6 movies set in 2019 that look way different than our actual reality

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Robots in 2019 are not as advanced as they were imagined to be in "Blade Runner." Warner Bros.
  • There are several older movies that take place in the year 2019.
  • Most of them imagined a future that looks nothing like our own.
  • Some of these plots include deadly game shows and characters developing telekinetic abilities.
  • Here are six films that were set in 2019 and looked way different than our actual reality over the past year. 
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"The Island" is a 2005 film set in 2019 where residents live in a confined indoor community. They believe the entire outside world is too contaminated for humans to live in, except for one island.

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"The Island" is set in the year 2019. DreamWorks

Source: The Guardian

The movie imagined a world where cloning is real and wealthy people harvest the clones' organs. Cloning isn't quite at that level yet, but scientists are taking steps towards growing organs in a laboratory.

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Cloning is a big theme in the film. DreamWorks

Source: IMDb and Smithsonian Magazine

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Scarlett Johansson and Ewan McGregor starred in the movie. It was not well-received by critics or fans.

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People weren't big fans of the sci-fi film. DreamWorks

Source: IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes

The 2009 movie "Daybreakers" takes place in a futuristic 2019. The storyline revolves around a plague that transformed humans into vampires.

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Humans turning into vampires is a tired storyline. Lionsgate

Source: IMDb

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Humans clearly didn't turn into vampires in 2019, though actor Ethan Hawke said in 2007 that the movie was actually an allegory about how the world was running out of natural resources.

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The sci-fi action film is not realistic. Lionsgate

Source: IMDb and MTV News

Claudia Karvan, Hawke, and Willem Dafoe starred in the sci-fi movie. Audience and critic reactions were mixed.

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Some of the cast of "Daybreakers." Lionsgate

Source: IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes

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"Blade Runner" is a 1982 film set in a dystopian 2019. Its plot centers around synthetic humans that are bioengineered.

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"Blade Runner" is set in a dystopian 2019. Warner Bros.

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The movie imagined that we would have flying cars, realistic humanoid robots, and would be colonizing other planets. We're still a far cry from all three.

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The plot had a lot of unrealistic themes. Screenshot

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Harrison Ford famously starred in the movie. He also reprised his role in the 2017 sequel.

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Harrison Ford in "Blade Runner." Warner Bros.

Source: IMDb and Insider

"The Running Man" is a 1987 film that is set in 2019. The plot is about a deadly game show where contestants are convicted criminals who must run for their lives as they're hunted by professional killers.

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The film is based on a deadly game show in 2019. HBO Pictures

Source: IMDb

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Although the film was right about reality TV and competition shows existing today, the deadly game imagined in the movie would never be allowed.

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A deadly game show will not happen any time soon. HBO Pictures

Source: IMDb

"The Running Man" starred Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Conchita Alonso. It was a satire on other sci-fic movies.

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The movie received mixed feedback. Taft Entertainment

Source: IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes

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The 2017 film "Geostorm" is set in 2019 and centers around a satellite that can control the weather. This satellite eventually starts causing deadly weather disasters in various locations around the world.

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"Geostorm" is based on a weather satellite that goes rogue. Warner Bros.

Source: IMDb, Screenrant

In 2019, satellites obviously can't control the weather. That said, climate change is causing weather disasters to become more common.

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The movie is unrealistic to current day. Warner Bros.

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Gerard Butler was the lead actor in "Geostorm." It was critically panned.

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Gerard Butler in "Geostorm." Warner Bros.

Source: IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes

The 1988 anime film "Akira" is set in 2019. The movie follows the leader of a bike gang who tries to save his friend who developed the ability to move objects using the power of his mind after a motorcycle accident.

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"Akira" is a 1988 anime film based in 2019. TMC Entertainment

Source: IMDb

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Unfortunately, telekinetic powers don't exist in 2019 — that we know of.

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The film had unrealistic views of what 2019 would be. Fox

Source: IMDb

Mitsuo Iwata and Nozomu Sasaki were two of the actors whose voices were used in the film. It's considered one of the best animated movies ever made.

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Mitsuo Iwata is one of the voice actors from the film. IMDb

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