Flash forward movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant flash forward movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out psychological, serious, atmospheric, weird, tense and captivating films and TV shows about / with flash forward, flashback, suspense, death, fear, supernatural, blood, mentor, hospital and danger plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Mystery genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as flash forward: Arrival (2016), Cosmoball (2020), Hacksaw Ridge (2016), Joe Bell (2020), The Final Girls (2015), Insidious (2010), Frequency (2000), The Last Emperor (1987), Your Name Engraved Herein (2020), Once Upon a Time in America (1984).
Best films
List of flash forward movies
709K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.
Style:
psychological, intellectual, futuristic, philosophical, enigmatic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
alien, first contact, female protagonist, linguist, scientist, extraterrestrial, time, science, alien race, alien contact, alien creature, ufo ...
Time:
future, 2010s
Place:
montana, china, massachusetts, venezuela, russia ...
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Sport
Country: Russia
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
What will Moscow look like if it turns off the electricity, stops all production, and the whole world will only watch the alien game? As a result of the galactic war that occurred near the Earth, the Moon collapsed and the poles of the planet ...
Style:
exciting, disturbing, light, futuristic, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, family outing
Plot:
football, fate of humanity, game, flash forward, save the world, save the day, athlete, soccer, friendship, underdog, heroes, supernatural ...
Time:
future
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540K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Australia, USA, UK, China
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Style:
touching, inspirational, sentimental, emotional, brutal ...
Audience:
manly, girls' night
Plot:
world war two, war, soldier, conscientious objector, religion, american soldier, u.s. army, bible, military, father son relationship, pacifism, u.s. military ...
Time:
1940s, middle ages, 20th century, year 1945
Place:
okinawa, okinawa japan, japan, tennessee, usa
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Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The series picks up four years after the events of Terminator 2: Judgment Day with John and Sarah Connor trying to stay under-the-radar from the government, as they plot to destroy the computer network, Skynet, in hopes of preventing Armageddon.
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, tense, apocalyptic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terminator, cyborgs, female killer, time travel, sent to the past, androids and robots, female robot, killer robot, nuclear holocaust, female warrior, changing the past or future, escapades ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The true story of a small town, working class father who embarks on a solo walk across the U.S. to crusade against bullying after his son is tormented in high school for being gay.
Style:
melancholic, touching, talky, psychological, anamorphic ...
Plot:
gay, cheerleader, father son relationship, gay teenager, high school, flash forward, bullying, american football, teenage son, lgbtq, pain, hypocrisy ...
Time:
year 2013, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york, idaho, colorado, salt lake city utah
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A young woman grieving the loss of her mother, a famous scream queen from the 1980s, finds herself pulled into the world of her mom's most famous movie. Reunited, the women must fight off the film's maniacal killer.
Style:
slasher, parody, humorous, scary, bloody ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
teenager, serial killer, summer camp, camp counselor, virginity, teenage girl, mother daughter relationship, survival, camp, satire, characters murdered one by one, scream queen ...
Time:
80s, year 1986, year 1987, year 1957
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315K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A family discovers that dark spirits have invaded their home after their son inexplicably falls into an endless sleep. When they reach out to a professional for help, they learn things are a lot more personal than they thought.
Style:
scary, suspenseful, twist ending, frightening, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
supernatural, haunted house, fear, nightmare, ghost, demon, afterlife, evil spirit, paranormal activity, macabre, nightmare comes true, boy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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111K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
When a rare phenomenon gives police officer John Sullivan the chance to speak to his father, 30 years in the past, he takes the opportunity to prevent his dad's tragic death. After his actions inadvertently give rise to a series of brutal ...
Style:
psychological, feel good, serious, suspenseful, touching ...
Audience:
kids, boys' night
Plot:
time travel, radio, father son relationship, investigation, altering history, murder, police detective, serial killer, changing the past or future, butterfly effect, parallel universe, rescue ...
Time:
future, year 1969, year 1999, 60s, 90s ...
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: China, Italy, UK, France
Duration: 163 min.
Story:
A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation ...
Style:
epic, political, breathtaking, visually appealing, emotional ...
Plot:
childhood, world war two, chinese history, royalty, revolution, prison, drug addiction, emperor, interrogation, empress, politics, eunuch ...
Time:
1930s, 1920s, 1940s, 1910s, 50s ...
Place:
china, beijing china, asia, japan
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
In 1987, as martial law ends in Taiwan, Jia-han and Birdy fall in love amid family pressure, homophobia and social stigma.
Style:
romantic, disturbing, touching, social, sincere ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
gay, gay love, gay relationship, boys love, gay asian, gay couple, gay interest, gay bashing, self discovery, homosexual, first love, gay son ...
Time:
80s, year 1987, 2020s
Place:
taiwan, asia, taipei, ontario canada
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 229 min.
Story:
A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
Style:
melancholic, epic, ambiguous ending, atmospheric, breathtaking ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids
Plot:
gangsters, organized crime, friendship, mafia, prohibition, gunfight, rape, betrayal, childhood friend, criminal heroes, corruption, flashback ...
Time:
1930s, 60s, 1920s, year 1984, 20th century ...
Place:
new york, usa, italy, miami, florida
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Five medical students, hoping to gain insight into the mystery of what lies beyond the confines of life, embark on a daring and dangerous experiment. By stopping their hearts for short periods of time, each triggers a near-death experience. As the ...
Style:
serious, disturbing, surprise ending, psychological, scary ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
medical experiment, hospital, guilt, haunted by the past, experiment, paranoia, hallucination, friendship, morgue, afterlife, medical student, paranormal ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, year 2017
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 168 min.
Story:
French adaption of DH Lawrence's infamous novel about forbidden passion across the class divide. Winner of the 2007 Cesar Award for Best Film.
Style:
sexy, romantic, sexual, touching, sincere ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
passion, infidelity, forbidden love, lady, extramarital affair, sex, sensuality, husband wife relationship, female nudity, dysfunctional marriage, class differences, erection ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century
Place:
riviera, mediterranean sea, europe, france
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
After Laura and John Baxter lose their only child in a horrible drowning, they are greeted by strange sightings of her throughout their everyday lives. When two old ladies approach them in Italy with news that their daughter may still be alive, it ...
Style:
atmospheric, twist ending, disturbing, sexy, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
supernatural, suspense, hallucination, drowning, serial killer, haunted by the past, twists and turns, grief, sex scene, blindness, death of daughter, marriage ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
italy, venice, europe
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, Romania, USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Based on the true events of the only case in US History where a spirit caused the death of a man.
Style:
scary, suspenseful, tense, psychological, surprise ending ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
ghost, haunted by the past, rape, curses spells and rituals, supernatural, curse, sexual abuse, death, chase, redemption, suspense, flashback ...
Time:
19th century, year 2006, 2000s, 1810s
Place:
tennessee, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
With 8 ½ Frederico Fellini leaves a self-portrait where dreams and reality are a mix. With help from a most excellent cast and unique scenery this self reflecting film is one of his master works.
Style:
art house, psychological, surreal, reflective, philosophical ...
Plot:
filmmaking, surrealism, childhood, midlife crisis, mistress, loneliness, stream of consciousness, memory, flashback, adultery, actress, showbiz ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s, 60s
Place:
rome italy, italy, vatican, europe, paris france ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
After her son Kevin commits a horrific act, troubled mother Eva reflects on her complicated relationship with her disturbed son as he grew from a toddler into a teenager.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, bleak, depressing, gloomy ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
psychopath, evil child, depression, high school, guilt, mother son relationship, mental illness, prison visit, school shooting, family problems, childhood, parents and children ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
connecticut, usa, new york
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A famous opera singer is held hostage in South America by a guerrilla rebel group after performing at a Japanese businessman's lavish birthday party. Unexpected bonds are forged in the standoff that ensues.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, exciting, social
Plot:
kidnapping, hostage, violence, murder, singer, military, negotiator, interracial romance, flash forward, opera singer, revolution, death threat ...
Time:
year 1996
Place:
tokyo
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Hildegard von Bingen was truly a woman ahead of her time. A visionary in every sense of the word, this famed 12th-century Benedictine nun was a Christian mystic, composer, philosopher, playwright, poet, naturalist, scientist, physician, herbalist ...
Style:
sincere, atmospheric, serious, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
nun, gender, healing power, visionary, seer, medieval, prodigy, convent, catholic church, human nature, monastery, hopes ...
Time:
12th century, middle ages
Place:
germany, europe, rome italy
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Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
A cafe owner discovers that the TV in his cafe suddenly shows images from the future, but only two minutes into the future.
Style:
captivating, semi serious, entertaining, satirical, weird
Plot:
time travel, time loop, flash forward, stolen money, money, changing the future, money falling through the air, escapades, time warp, time portal, satire, changing lives ...
Time:
future
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
On the cusp of his 30th birthday, Jonathon Larson, a promising young theater composer, navigates love, friendship, and the pressures of life as an artist in New York City.
Style:
touching, emotional, sentimental, sweet, sincere ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
theater, believe in yourself, composer, music, broadway, screenwriter, best friend, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love, flash forward, pianist, hiv positive ...
Time:
90s, year 1992, year 1990
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, China
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Sequel to the box-office hit film "Venom."
Style:
psychotronic, tense, exciting, captivating, bloody ...
Plot:
superhero, villain, monster, heroes, maniac, alien monster, revenge, human versus alien, fight, alien, sociopath, experiment gone awry ...
Time:
year 1996, 2020s, 90s
Place:
san francisco, california, usa, north america, mexico
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595
Genre: Animation, Drama, Mystery
Country: Poland
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Prepare yourself for a sensory overload of epic proportions. Nothing less than the history of the universe, the formation of the stars and planets, the origins of matter, and the daunting post-human future that lies ahead are explored in this ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thought provoking, experimental
Plot:
life, quantum physics, science, evolution, universe, flash forward, scientist, scientific research, research, uncover truth, investigation, dystopian society ...
Time:
future
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA, China
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Teddy Walker is a successful salesman whose life takes an unexpected turn when he accidentally blows up his place of employment. Forced to attend night school to get his GED, Teddy soon finds himself dealing with a group of misfit students, his ...
Style:
light, humorous, satirical, funny
Plot:
african american, night school, teacher, learning disability, car accident, dyslexia, high school prom, flash forward, misfit, hallucination, marriage proposal, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time:
year 2001
Place:
atlanta georgia, usa, north america
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Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A sleep doctor tries to protect a family from a demon that feeds on people in their nightmares.
Style:
suspenseful, bleak, captivating, exciting, scary ...
Plot:
nightmare, supernatural, laboratory, hallucination, haunted by the past, doctor, childhood trauma, female protagonist, experiment, flashback sequence, flash forward, sleepwalking ...
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
In the dead of winter, Kat and Rose, two very different girls, find themselves spending winter break at their prestigious prep school. What they don't know is that Kat is being stalked by an evil entity, and their lives are about to change ...
Style:
scary, disturbing, enigmatic, bleak, dark ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
possession, boarding school, satanism, murder, loneliness, teenage girl, demonic possession, supernatural, snow, flash forward, evil child, female psychopath ...
Place:
new york state
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
It's 1969 at a strict English girls' school where charismatic Abbie and intense and troubled Lydia are best friends. After a tragedy occurs at the school, a mysterious fainting epidemic breaks out threatening the stability of all involved.
Style:
serious, psychological, tense, realistic, dark ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, friendship, incest, schoolgirl, girls' boarding school, brother sister incest, mental illness, mass hysteria, youth, hallucination, secret, mother daughter relationship ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, year 1969
Place:
england
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A woman and her childhood friend seek out revenge on those who victimized and abused them.
Style:
brutal, bloody, disturbing, slasher, tense ...
Plot:
revenge, torture chamber, sadistic horror, torture, home invasion, torment, burned at the stake, electric torture, held captive, sadism, violent, murder ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A man glimpses the future Fate has planned for him – and chooses to fight for his own destiny. Battling the powerful Adjustment Bureau across, under and through the streets of New York, he risks his destined greatness to be with the only woman ...
Style:
mind bending, romantic, thought provoking, philosophical, psychological ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, date night
Plot:
destiny, love story, alternate reality, power of love, fictional reality, twists and turns, fall in love, politics, changing the past or future, manipulation, true love, mind control ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, brooklyn new york city
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Six people are brought together at the funeral of a childhood friend. While settling the estate, they discover a map, which leads them on a search for a time capsule. What they discover reawakens childhood traumas and leads them on a journey through ...
Style:
serious, disturbing, scary, psychological, dark ...
Plot:
supernatural, ghost, haunted by the past, supernatural ability, memory loss, flash forward, human experiment, haunted house, suicide, creepy kid, suspense, exploitation ...
Time:
21st century
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