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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.
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1984
1949•Book•UK•1 tech
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2001: A Space Odyssey
1968•Movie•UK/USA
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3%
2016•TV Series•Brazil•1 tech
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A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001•Movie•USA
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Akira
1988•Movie•Japan•2 techs
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Alice in Borderland
2020•TV Series•Japan•1 tech
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Altered Carbon
2018•TV Series•USA•2 techs
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Annihilation
2018•Movie•USA/UK•2 techs
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Arrival
2016•Movie•USA
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Battlestar Galactica
2004•TV Series•USA•2 techs
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BioShock
2007•Game•USA•3 titles
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Black Mirror
2011•TV Series•UK•20 titles•28 techs
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Blackout
2023•TV Series•Italy
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Blade Runner
1982•Movie•USA•2 titles•2 techs
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Brave New World
1932•Book•UK•3 techs
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Cargo
2017•Movie•Australia•1 tech
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Cowboy Bebop
1998•TV Series•Japan
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Cyberpunk 2077
2020•Game•Poland•3 techs
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Dark
2017•TV Series•Germany
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Death Stranding
2019•Game•Japan
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Detroit: Become Human
2018•Game•France
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Deus Ex
2000•Game•USA•4 titles•3 techs
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Devs
2020•TV Series•USA
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District 9
2009•Movie•South Africa/USA•1 tech
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
1968•Book•USA•1 tech
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Dune
1965•Book•USA•6 titles•2 techs
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Ender's Game
1985•Book•USA•2 titles•1 tech
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Ergo Proxy
2006•TV Series•Japan
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Ex Machina
2014•Movie•UK•3 techs
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Fahrenheit 451
1953•Book•USA•1 tech
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Foundation
1951•Book•USA•2 titles•1 tech
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Gattaca
1997•Movie•USA•1 tech
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Ghost in the Shell
1995•Movie•Japan•2 titles•2 techs
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Half-Life
1998•Game•USA•3 titles
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Her
2013•Movie•USA•3 techs
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Horizon
2017•Game•Netherlands•2 titles•3 techs
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Humans
2015•TV Series•UK•2 techs
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I, Robot
1950•Book•USA•2 titles•3 techs
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Interstellar
2014•Movie•USA/UK•1 tech
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Jurassic Park
1993•Movie•USA•6 titles
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Love, Death & Robots
2019•TV Series•USA
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Mass Effect
2007•Game•Canada•4 titles•2 techs
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Metal Gear Solid
1998•Game•Japan•5 titles
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Metropolis
1927•Movie•Germany•2 techs
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Minority Report
2002•Movie•USA•1 tech
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Neon Genesis Evangelion
1995•TV Series•Japan•2 titles•1 tech
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Neuromancer
1984•Book•USA
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Orphan Black
2013•TV Series•Canada•1 tech
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Paprika
2006•Movie•Japan•1 tech
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Plurality
2012•Short Film•USA
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Portal
2007•Game•USA•2 titles
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Project Hail Mary
2021•Book•USA•1 tech
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Psycho-Pass
2012•TV Series•Japan•1 tech
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Ready Player One
2018•Movie•USA•3 techs
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RoboCop
1987•Movie•USA
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Serial Experiments Lain
1998•TV Series•Japan•1 tech
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Severance
2022•TV Series•USA
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Silo
2023•TV Series•USA•2 techs
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Snow Crash
1992•Book•USA•2 techs
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Star Trek
1966•TV Series•USA•2 titles
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Steins;Gate
2011•TV Series•Japan•2 titles
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Sunspring
2016•Short Film•USA
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System Shock
1994•Game•USA•2 titles•3 techs
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The Diamond Age
1995•Book•USA•2 techs
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The Expanse
2015•TV Series•USA•2 techs
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The Martian
2011•Book•USA•2 titles•2 techs
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The Matrix
1999•Movie•USA•4 titles•2 techs
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The Terminator
1984•Movie•USA•6 titles•2 techs
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The Three-Body Problem
2006•Book•China•3 titles•1 tech
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The Wandering Earth
2019•Movie•China
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Total Recall
1990•Movie•USA
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Upload
2020•TV Series•USA•1 tech
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WALL-E
2008•Movie•USA•2 techs
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Watch Dogs
2014•Game•Canada•3 titles•1 tech
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Westworld
2016•TV Series•USA•3 techs
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World Builder
2007•Short Film•USA
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