Sci-Fi Movies That Predicted Our Present (4 of 6)

Cable Guy

Back in 1996, The Cable Guy featured Jim Carrey as an eccentric TV-obsessed loner who imagined a world where the television, computer, and phone were all connected. At the time, it sounded like a truly absurd concept. But now, our smartphones are multifunctional devices that steal our time and require immediate attention. Just check your screen time stats, and you’ll be surprised!

Minority Report

In Minority Report (2002), Tom Cruise plays a detective who uses footage from the minds of the so-called “precogs” who can see the future, to solve crimes that have not yet been committed. To do that, he uses digital interfaces and controls them with hand gestures. At the time, it looked like either a crazy man who loves talking to himself and his imaginary friends or straight-up wizardry, but now, with the development of VR and AR tech, it’s not that far-fetched. Even the film’s predictive policing system is no longer pure fiction, as some cities have begun experimenting with data-based crime prevention.