Our New Year's tradition is to watch a movie set in the new year. Here is a list of movies set in 2020.
Annihilation Earth (2009) 3.2/10 (US)Two scientists must save the planet when terrorists destroy a supercollider.Written by Rafael JordanDirected by Nick LyonStarring Luke Goss, Marina Sirtis, Colin SalmonTheme music composer Claude FoisyBlack Butler (2014) 6.2/10 (JPN)After her supposed death, a young woman returns as the son of her noble family to precede the family's prestigious company, with a demon at her side to avenge her parent's murder.Directed by Kentarō Ōtani & Keiichi SatōProduced by Shinzo MatsuhashiWritten by Tsutomu KuroiwaBased on Black Butler by Yana TobosoStarring Hiro MizushimaBrexit: The Uncivil War (2019) 7.0/10 (UK)Political strategist Dominic Cummings leads a popular but controversial campaign to convince British voters to leave the European Union from 2015 up until the present day.Based on All Out War: The Full Story of How Brexit Sank Britain's Political Class by Tim Shipman & Unleashing Demons: The Inside Story of Brexit by Craig OliverDirected by Toby HaynesStarring Benedict Cumberbatch et alCode Name Phoenix (2000) 4.6/10 (US)A Hong Kong martial artist joins forces with a U.S. marshal in 2020 to stop the release of a virus that halts the aging process.Directed by Jeff FreilichDomino (2019) 4.4/10 (US)A Copenhagen police officer seeks justice for his partner's murder by a mysterious man.Directed by Brian De PalmaProduced by Michel SchønnemannWritten by Petter SkavlanStarring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Carice van Houten, Guy PearceDroid (1988) (US)just read the wiki. this one might be my top choice.Directed by Peter Williams aka Philip O'TooleProduced by Nacada O'Toole & Christopher Saint BoothWritten by Nacada O'Toole & Christopher Saint BoothStarring Greg Derek, Krista Lane, Steven Densmore, Kevin James, Kristara Barrington, Herschel SavageEdge of Tomorrow (2014) 7.9/10 (US)A soldier fighting aliens gets to relive the same day over and over again, the day restarting every time he dies.Directed by Doug LimanProduced by Erwin Stoff, Tom Lassally, Jeffrey Silver, Gregory Jacobs, Jason HoffsScreenplay by Christopher McQuarrie, Jez Butterworth, John-Henry ButterworthBased on All You Need Is Kill by Hiroshi SakurazakaStarring Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton, Brendan GleesonFuture X-Cop (2010) 3.4/10 (HK)A cop travels back in time to take on a corporation that's out to eliminate a doctor who has created a new technology which can break up the monopoly on a energy resources.Directed by Wong JingProduced by Venus KeungWritten by Wong JingStarring Andy Lau, Barbie Shu, Fan Bingbing, Xu Jiao, Ma Jingwu, Mike HeHotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) 6.3/10 (US)Count Dracula and company participate in a cruise for sea-loving monsters, unaware that their boat is being commandeered by the monster-hating Van Helsing family.Directed by Genndy TartakovskyProduced by Michelle MurdoccaWritten by Genndy Tartakovsky, Michael McCullersBased on Characters by Todd DurhamStarring Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kevin James, David Spade, Steve Buscemi, Keegan-Michael Key, Molly Shannon, Fran Drescher, Kathryn Hahn, Jim Gaffigan, Mel BrooksIn Search of Fellini (2017) 6.2/10 (US)A shy small-town Ohio girl who loves movies but dislikes reality, discovers the delightfully bizarre films of Federico Fellini, and sets off on a strange, beautiful journey across Italy to find him.Directed by Taron LextonProduced by Michael Doven, Milena Ferreira, Monica GilScreenplay by Nancy Cartwright, Peter KjenaasStarring Ksenia Solo, Maria Bello, Mary Lynn RajskubJil Jung Juk (2016) 6.8/10 (IN)In 2020, three guys get into trouble, while smuggling cocaine.Directed by Deeraj VaidyProduced by SiddharthWritten by Deeraj Vaidy & Mohan RamakrishnanStarring Siddharth, Avinash Raghudevan, Sananth ReddyNarrated by SiddharthMission to Mars (2000) 5.7/10 (US)When the first manned mission to Mars meets with a catastrophic and mysterious disaster after reporting an unidentified structure, a rescue mission is launched to investigate the tragedy and bring back any survivors.Directed by Brian De PalmaProduced by Tom JacobsonScreenplay by Jim Thomas, John Thomas, Graham YostStory by Lowell Cannon, Jim Thomas, John ThomasStarring Gary Sinise, Don Cheadle, Connie Nielsen, Jerry O'Connell, Kim Delaney, Tim RobbinsNapping Princess (2017) 6.3/10 (JPN)In the near future, a high school senior discovers that events in her waking life begin to parallel events in her dreams.Directed by Kenji KamiyamaProduced by Naoki Iwasa & Yoshiki SakuraiScreenplay by Kenji KamiyamaStarring Mitsuki Takahata, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Tomoya Maeno, Rie Kugimiya, Arata Furuta, Hideki Takahashi, Yōsuke EguchiPokémon: Destiny Deoxys (2004) 6.1/10 (JPN)A comet bearing a deadly Pokemon creature crash-lands onto Earth, terrorising a nearby high-tech city, where Ash, Pikachu and friends are currently visiting...Directed by Kunihiko YuyamaProduced by Choji Yoshikawa, Junya Okamoto, Takemoto Mori, Tukako MatsusakoScreenplay by Hideki SonodaBased on Pokémon by Satoshi Tajiri, Junichi Masuda, Ken SugimoriA Quiet Place (2018) 7.5/10 (US)In a post-apocalyptic world, a family is forced to live in silence while hiding from monsters with ultra-sensitive hearing.Directed by John KrasinskiProduced by Michael Bay, Andrew Form, Brad FullerScreenplay by Bryan Woods, Scott Beck, John KrasinskiStory by Bryan Woods & Scott BeckStarring Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds, Noah JupeReal Steel (2011) 7.1/10 (US)In the near future, robot boxing is a top sport. A struggling ex-boxer feels he's found a champion in a discarded robot.Directed by Shawn LevyProduced by Shawn Levy, Susan Montford, Don MurphyScreenplay by John GatinsStory by Dan Gilroy & Jeremy LevenBased on Steel by Richard MathesonStarring Hugh Jackman, Dakota Goyo, Evangeline Lilly, Anthony Mackie, Kevin DurandReign of Fire (2002) 6.2/10 (US)A brood of fire-breathing dragons emerges from the earth and begins setting everything ablaze, establishing dominance over the planet.Directed by Rob BowmanProduced by Richard D. Zanuck, Lili Fini Zanuck, Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber, Dean ZanuckScreenplay by Matt Greenberg, Gregg Chabot, Kevin PeterkaStory by Gregg Chabot & Kevin PeterkaStarring Christian Bale, Matthew McConaughey, Izabella Scorupco, Gerard ButlerStranded (2001) 5.4/10 (ES)1st Mars mission crash lands, kills the captain and 5 survive. Help from Earth will take 2+ years. Food and electricity (recycling oxygen and water) shortage means only 2 can survive. The other 3 leave and have their last hours recorded.Directed by María LidónProduced by José MagánWritten by Juan Miguel AguileraStarring Vincent Gallo, Maria de Medeiros, Joaquim de Almeida, Maria Lidón, Daniel Aser, Johnny Ramone, José Sancho, Paul GibertTerminator: Dark Fate (2019) 6.5/10 (US)An augmented human and Sarah Connor must stop an advanced liquid Terminator, from hunting down a young girl, whose fate is critical to the human race.Directed by Tim MillerProduced by James Cameron & David EllisonScreenplay by David Goyer, Justin Rhodes, Billy RayStory by James Cameron, Charles H. Eglee, Josh Friedman, David Goyer, Justin RhodesBased on Characters by James Cameron & Gale Anne HurdStarring Linda Hamilton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mackenzie Davis, Natalia Reyes, Gabriel Luna, Diego BonetaVoyage to the Prehistoric Planet (1965) 3.8/10 (USSR/US)In 2020, after the colonization of the moon, the spaceships Vega, Sirius and Capella are launched from Lunar Station 7 [...].At least watch the trailer for this one.Directed by Pavel Klushantsev & Curtis HarringtonProduced by George Edwards, Roger Corman, Stephanie RothmanWritten by Aleksandr Kazantsev & Curtis HarringtonStarring Basil Rathbone, Faith Domergue, Vladimir Yemelyanov, Georgiy Zhzhonov, Gennadi Vernov, Georgiy Teich, Yuri SarantsevYesterday (2002) 5.0/10 (KR)1990, A number of children suddenly disappear. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Defense selects an elite group of scientists for a top-secret mission. Then, 30 years later, the year is 2020 on a reunified Korean Peninsula [...]Directed by Chong Yun-suProduced by Ahn Byoung-juWritten by Chong Yun-suStarring Kim Seung-woo, Yunjin Kim, Choi Min-soo, Kim Sun-a via /r/movies https://ift.tt/2ZzN48i
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