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Part of Sci-Fi - Days of Fear and Wonder

Tomorrow's World

From the seemingly far-flung dystopias where ultraviolent gangs roam post-apocalyptic wastelands, to more immediately recognisable futures in which our megacities grow out of control.

Tomorrow’s World collects the films that imagine our futures for us – shaping our days to come and filling them with fear and wonder. This is perhaps science fiction best understood as what Ray Bradbury described as ‘sociological studies of the future.’

AlphavilleAlphaville

Detective drama 1965 99 minsDirector: Jean-Luc Godard

Jean-Luc Godard’s venture into sci-fi pits secret agent Lemmy Caution (Eddie Constantine) on a mission to destroy the malevolent supercomputer, Alpha 60.

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BlindnessBlindness

Thriller 2008 121 minsDirector: Fernando Meirelles

Fernando Meirelles (City of God) presents a haunting dystopian allegory about a sudden epidemic of blindness affecting humanity.

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Children of MenChildren of Men

Science Fiction 2006 109 minsDirector: Alfonso Cuarón

In an apocalyptic future Britain, a civil servant is unexpectedly entrusted with the fate of humanity in Alfonso Cuarón’s gripping and thoughtful sci-fi.

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DuneDune

Science Fiction 1984 131 minsDirector: David Lynch

David Lynch brings Frank Herbert’s powerful novel and rich fantasy world to life in this cinematic spectacle.

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FranklynFranklyn

Fantasy 2009 98 minsDirector: Gerald McMorrow

Eva Green, Ryan Phillippe and Sam Riley star in an intricate, ambitious sci-fi drama that follows four parallel realities, each based around characters searching for salvation.

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Welcome II the TerrordomeWelcome II the Terrordome

Drama 1995 94 minsDirector: Ngozi Onwurah

A ferocious dystopian nightmare, this was the first film directed by a Black British woman to receive a UK theatrical release.

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Marjorie PrimeMarjorie Prime

Science Fiction 2016 99 minsDirector: Michael Almereyda

In the near future, holograms of late loved ones provide comfort for their surviving relatives, in this intelligent and moving sci-fi exploring memory, identity, love and loss.

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Child's PlayChild's Play

Comedy 1954 68 minsDirector: Margaret Thomson

Splitting the atom is as easy as ABC in this family-friendly adventure.

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PumziPumzi

Science Fiction 2010 22 mins

Kenya’s first science-fiction film takes a dazzling trip into a post-apocalyptic world in which water has almost run out.

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Silent RunningSilent Running

Science Fiction 1972 89 minsDirector: Douglas Trumbull

Douglas Trumbull’s ecological sci-fi, eulogised by Mark Kermode as the best science fiction film ever made.

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The Final ProgrammeThe Final Programme

Science Fiction 1973 86 minsDirector: Robert Fuest

Wild adaptation of Michael Moorcock's novel about a playboy's search for the lost designs of the perfect self-replicating human.

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Memoirs of a SurvivorMemoirs of a Survivor

Science Fiction 1981 111 minsDirector: David Gladwell

Julie Christie stars in an award-winning adaptation of Doris Lessing's famous dystopian novel.

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Back to the FutureBack to the Future

Comedy 1985 116 minsDirector: Robert Zemeckis

The beloved 1980s classic transports Marty McFly back to the 1950s, where he has to ensure his parents fall in love and get himself back to the future.

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Back to the Future Part IIBack to the Future Part II

Comedy 1989 108 minsDirector: Robert Zemeckis

Marty McFly and Doc return for the fast-paced sequel that flits between 2015, 1955 and an alternate 1985 where the dastardly Biff has become rich and powerful.

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Back to the Future Part IIIBack to the Future Part III

Comedy 1990 118 minsDirector: Robert Zemeckis

In the series’ final entry, Marty travels back to 1885 to rescue Doc but becomes similarly stuck in the Western era when the DeLorean runs out of gas.

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Slaughterhouse-FiveSlaughterhouse-Five

Comedy 1972 103 minsDirector: George Roy Hill

This adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut’s novel follows Billy Pilgrim’s journeys in time as he flits between WWII Dresden and a future on planet Tralfamadore.