
Things to Come
The future is here!
Directed by William Cameron Menzies
Produced by London Films Productions, United Artists
An ambitious, ideas-driven epic that charts humanity's descent into chaos and its rational reconstruction, balancing dystopian darkness with utopian hope.
The story of a century: a decades-long second World War leaves plague and anarchy, then a rational state rebuilds civilization and attempts space travel.
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Is Things to Come one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 99% of films.
Does Things to Come end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is Things to Come easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is Things to Come sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Things to Come violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Things to Come scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
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How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
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Everything like Things to Come, and what each one shares →
Like Things to Come
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Things to Come
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Things to Come, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Things to Come, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Things to Come, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

















































