Movies and TvShows featuring "changing-the-future" theme.
In the small town of Winden, two children go missing, prompting an investigation that uncovers a complex web of secrets. As the search for the missing children intensifies, the dark past of the town and its residents is revealed, including the existence of a time portal, a nuclear power plant, and a series of mysterious disappearances spanning multiple time periods. The interconnected lives of the town's inhabitants become entangled in a surreal journey involving time loops, time travel, and the manipulation of past and future events. With each revelation, the characters grapple with their own personal tragedies and the consequences of their actions, creating a suspenseful and mind-bending narrative.
In Travelers, a team of time travelers from the future take on the consciousness of people about to die in the 21st century to prevent disasters that would lead to a dystopian future. They try to stay undercover while dealing with personal lives and keeping up appearances. With their advanced technology and teamwork, they face challenges related to changing the future, artificial intelligence, domestic violence, and more.
Having lost her family to bandits during night raid, Kan'u Unchou swears, she will not let others share the same pain. She quickly becomes a — well-known and feared by villains — bandit hunter. During her journey she comes across others, who wish to join her cause. One of them is an energetic girl named Chouhi Yokutoku, who had a similar experience with bandits in the past.
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles is set in a bleak future where cyborg assassins known as Terminators are sent back in time to kill John Connor, the future leader of the human resistance. In order to protect her son, Sarah Connor teams up with a reprogrammed Terminator and together they fight against the machines.
In a dystopian future, John Connor sends a soldier back in time to protect his mother from a killer robot. However, he discovers that the timeline has been altered and joins forces with a reprogrammed Terminator to save the world.
Foul-mouthed mutant mercenary Wade Wilson (a.k.a. Deadpool) assembles a team of fellow mutant rogues to protect a young boy with supernatural abilities from the brutal, time-traveling cyborg Cable. After failing to kill one of his targets, Wade's girlfriend Vanessa is murdered. Blaming himself, Wade attempts suicide but is saved by Colossus. Recovering at the X-Mansion, Wade joins the X-Men and teams up with young mutant Russell Collins to escape prison and defeat Cable. Along with a team called X-Force, Wade and Russell confront the abusive headmaster of Russell's orphanage and alter their futures, with Wade sacrificing himself to save Russell. However, Cable uses his time-traveling device to undo Wade's death and change the future, leading to a mid-credit sequence where Wade uses the device to alter various events.
Steins;Gate follows the story of a group of friends who accidentally stumble upon a way to send messages to the past. As they experiment with time travel, they unknowingly become involved in a dangerous conspiracy that puts their lives at risk. They must navigate the complexities of time travel and make difficult choices to protect themselves and unravel the mysteries surrounding their invention.
Higurashi: When They Cry - NEW (2020) follows a group of friends in the small town of Hinamizawa who become entangled in a series of gruesome murders and supernatural events. As they uncover the dark secrets of the town and its residents, they are trapped in a time loop, forced to relive the same terrifying events over and over again.
Tru Davies, a medical student, discovers that she can relive the same day. She uses this supernatural power to prevent deaths and change the future.
Jin is a young physician who finds himself transported back in time to the Edo period in Japan. He must navigate through the challenges of feudal Japan while trying to make a difference in the lives of those around him.
Set in the year 2065, Minority Report follows a psychic police officer in Washington, D.C. who uses his ability to see crimes before they occur to prevent them. With the help of futuristic technology, he strives to maintain order and justice in a society where crime can be predicted and stopped before it happens.
A grief-stricken news producer teams up with a serial killer to go back in time and change the future, investigating a series of murders and dealing with corruption and cover-ups along the way. With San Francisco as the backdrop, the mother is driven by desperation and guilt as she navigates through a time loop in search of a happy ending.
Just when it's the end, Desir wakes up 13 years in the past. Can he make the changes needed to save the world from destruction?
After discovering a time machine in his late father's workshop, a young man and his friends begin using it to change their own lives. However, they soon find out that altering the past can lead to disastrous consequences, and they must find a way to set things right before it's too late.
Odyssey 5 follows a group of astronauts who are sent hurtling back in time to the year 2007, moments before a catastrophic event destroys Earth. They must find a way to prevent the destruction and uncover the truth behind the mysterious event. Along the way, they encounter aliens, government conspiracies, and a race against time.
Three dissatisfied friends travel back in time to 1986 using a malfunctioning hot tub time machine at a ski resort. They must relive a crucial night without altering anything to ensure the birth of one of their nephews. Along the way, they encounter hilarious situations and realize the importance of their previous choices.
In a world where people have special powers, Nick and Cassie must find and protect Kira from Division. They encounter various obstacles and dangers along the way.
Sophie, a grieving widow and single mother, finds herself struggling to cope with her loss while juggling her job and parenting. However, everything changes when a former physicist unveils a secret time-bending machine. Sophie must confront an unimaginable decision that will alter her life forever.
Four engineers- Aaron, Abe, Robert, and Phillip, work on a project to reduce the weight of objects. They discover that their device is actually a time machine. Abe builds a larger time machine and they begin using it to make money in the stock market. However, their experimentation leads to comatose states and the appearance of Thomas Granger. Abe tries to stop his past self from using the machine, but Aaron reveals he has control and has been manipulating events. The two continue to use the machines to change the past and create multiple versions of themselves. Brain damage occurs due to excessive time travel. Aaron plans to tamper with the machines to prevent their original selves from using them, while Abe remains to interfere with their doubles. The movie ends with the construction of a large box.
Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes is a comedic and sci-fi movie that revolves around a tea shop owner who discovers a computer screen that allows him to communicate with himself from two minutes in the future. As he tries to prevent unfortunate events from happening, he soon realizes that changing the future is not as easy as it seems.