10 Sci-Fi Movies That Aren’t Futuristic Anymore
The article lists ten science-fiction films whose imagined futures have arrived or passed, making them no longer futuristic in a technical sense. It uses the dates to revisit how filmmakers pictured the years ahead, often through dystopias or threats to humanity.
The films were generally released at least a decade before the years in which they are set, and the article excludes stories always set in the past. Examples include *Soylent Green*, set around 2022 amid pollution and overpopulation; *Dawn of the Planet of the Apes*, set in 2026; and *Pacific Rim*, whose main story takes place in 2025. The article notes that *Children of Men*, set in 2027, remains just ahead of the present at the time of writing.
- Ten sci-fi films are now set in the past or present.
- Their imagined futures ranged from dystopias to monster attacks.
- *Children of Men* is set in 2027, still just ahead.