Movies and TvShows featuring "alternative-reality" theme.

Black Mirror is a TV show that delves into the dark side of technology and its effects on society. It presents a series of standalone episodes, each telling a unique and thought-provoking story set in a near-future or alternative reality. Themes of privacy, dystopia, connection, dehumanization, and unintended consequences are explored through a mix of drama, satire, and psychological thriller elements.

With Spider-Man's identity now revealed, Peter asks Doctor Strange for help. When a spell goes wrong, dangerous foes from other worlds start to appear, forcing Peter to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man.

The Handmaid's Tale is set in a bleak future where women are subjugated and used for reproductive purposes. The protagonist, Offred, navigates a dangerous society where she must navigate the oppressive rule of the theocratic regime while seeking to reclaim her independence and reunite with her lost family.

After dying in a freak accident, Kazuma Satou is sent to a parallel world where he forms a dysfunctional party with a goddess, a mage, and a crusader. Together, they take on quests, battle monsters, and try to survive in this comedic and fantastical adventure.

In a world where human souls exist outside the body as animal companions called daemons, a young girl named Lyra Belacqua must navigate through parallel universes and face various dangers to unravel the mystery surrounding missing children and a dangerous plot orchestrated by powerful forces.

In the year 2022, a new virtual reality MMORPG called Sword Art Online is released. However, the players soon discover that they are unable to log out and are trapped inside the game. If they die in the game, they die in real life. The protagonist, Kirito, must navigate dangerous dungeons and form alliances with other players in order to survive and ultimately defeat the game's creator to free themselves and the other trapped players.

Doctor Strange teams up with a teenage girl who can travel between dimensions to battle threats across the multiverse. They seek help from Wanda the Scarlet Witch, Wong, and others.

In a parallel universe, where the Axis Powers won World War II, the United States has been divided between Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan. The story follows a group of rebels who rise against the oppressive regime and search for a mysterious film that shows a different reality, known as 'The Man in the High Castle.' As tensions escalate between the Nazis and the Japanese, the rebels must navigate a dangerous landscape filled with spies, conspiracies, and interdimensional travel.

Jason Dessen is abducted into an alternate version of his life. To get back to his true family, he embarks on a harrowing journey to save them from the most terrifying foe imaginable: himself.

A guardian angel is sent to Earth to stop a man from killing himself. The angel shows the man what his life would have been like if he had never existed, helping him realize the impact he has had on others.

When an 8-year-old girl mysteriously vanishes on Caddo Lake, a series of past deaths and disappearances begin to link together, forever altering a broken family’s history.

A rancher named [name] is determined to protect his land and family from various conflicts. However, his life takes a drastic turn when he stumbles upon a mind-boggling mystery situated at the outskirts of Wyoming's vast wilderness. As he delves deeper into the enigma, he uncovers an unfathomable phenomenon that defies all logic and understanding. [name]'s journey becomes a thrilling and suspenseful tale, filled with supernatural elements, psychological drama, and the exploration of unexplained phenomena. Will he be able to unravel the secrets hidden within this captivating and dangerous landscape? Discover the secrets of the Outer Range.

Log Horizon is a TV show about a group of gamers who find themselves trapped in the game they were playing. They must learn to navigate their way through the virtual reality world and find a way back home. Along the way, they encounter challenges and obstacles that test their skills and resolve. With strategic thinking and teamwork, they form alliances and guilds to survive and thrive in this new world.

When Naruto and his friends are transported to an alternate reality, they must find a way back home while facing new challenges and discovering the true meaning of friendship.

In a dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions: Abnegation (the selfless), Amity (the peaceful), Candor (the honest), Dauntless (the brave), and Erudite (the intelligent). Beatrice Prior (Shailene Woodley) was born into Abnegation, which runs the government. Her father, Andrew Prior (Tony Goldwyn), serves on the ruling council along with the head of Abnegation, Marcus Eaton (Ray Stevenson). Beatrice takes an aptitude test which shows whether she is Abnegation, Candor, Dauntless, Erudite, or -- the worst fate imaginable -- Factionless. To the surprise of everyone, Beatrice is Divergent (shows traits of multiple factions). However, her results are inconclusive, and her examiner, Tori (Maggie Q), records her result as Abnegation. Beatrice's brother, Caleb (Ansel Elgort), chooses Erudite. After the test, they go to the Choosing Ceremony. Beatrice decides to leave Abnegation and join Dauntless, a faction that has always fascinated her. Caleb chooses Erudite. Before the choosing ceremony, Beatrice visits Caleb in Erudite. She doesnt know the Erudite plans to overthrow Abnegation. When they arrive at the Dauntless compound, Beatrice changes her name to Tris and befriends another initiate, Christina (Zo� Kravitz). Tris has feelings for one of the leaders of the Dauntless faction, a mysterious man named Four (Theo James), whom makes her feel like she's not alone. Beatrice/Tris first goes through a training period with other initiates where they learn combat, weaponry, and brutal physical fitness. Then they go through a series of tests and simulations designed to initiate them into their new faction. After everyone passes, the initiates then attend a ceremony where they are ranked from 1-10 out of all the initiates. At the ceremony, Tris is ranked 1st, while Peter (Miles Teller) is ranked last and 5th is where you're factionless, or without a faction. Eric (Jai Courtney) the sadistic leader of the Dauntless initiates another game where you can gain more points back, thus taking them from other initiates. After Tris gets a good score, Four is suspicious that she had outside help and asks her to explain herself. Tris lies, says it was just instinct. One night, Tris starts sleepwalking and the next day is told that she's so low on the ranking board she's going to be cut from the program altogether. However Eric approaches her and tells her that he did it to test her, she still had to pretend like he cut her though. Eric then tells her that she can either be cut from the program, becoming factionless, or she can become a Dauntless member, but the memories have to stay behind. Tris attends the Choosing Ceremony for the Dauntless initiates, but before she chooses, she sees her brother, Caleb. She follows him because he has Divergent books, then she runs into Four. Caleb ratting her out is why Eric had her play as if she got cut. She goes back and tells Tori about the manipulation. The next day, the first task for the stages of initiation begins. It involves the initiates jumping from a moving train onto a roof then jumping into a hole to slide down into the Dauntless headquarters. Tris doesnt want to jump at first, but she and the other initiates, including Four, all jump from the train. Back inside, they go through rooms that each have a test. Tris's tests often make her second guess if shes courageous enough. On her final test of serums, Four pulls rankings that allows him to test Tris himself. Through the pain simulation, Tris obtains ranks that can not be obtained theoretically, given her mental capacity and side effects to strain her lung and heart. During the final test, Tris confronts her biggest fears in a fear landscape. She is shown crows eating a dead body and Four kills a man in front of her. It's revealed that Four starts as one of the 25 initiates that tried to join Dauntless, but half don't make it past the first day. Dauntless initiation is much harder than in other factions. In the Dauntless compound, they have a fear simulation serum. Its called an aptitude test: you drink it, go into hallucinations and walk through fears in your mind. She learns that Four (or Tobias as she finds out is his real name) is also Divergent, which means he had an aptitude for different factions, but he hid it to stay safe from Jeanine Matthews (Kate Winslet), the Erudite leader who hunts Divergents. Christina figures out that Peter, Drew (Ben Lamb) and Al (Christian Madsen) are the youngest Dauntless members (16 yrs old) who will be monitoring the final test. Tris finds out she has to fight one of her best friends during the final test but what Tris doesn't know is that her friend Al is carrying a knife, when the simulation starts he stabs her and says he was told that if he kills her, his place in Dauntless would be secure. After the attack, she finds out later that Al wasn't egged on by the Dauntless leaders but by Eric. Will (Ben Lloyd-Hughes), who is also one of Tris friends, shoots Will's body with the guns from on top the building which then lets Will fall off the side of the building. Even though Tris is attacked by Al, she still made 1st and her attacker 20th. Tris goes to see a hallucination of her younger brother and finds out that the simulation serum wasnt what Jeanine wanted but rather the final part of Tobias's Dauntless initiation. Tobias and Tris also kiss after all. Tris is a Divergent and into the next film they go undercover with the Factionless as well as learn more about the box.

Hal is a shallow man who only values physical beauty in women. However, after being hypnotized by Tony Robbins, he can only see inner beauty. He falls in love with Rosemary, an overweight woman, seeing her as slender and beautiful. When the hypnotism is broken, Hal starts to avoid Rosemary, but realizes his true feelings for her. He reconciles with Rosemary and decides to join her on her Peace Corps mission.

Against the vibrant backdrop of a 1960s-inspired, retro-futuristic world, Marvel's First Family is forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, while defending Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer.

Motherland: Fort Salem is set in an alternative reality where witches are conscripted into the U.S. Army. It follows a group of young witches as they undergo intense training to become soldiers and protect their country from supernatural threats. The story takes place in the matriarchal society of Salem, Massachusetts, where the military uses witchcraft as a weapon against evil sorcerers. The series explores themes of prejudice, female empowerment, and the bonds of sisterhood.

When a group of friends gather for a dinner party during a passing comet, strange things begin to happen. They encounter copies of themselves from alternate realities, causing paranoia and tension. As they try to understand the situation, they realize that the comet has created multiple realities that will collapse once it passes. The group navigates through the complexities of different versions of themselves and tries to find a way to survive before time runs out.

In a world where families are limited to one child due to overpopulation, a set of identical septuplets must avoid being put to a long sleep by the government and dangerous infighting while investigating the disappearance of one of their own. In 2073, overpopulation causes a worldwide crisis. A strict one-child policy is enforced by the Child Allocation Bureau. When multiple children are born to one mother, all but the eldest are put into cryosleep. Karen Settman dies when she gives birth to identical stippled sisters. Their grandfather Terrence names them after the days of the week and trains them to pose as a single individual named after their mother. To safeguard their secret, Terrence ensures they share information at a meeting on a daily basis and replicates any accident that affects one of the sisters' physical appearance. The sisters develop a system of wigs and makeup to cover any identifying features. Terrence reminds them of the importance of going out only one at a time, and that what happens to one of them must happen to all of them. When Thursday breaks the rules by going out on a day that isn't hers, she injures one of her fingers, severing it at the first knuckle. A disappointed Terrence is forced to remove the same portion of finger from all the girls to maintain a single appearance, starting with Monday. Decades later, the sisters have all managed to survive without suspicion...