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Movies Set in the Future

Movies Set in the Future

In a world where movies rely on marketing more than ever to connect with audiences, one podcast aims to make sense of it all…

What’s in this episode?

As we move into a new decade, we explore how movies from previous decades imagined the future.

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Show Notes

We made a long list of our favorite futuristic movies and picked four from each of the following decades (1980s, 1990s, 2000s and 2010s) to discuss on this episode. We included some of the marketing efforts from each movie for reference. But if we’re being honest, this episode is biased. We tried to take our futuristic nerd glasses off, but it didn’t do any good. That means you’ll hear a lot of personal biases about each movie. Do you agree with our list? Feel free to vote for your favorite movies from each decade below. 

MARKETING CATEGORY – MOVIE POSTERS

FROM THE 2010 DECADE / IN TIME

FROM THE 2000 DECADE / MINORITY REPORT

FROM THE 1990 DECADE / DEMOLITION MAN

FROM THE 1980 DECADE / BACK TO THE FUTURE II

MARKETING CATEGORY – MOVIE TRAILERS

WHAT’S YOUR OPINION? VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE FUTURISTIC MOVIES FROM OUR LIST OF THE ALL-TIME BEST

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