THEME EXPLORATION

alternate futures

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Alice
Alice
1988 · Jan Švankmajer
Donnie Darko
Donnie Darko
2001 · Richard Kelly
Blind Chance
Blind Chance
1987 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Monsters, Inc.
Monsters, Inc.
2001 · Pete Docter
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022 · Sam Raimi
X-Men: Days of Future Past
X-Men: Days of Future Past
2014 · Bryan Singer
Silent Hill
Silent Hill
2006 · Christophe Gans
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
2003 · Stephen Norrington
Miraculous World: Paris, Tales of Shadybug and Claw Noir
Miraculous World: Paris, Tales of Shadybug and Claw Noir
2023 · Thomas Astruc
The Place Promised in Our Early Days
The Place Promised in Our Early Days
2004 · Makoto Shinkai
Albion: The Enchanted Stallion
Albion: The Enchanted Stallion
2016 · Castille Landon
Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura
Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura
2017 · Takashi Yamazaki
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Denis Villeneuve Canada

His films like Blade Runner 2049 and Arrival explore how different choices and perceptions shape entirely divergent futures.

 Christopher Nolan United Kingdom

He consistently constructs narratives around branching timelines and alternate possibilities, most notably in Tenet and The Prestige.

 Ari Aster United States

His horror films Hereditary and Midsommar examine how past decisions ripple into horrifying alternate destinies and inescapable futures.