in the movie itself, but some material outside of the movie acknowledges that piece of lore.

[–] actionkamen (23176) 4 years ago

2012 (2009) takes place in, well, 2012.

[–] actionkamen (23176) 4 years ago

End of Days
Released: November 24, 1999
Takes place: December 31, 1999

[–] samoanjoes (53160) 4 years ago

That's a good one. Not the movie but the example.

[–] actionkamen (23176) 4 years ago

I actually like the movie. It was all right. I'm a sucker for Christian mythology movies.

[–] samoanjoes (53160) 4 years ago

I'm a Schwarzenegger fan so it's at least entertaining for me.

[–] BullSchmidt (3189) 4 years ago

> I'm a sucker for Christian mythology movies.

Ever seen this one?

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0240732/

A post-Rapture story. I'm not into that sort of story myself, but I stumbled across it one night and ended up watching it. What caught my attention was that one of the actors, David A. R. White, is a dead ringer for a guy I went to college with; my first reaction was "when did Jeff get into acting?" Anyway, a pretty decent film. It didn't go for the cheap shots I expected it to.

[–] actionkamen (23176) 4 years ago

The reviews sound bad. I'm not gonna watch it. I like Christian mythology movies, not Christian movies. That looks like a Christian movie masquerading as somekind of sci-fi.

[–] kukuxu (5409) 4 years ago

2012, by Roland Emmerich, released in 2009

EDIT I just saw that somebody else already mentioned it.

[–] 000 (458) 4 years ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Legend_(film)

[–] samoanjoes (53160) 4 years ago

It's been a while since I've seen it. I should definitely rewatch it.

[–] CoreyHaimFan (1031) 4 years ago

The Jacket takes place in both 2005 and 1993, but part of the plot involes Adrian Brody having visions in 2007.

Good forgotten movie as well.

[–] samoanjoes (53160) 4 years ago

I was just about to say that it was a forgotten movie.