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Origins

Explore science fiction titles and their connections to real-world technologies. Discover how visionary stories have inspired and predicted technological innovation.

Science fiction titles

Movies, books, games, and TV series that feature technologies now being developed or researched.
1984
1984
1949•Book•UK•2 techs
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968•Movie•UK/USA
3%
3%
2016•TV Series•Brazil•2 techs
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001•Movie•USA
Akira
Akira
1988•Movie•Japan•2 techs
Alice in Borderland
Alice in Borderland
2020•TV Series•Japan•2 techs
Altered Carbon
Altered Carbon
2018•TV Series•USA•2 techs
Annihilation
Annihilation
2018•Movie•USA/UK•2 techs
Arrival
Arrival
2016•Movie•USA•1 tech
Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica
2004•TV Series•USA•2 techs
BioShock
BioShock
2007•Game•USA•3 titles
Black Mirror
Black Mirror
2011•TV Series•UK•20 titles•33 techs
Blackout
Blackout
2023•TV Series•Italy
Blade Runner
Blade Runner
1982•Movie•USA•2 titles•3 techs
Brave New World
Brave New World
1932•Book•UK•3 techs
Cargo
Cargo
2017•Movie•Australia•1 tech
Cowboy Bebop
Cowboy Bebop
1998•TV Series•Japan
Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberpunk 2077
2020•Game•Poland•3 techs
Dark
Dark
2017•TV Series•Germany
Death Stranding
Death Stranding
2019•Game•Japan
Detroit: Become Human
Detroit: Become Human
2018•Game•France
Deus Ex
Deus Ex
2000•Game•USA•4 titles•3 techs
Devs
Devs
2020•TV Series•USA
District 9
District 9
2009•Movie•South Africa/USA•2 techs
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
1968•Book•USA•1 tech
Dune
Dune
1965•Book•USA•6 titles•3 techs
Ender's Game
Ender's Game
1985•Book•USA•2 titles•3 techs
Ergo Proxy
Ergo Proxy
2006•TV Series•Japan
Ex Machina
Ex Machina
2014•Movie•UK•3 techs
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451
1953•Book•USA•2 techs
Foundation
Foundation
1951•Book•USA•2 titles•2 techs
Gattaca
Gattaca
1997•Movie•USA•2 techs
Ghost in the Shell
Ghost in the Shell
1995•Movie•Japan•2 titles•3 techs
Half-Life
Half-Life
1998•Game•USA•3 titles
Her
Her
2013•Movie•USA•3 techs
Horizon
Horizon
2017•Game•Netherlands•2 titles•3 techs
Humans
Humans
2015•TV Series•UK•2 techs
I, Robot
I, Robot
1950•Book•USA•2 titles•3 techs
Interstellar
Interstellar
2014•Movie•USA/UK•1 tech
Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park
1993•Movie•USA•6 titles
Love, Death & Robots
Love, Death & Robots
2019•TV Series•USA
Mass Effect
Mass Effect
2007•Game•Canada•4 titles•2 techs
Metal Gear Solid
Metal Gear Solid
1998•Game•Japan•5 titles
Metropolis
Metropolis
1927•Movie•Germany•2 techs
Minority Report
Minority Report
2002•Movie•USA•2 techs
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Neon Genesis Evangelion
1995•TV Series•Japan•2 titles•2 techs
Neuromancer
Neuromancer
1984•Book•USA
Orphan Black
Orphan Black
2013•TV Series•Canada•2 techs
Paprika
Paprika
2006•Movie•Japan•1 tech
Plurality
Plurality
2012•Short Film•USA
Portal
Portal
2007•Game•USA•2 titles
Project Hail Mary
Project Hail Mary
2021•Book•USA•1 tech
Psycho-Pass
Psycho-Pass
2012•TV Series•Japan•2 techs
Ready Player One
Ready Player One
2018•Movie•USA•3 techs
RoboCop
RoboCop
1987•Movie•USA
Serial Experiments Lain
Serial Experiments Lain
1998•TV Series•Japan•1 tech
Severance
Severance
2022•TV Series•USA
Silo
Silo
2023•TV Series•USA•2 techs
Snow Crash
Snow Crash
1992•Book•USA•2 techs
Star Trek
Star Trek
1966•TV Series•USA•2 titles
Steins;Gate
Steins;Gate
2011•TV Series•Japan•2 titles
Sunspring
Sunspring
2016•Short Film•USA
System Shock
System Shock
1994•Game•USA•2 titles•3 techs
The Diamond Age
The Diamond Age
1995•Book•USA•2 techs
The Expanse
The Expanse
2015•TV Series•USA•2 techs
The Martian
The Martian
2011•Book•USA•2 titles•2 techs
The Matrix
The Matrix
1999•Movie•USA•4 titles•2 techs
The Terminator
The Terminator
1984•Movie•USA•6 titles•3 techs
The Three-Body Problem
The Three-Body Problem
2006•Book•China•3 titles•2 techs
The Wandering Earth
The Wandering Earth
2019•Movie•China
Total Recall
Total Recall
1990•Movie•USA
Upload
Upload
2020•TV Series•USA•1 tech
WALL-E
WALL-E
2008•Movie•USA•2 techs
Watch Dogs
Watch Dogs
2014•Game•Canada•3 titles•2 techs
Westworld
Westworld
2016•TV Series•USA•3 techs
World Builder
World Builder
2007•Short Film•USA