Movies Set in the near future

Kinora's catalogue lists 12 films set in the near future, spanning 1968–2018. Each is tagged by where and when it takes place — filter by real-world setting, era, and environment, or open any film for its full tagged world.

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1968
2001: A Space Odyssey
Space — Ancient · Near Future
Wilderness · Off Worlddir. Stanley Kubrick
1971
A Clockwork Orange
London — Near Future
Urbandir. Stanley Kubrick
2018
A Quiet Place
Near Future
Rural · Wildernessdir. John Krasinski
2016
Arrival
Montana — 2010s · Near Future
Wilderness · Off Worlddir. Denis Villeneuve
1982
Blade Runner
Los Angeles — Near Future
Urbandir. Ridley Scott
2017
Blade Runner 2049
Los Angeles · Las Vegas — Near Future
Urban · Desertdir. Denis Villeneuve
2006
Children of Men
London — Near Future
Urban · Rural · Coastal Seadir. Alfonso Cuarón
2014
Interstellar
Near Future
Rural · Off Worlddir. Christopher Nolan
2009
Moon
Near Future
Off World · Undergrounddir. Duncan Jones
1972
Solaris
Near Future
Off World · Rural · Wildernessdir. Andrei Tarkovsky
2007
Sunshine
Sydney — Near Future
Off Worlddir. Danny Boyle
1999
The Matrix
Near Future · Far Future
Urban · Underground · Off Worlddir. Lana Wachowski

Frequently asked

How many movies are set in the near future?

Kinora's catalogue lists 12 films set in the near future, spanning 1968–2018.

What are some movies set in the near future?

Films set in the near future in our catalogue include 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), A Clockwork Orange (1971), A Quiet Place (2018), Arrival (2016), and Blade Runner (1982).

What is the oldest movie set in the near future?

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) is the earliest film set in the near future in our catalogue; the most recent is A Quiet Place (2018).