Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "alternate-future"

1. The Flash (I) (2023)

PG-13 | 144 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Barry Allen uses his super speed to change the past, but his attempt to save his family creates a world without super heroes, forcing him to race for his life in order to save the future.

Director: Andy Muschietti | Stars: Ezra Miller, Michael Keaton, Sasha Calle, Michael Shannon

Votes: 209,917

2. About Time (I) (2013)

R | 123 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

At the age of 21, Tim discovers he can travel in time and change what happens and has happened in his own life. His decision to make his world a better place by getting a girlfriend turns out not to be as easy as you might think.

Director: Richard Curtis | Stars: Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy, Lydia Wilson

Votes: 385,586 | Gross: $15.32M

3. Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)

R | 242 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Determined to ensure that Superman's ultimate sacrifice wasn't in vain, Bruce Wayne recruits a team of metahumans to protect the world from an approaching threat of catastrophic proportions.

Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Henry Cavill, Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Amy Adams

Votes: 438,036

4. Deja Vu (2006)

PG-13 | 126 min | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi

After a ferry is bombed in New Orleans, an A.T.F. agent joins a unique investigation using experimental surveillance technology to find the bomber, but soon finds himself becoming obsessed with one of the victims.

Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Denzel Washington, Paula Patton, Jim Caviezel, Val Kilmer

Votes: 327,457 | Gross: $64.04M

5. Terminator Salvation (2009)

PG-13 | 115 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

In 2018, a mysterious new weapon in the war against the machines, half-human and half-machine, comes to John Connor on the eve of a resistance attack on Skynet. But whose side is he on, and can he be trusted?

Director: McG | Stars: Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin, Moon Bloodgood

Votes: 377,164 | Gross: $125.32M

6. Big Hero 6 (2014)

PG | 102 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A special bond develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who together team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes.

Directors: Don Hall, Chris Williams | Stars: Ryan Potter, Scott Adsit, Jamie Chung, T.J. Miller

Votes: 501,494 | Gross: $222.53M

7. Akira (1988)

R | 124 min | Animation, Action, Drama

A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by a teenager, his gang of biker friends and a group of psychics.

Director: Katsuhiro Ôtomo | Stars: Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama, Tesshô Genda

Votes: 205,066 | Gross: $0.55M

8. Terminator Genisys (2015)

PG-13 | 126 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

When John Connor, leader of the human resistance, sends Sgt. Kyle Reese back to 1984 to protect Sarah Connor and safeguard the future, an unexpected turn of events creates a fractured timeline.

Director: Alan Taylor | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Clarke, Emilia Clarke, Jai Courtney

Votes: 292,444 | Gross: $89.76M

9. Treasure Planet (2002)

PG | 95 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

Jim Hawkins is a teenager who finds the map of a great treasure hidden by a space pirate. Together with some friends, he sets off in a large spaceship, shaped like a caravel, on his quest.

Directors: Ron Clements, John Musker | Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emma Thompson, Martin Short, Roscoe Lee Browne

Votes: 132,931 | Gross: $38.18M

10. My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (2010–2020)

TV-Y | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

After learning that her friends, as well as herself, are the magical Elements of Harmony, studious unicorn Twilight Sparkle is sent by her mentor, Princess Celestia, to Ponyville to study the magic of friendship with help from her friends.

Stars: Ashleigh Ball, Tara Strong, Tabitha St. Germain, Andrea Libman

Votes: 22,775

11. Downsizing (2017)

R | 135 min | Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

A social satire in which a man realizes he would have a better life if he were to shrink himself to five inches tall, allowing him to live in wealth and splendor.

Director: Alexander Payne | Stars: Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau, Kristen Wiig

Votes: 124,364 | Gross: $24.45M

12. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012–2017)

TV-Y7-FV | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Four ninja turtles, mutated by a mysterious alien substance, must rise up out of the sewers and defend New York City against evil forces from both the past and present.

Stars: Sean Astin, Rob Paulsen, Greg Cipes, Mae Whitman

Votes: 14,772

13. The Good Dinosaur (2015)

PG | 93 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

In a world where dinosaurs and humans live side-by-side, an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend.

Director: Peter Sohn | Stars: Jeffrey Wright, Frances McDormand, Maleah Nipay-Padilla, Ryan Teeple

Votes: 127,350 | Gross: $123.09M

14. A Christmas Carol (2009)

PG | 96 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

An animated retelling of Charles Dickens' classic novel about a Victorian-era miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions.

Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Steve Valentine

Votes: 129,470 | Gross: $137.86M

15. Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013 Video)

PG-13 | 75 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The Flash finds himself in a war torn alternate timeline and teams up with alternate versions of his fellow heroes to return home and restore the timeline.

Director: Jay Oliva | Stars: Justin Chambers, C. Thomas Howell, Michael B. Jordan, Kevin McKidd

Votes: 59,761

16. A Sound of Thunder (2005)

PG-13 | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Horror

A single mistake in the past, by a time travel company in the future, has devastating and unforeseen consequences.

Director: Peter Hyams | Stars: Edward Burns, Ben Kingsley, Catherine McCormack, Armin Rohde

Votes: 20,496 | Gross: $1.89M

17. Space Station 76 (2014)

R | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi

A 1970s version of the future, where personalities and asteroids collide.

Director: Jack Plotnick | Stars: Patrick Wilson, Liv Tyler, Marisa Coughlan, Matt Bomer

Votes: 8,604

18. Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Drama

After regaining consciousness following an injury sustained in World War II, legendary American commando, B.J. Blazkowicz, awakens from a coma in a dystopian Nazi dominated world of 1960s. He tries to locate the remnants of the resistance.

Director: Jens Matthies | Stars: Brian Bloom, Alicja Bachleda, Gideon Emery, A.J. Trauth

Votes: 6,583

19. Desert Punk (2004–2005)

TV-MA | 580 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

In the future, Japan is a wasteland with scattered humans in the Great Kanto Desert. A short-statured man named "Sunabozu" makes a living as a bounty hunter, but he has a weakness for the opposite sex.

Stars: Eric Vale, Cole Brown, Chihiro Suzuki, Luci Christian

Votes: 1,452

20. Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks (1993 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 47 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

In a dark future where the Androids have taken over Earth, Gohan and his student Trunks are the last defense against these deadly killing machines.

Directors: Yoshihiro Ueda, Daisuke Nishio | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Mayumi Tanaka, Hiromi Tsuru, Ryô Horikawa

Votes: 6,098

21. Lloyd in Space (2001–2004)

TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A Disney show centered around Lloyd, an alien, living in space and going through "ordinary" life with family and friends as a 12 year old.

Stars: Courtland Mead, Bill Fagerbakke, Pamela Hayden, Justin Shenkarow

Votes: 1,564

22. Altered Hours (2016)

TV-MA | 101 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller

A young insomniac's black-market sleep aid sends his mind time-travelling one day into the future, where he's the suspect in the disappearance of a girl he hasn't met -- yet.

Director: Bruce Wemple | Stars: Ryan Munzert, Briana Pozner, Rick Montgomery Jr., Thea McCartan

Votes: 581

23. H0us3 (2018)

105 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A group of friends for meeting, a secret for disclosing, a nightmare for starting.

Director: Manolo Munguia | Stars: Míriam Tortosa, Mariona Tena, Bernat Mestre, Anna Bertran

Votes: 953

24. Control Zeta (2023)

104 min | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi

In a near future, crimes and accidents can be prevented by making just one phone call to the past. However, the peace of this utopian world will be disrupted by a methodical killer who seems to have discovered the only flaw in this system.

Director: Axel Gaibisso | Stars: María Abadi, Milagros Betti, Oscar Dubini, Sofía Elliot

Votes: 169

25. Theoretically, an even much more paranoid conspiratorial phone call (2021)

85 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Challenged by phone by the Pro Bono Spy Hunter and his valet, The Boss travels to the year 2121, where the USSR won the Cold War. Caught spying, The Boss undergoes a subtle questioning technique that tortures him and his interrogator.

Director: Jorge Luis Villacorta Santamato | Star: Jorge Luis Villacorta Santamato

Votes: 6

26. Tao Feng: Fist of the Lotus (2003 Video Game)

M | Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

X-Box exclusive fighting game from the co-creator of Mortal Kombat set in New China, a non-communist country formed on the Pacific coast of North America, about two rival sects battling it out to receive the divine gift of immortality.

Stars: Matt Mullins, Eric Smies, Kathrynne Wolf

Votes: 69

27. Enoshima Prism (2013)

90 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

Shuta, Saku and Michiru have been best friends since they were kids. Tragedy strikes the friends when during the winter of 2010, Saku dies from a heart attack. After Saku's death, Shuta and... See full summary »

Director: Yasuhiro Yoshida | Stars: Sôta Fukushi, Shûhei Nomura, Tsubasa Honda, Mariko Akama

Votes: 207

28. The Fourth Pillar (2009)

83 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

Rheya Fitzgerald arrives at NSG-E42, she soon finds out the school is run like a prison. Her plight becomes dire when a failed rebellion causes students to begin to disappear.

Director: Leo Flander | Stars: James Frecheville, Shane Fox Neville, Lani Mitchell, Lewis Mitchell

Votes: 16

29. A Dead Man's Money (2012)

10 min | Short, Sci-Fi

A pair of con-artists become victims of a parallel universe when they find a dead body and a million dollars in cash lying on their living room floor.

Director: Ben Juhl | Stars: Brik Baker, Regina Bellows, Kasey Kempton, Ryann M. Price

Votes: 7

30. Apogee (2021)

6 min | Short, Sci-Fi

Representing 10 years in the future through a very short time frame, "Apogee" guides you through the life of a young space cadet that needs to answer her dream amidst the futuristic and ever-changing world.

Directors: Chanud Sithipreedanant, Peerawit Kongkitkul | Stars: Chanidapa Rerksuriyapant, Teema Tadapratheep

31. BeastMaster (1999–2002)
Episode: Rites of Passage (2002)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Dartanus shows Dar the world, as it could be if he loses focus on his quest.

Director: Pino Amenta | Stars: Daniel Goddard, Jackson Raine, Steven Grives, Marjean Holden

Votes: 25

32. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: Day of the Daleks: Episode One (1972)

TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

When someone tries to assassinate diplomat Sir Reginald Styles, UNIT investigate the possibility his attacker came from the future.

Director: Paul Bernard | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Nicholas Courtney, Katy Manning, Aubrey Woods

Votes: 595

33. PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996–2000)
Episode: Elevator (2000)

TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

A man kills himself after having a deja vu of an alternate timeline in which his wife admitted to infidelity. Lindsay, Claire and Mia get stuck in his building's elevator and start an uncharacteristically frank and mean-spirited argument.

Director: Ron Oliver | Stars: Nancy Anne Sakovich, Barclay Hope, Joanne Vannicola, Colin Fox

Votes: 14

34. PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996–2000)
Episode: Once Upon a Time in the West (1999)

TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

The Houdini Gang, a cowboy trio straight out of 1899, is stealing bullion from a bank's vault when their time machine breaks down. They take Peter hostage. Outside, familiar stranger approaches Lindsay and her psychotic SWAT leader beau.

Director: John Bell | Stars: Nancy Anne Sakovich, Barclay Hope, Joanne Vannicola, Colin Fox

Votes: 16

35. Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode: Tapestry (1993)

TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

When Captain Picard's artificial heart fails, he is offered the rare opportunity to go back in time and set right the mistake that led to his demise.

Director: Les Landau | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn

Votes: 4,289

36. The Twilight Zone (1985–1989)
Episode: Little Boy Lost/Wish Bank/Nightcrawlers (1985)

TV-PG | 48 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Struggling with a major life decision, Carol Shelton meets a boy who seems to be stalking her. Shopper Janice Hammond buys an antique oil lamp that can grant wishes. Drifter Price shares his Vietnam War memories with diner patrons.

Directors: Rick Friedberg, William Friedkin, Tommy Lee Wallace | Stars: Season Hubley, Nicolas Surovy, Scott Grimes, Nancy Kyes

Votes: 555

37. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: Day of the Daleks: Episode Two (1972)

TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Jo uses the guerrillas' time machine to travel to the 22nd century where the Controller tricks her into telling the Daleks where she's come from.

Director: Paul Bernard | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Nicholas Courtney, Katy Manning, Aubrey Woods

Votes: 537

38. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: Day of the Daleks: Episode Three (1972)

TV-G | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The Doctor forces the guerrillas to take him to the 22nd century where he is soon captured by the Controller.

Director: Paul Bernard | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, Aubrey Woods, Anna Barry

Votes: 537

39. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: Day of the Daleks: Episode Four (1972)

TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The guerrillas infiltrate the Daleks' base to rescue the Doctor and Jo and ask them to return to their own time and alter history before the 20th century is plunged into a Third World War.

Director: Paul Bernard | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Nicholas Courtney, Katy Manning, Aubrey Woods

Votes: 540

40. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: Pyramids of Mars: Part Two (1975)

TV-Y | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The Doctor, Sarah and Laurence try to find a way to sever Sutekh's link to the mummies while poacher Ernie Clements finds the priory surrounded by a forcefield.

Director: Paddy Russell | Stars: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Bernard Archard, Michael Sheard

Votes: 716

41. The Umbrella Academy (2019–2024)
Episode: The End of Something (2020)

TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Reeling from the events at Dealey Plaza, the siblings head to the farm to help save Harlan - only to find themselves drawn into a deadly showdown.

Director: Jeremy Webb | Stars: Elliot Page, Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Emmy Raver-Lampman

Votes: 5,323

42. Fantasy Island (2021–2023)
Episode: Twice in a Lifetime (2021)

TV-14 | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

Nisha wants the Island to help her decide between marrying her parent's proposed match, Savin, or her longtime boyfriend, Josh.

Director: Tara Miele | Stars: Roselyn Sanchez, Kiara Barnes, Anuja Joshi, Andy Favreau

Votes: 242

43. Futurama (1999– )
Episode: Law and Oracle (2011)

TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Fry realizes he's stuck in a dead-end job, so he quits and enrolls in the police academy.

Directors: Stephen Sandoval, Peter Avanzino | Stars: Billy West, Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio, Tress MacNeille

Votes: 2,147

44. Blue Mountain State (2010–2011)
Episode: Vision Quest (2010)

TV-MA | 22 min | Comedy, Sport

During a bye week, Thad goes on a vision quest to help him decide between staying at BMS next year and going pro. Stacy Keibler guest stars.

Director: Clark Mathis | Stars: Darin Brooks, Alan Ritchson, Frankie Shaw, Page Kennedy

Votes: 399

45. Family Guy (1999– )
Episode: Friends of Peter G. (2011)

TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy

Peter and Brian cause a public disturbance at the movie theater and they are forced to attend A.A. for thirty days. Peter tempts everyone to drink in secret at the meeting and all of the ... See full summary »

Directors: John Holmquist, James Purdum, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis

Votes: 1,586

46. The Super Hero Squad Show (2009–2011)
Episode: Days, Nights, and Weekends of Future Past! (Six Against Infinity, Part 2) (2011)

TV-Y7 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

Falcon & H.E.R.B.I.E. arrive 40 years into an alternate future where the world is governed by Sentinels, and ruled by the Scarlett Empress. They team up with the aged Magneto and the last living hero known only as 'The Man'.

Director: Michael Gerard | Stars: Alimi Ballard, Grey Griffin, Mikey Kelley, Tom Kenny

Votes: 32

47. Futurama (1999– )
Episode: Decision 3012 (2012)

TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The Planet Express crew gets involved in the running campaigns for the new world presidency.

Directors: Dwayne Carey-Hill, Peter Avanzino | Stars: Billy West, Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio, Tress MacNeille

Votes: 2,017

48. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Holidays of Future Passed (2011)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Thirty years in the future the Simpsons get together for Christmas. Bart and Lisa are struggling as parents to connect with their children.

Directors: Mike B. Anderson, Rob Oliver | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 2,326

49. Argaï: La prophétie (2000–2001)
Episode: Le Prince Argaï (2000)

Animation, Adventure, Sci-Fi

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Director: Jean-César Suchorski

Votes: 10

50. The Looney Tunes Show (2011–2015)
Episode: Best Friends Redux (2013)

TV-PG | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

When Bugs' old friend comes to town, Daffy begins to question who Bugs' best friend really is: Daffy Duck or Rodney Rabbit.

Director: Seth Kearsley | Stars: Jeff Bergman, Bob Bergen, Hugh Davidson, Chuck Deezy

Votes: 124