Fate vs. Free Will
The tension between predetermination and the ability to choose one's own path, often exploring whether events are inevitable or changeable.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
01/20/1998
A young hero uses time travel to navigate his past and future selves in a quest to save Hyrule from the dark ambitions of Ganondorf.
6.3
The Fountain
11/22/2006
A man’s journey through three interconnected timelines explores immortality, love, and the eternal cycle of life and death as he seeks to overcome the limits of time.
8.7
The Matrix
03/31/1999
A hacker discovers that reality is a simulated construct controlled by machines, leading him to join a rebellion and learn to manipulate the very nature of perception.
8
Groundhog Day
02/12/1993
A weatherman is trapped in a time loop, reliving the same day over and over, leading him to reexamine his life and choices.
7
12 Monkeys
01/05/1996
A convict from a post-apocalyptic future is sent back in time to prevent a pandemic but becomes uncertain if his reality is real or a delusion.
8.7
The Butterfly Effect
01/03/2004
A man uses time travel to rewrite his troubled past, only to find that each change causes unforeseen and disastrous consequences in the present.
8
Totally Killer
10/26/2023
A teenager travels back to the 1980s to prevent a notorious serial killer from committing a string of murders, but must avoid altering the timeline while grappling with the era’s cultural and societal norms.
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Star Trek
05/08/2009
A vengeful Romulan alters the timeline, forcing a young crew of the Enterprise to navigate a new reality while confronting the concepts of fate and destiny.
5.3
Star Trek: First Contact
11/11/1996
The crew of the Enterprise-E must stop the Borg from altering Earth's past and erasing humanity's future by sabotaging the first contact with an alien species.
6.7
The Forgotten City
07/27/2021
A modern-day person must solve the mystery of a time-looped ancient Roman city governed by a strict moral law to prevent its destruction.
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