Friday offtopic. Alternate history movies

[mahnmut]

I know the monthly topic is cyclical history, but let's go on a slight tangent here. Which, in your opinion, are the most fascinating movies or TV series that feature alternate history scenarios? Be it drama, comedy, sci-fi or whatever.

Over the top of my head, I'd go past the obvious ones like The Man In The High Castle, or Abraham Lincoln the Vampire Hunter (what's with Americans' obsession with zombies and vampires anyway), and go on a limb and say Forrest Gump was one. While actually never altering big events or changing history, there's quite a few historical moments that are slightly modified to include the main character.

I'll also mention one fave of mine, District 9. It's a brutally honest re-read of Apartheid from a curious, sci-fi angle. You should totally watch it in case you still haven't. Here's a trailer:

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Anyway. Your picks?

Comments

[garote]

If novels were included, I’d throw in Proxima by Stephen Baxter. It’s an interesting, often goofy sci-fi exploration of the question “what if cheap space travel was made available to earlier ... and earlier ... all the way back to ancient civilizations?” It’s also got some chilling bits of horror thrown in.

If you do read it, try to start reading it without any spoilers.

[abomvubuso]

Southland Tales. July 4th, 2005. Two nukes on Texas start WW3, Big Brother style US government surveillance, energy crises, an underground Neo-Marxist movement – oh, and holes ripped in the space-time continuum. What else do you need?

[tcpip]

+1 for The Man in the High Castle

I recommend La Révolution which is the setting of the French revolution, but with vampires.

[weedpizza]

I really liked Once Upon a Time in Hollywood!