MOVIES THAT PREDICTED THE FUTURE WITH CREEPY ACCURACY

THE MAN (1972)

When the president and Speaker of the House are killed in a

building collapse, and the vice president declines the office

due to age and ill health, Senate president pro tempore

Douglas Dilman (James Earl Jones) suddenly becomes the

first black man to occupy the Oval Office. To be perfectly

accurate here, Barack Obama became the first black president

through democratic elections but one way or another, the

fact remains that The Man predicted the first black

president in 1972.

YOU’VE GOT MAIL (1998)

When this film came out, Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan attempted

something that not many (if any) had attempted in the real

world until that time: an online romance. Almost eighteen

years later, the real question is: Is there anyone out there

who won’t try online dating at least once?

THE NET (1995)

In this nineties thriller a computer programmer (Sandra Bullock)

stumbles on a conspiracy, putting her life and the lives of those

around her in danger. Even though we’re pretty sure this wasn’t

a major concern of the writers, they still predicted online

pizza ordering.

MAD MAX 2: THE ROAD WARRIOR (1981)

In Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior a global war has decimated

the world’s resources supply. Gasoline is so limited that

vicious biker gangs stalk people on the outskirts of civilization

in order to hijack their precious cargo. A simple look at the

state of Africa and the Middle East for the past twenty-five

years unfortunately proves how sadly correct this

film was about our future.

THE CABLE GUY (1996)

In this horrible film starring Jim Carrey as a disturbed cable guy

who tries to make friends there is a scene that predicted

future with creepy accuracy. Jim’s character screams in

the rain how every American will have a mix of cable TV, computer

and phone all in one. He even says you will play Mortal Kombat

with a friend in Vietnam, predicting online gaming and

Google TV at the same time.

FORBIDDEN PLANET (1956)

Forbidden Planet is remarkable for two reasons: it may have

beaten Star Trek to the punch in predicting the rise of mobile-phone

technology, though the 1956 film didn’t quite nail the “smart” part

as accurately, but more importantly it’s one of the very rare cases

where you will see Leslie Nielsen in a serious role. To be honest.

VIDEODROME (1983)

Some say that there are two types of movie fans: those who have

been freaked out by the 1983 cult classic Videodrome, and

those who have never heard of it. The cult movie, starring

James Woods and Debbie Harry, is about a cable TV executive

who becomes addicted to a secret “pirate” video channel that

broadcasts a late-night torture-porn program called Videodrome.

We warn you: the film is totally creepy and gross but truth

be told it predicted YouTube. Well, sort of!

AIRPLANE II: THE SEQUEL (1982)

Most of you are probably laughing right now wondering how

this comedy could predict anything serious, right? Well, don’t be

too surprised when you learn that this satire (that wasn’t nearly

as good as the original) proved remarkably prescient when it

came to matters of airport security since it was the first

movie to ever show body scanners.

ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (2004)

When their relationship turns sour, a couple undergoes a

procedure to have each other erased from their memories.

This is pretty much the plot of this beautiful film starring Jim Carrey

and Kate Winslet. Almost eleven years later a team of researchers

in cooperation with the American Psychological Association

proudly announced that memory erasure for people who suffer

from post-trauma stress and similar conditions that derive

from bad memories will soon be a reality.