1970 – The Many Saints of Newark (2021)

spacetime coordinates: 1960s and 1970s in Newark, New Jersey / 1967 riots

The Many Saints of Newark (marketed with the subtitle A Sopranos Story) is a 2021 American crime drama film directed by Alan Taylor. A prequel to Chase’s HBO crime drama series The Sopranos. The film follows a violent gang war from the perspectives of mobster Dickie Moltisanti and his teenage nephew, Tony Soprano. It stars Alessandro Nivola as Dickie and Michael Gandolfini, with Leslie Odom Jr., Jon Bernthal, Corey Stoll, Billy Magnussen, Michela De Rossi, John Magaro, Ray Liotta, and Vera Farmiga in supporting roles. (wiki)

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1959 – Dante’s Peak (1997)

spacetime coordinates: 1990’s Dante’s Peak, Washington

Dante’s Peak is a 1997 American disaster thriller film directed by Roger Donaldson starring Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton, and Charles Hallahan.

The film is set in the fictional town of Dante’s Peak where the inhabitants fight to survive a volcanic eruption from a long dormant stratovolcano that has suddenly woken up. Despite mostly negative reviews, it was a box office success and has since gained a cult following among disaster film aficionados. (wiki)

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1958 – Big Fish (2003)

spacetime coordinates: 2003 >> 40’s 50’s 60’s 70’s 80’s Alabama

Big Fish is a 2003 American fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Tim Burton, and based on the 1998 novel of the same name by Daniel Wallace. The film stars Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange, Helena Bonham Carter, Alison Lohman, Robert Guillaume, Marion Cotillard, Steve Buscemi, and Danny DeVito. The film tells the story of a frustrated son who tries to distinguish fact from fiction in his dying father’s life.

Big Fish was shot on location in Alabama in a series of fairy tale vignettes evoking the tone of a Southern Gothic fantasy. (wiki)

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1952 – A History of Violence (2005)

spacetime coordinates: 2000’s Millbrook, Indiana, / Philadelphia

A History of Violence is a 2005 American action-thriller film directed by David Cronenberg. It is an adaptation of the 1997 graphic novel of the same title by John Wagner and Vince Locke. The film stars Viggo Mortensen as the owner of a small-town diner who is thrust into the spotlight after confronting two robbers in self-defense, thus changing the lives of him and his family forever. (wiki)

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1950 – Kate (2021)

spacetime coordinates: late 2010’s Tokyo at night

Kate is an American action thriller film directed by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan. The film stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Miku Martineau, Woody Harrelson, Michiel Huisman, and Tadanobu Asano. It was released on September 10, 2021, by Netflix. (wiki)

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1940 – Rebelle (2012)

spacetime coordinates: civil war in sub-Saharan Africa

War Witch (French: Rebelle) is a 2012 Canadian dramatic war film written and directed by Kim Nguyen and starring Rachel Mwanza, Alain Lino Mic Eli Bastien and Serge Kanyinda. It is about a child soldier forced into a civil war in Africa, and who is believed to be a witch. The film was primarily shot in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in French and Lingala. (wiki)

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1938 – Night at the Museum (franchise)

spacetime coordinates: 2000’s New York City, Washington, D.C. / 2010’s London

Night at the Museum is an American media franchise of fantasy-comedy films based on the children’s book The Night at the Museum by Milan Trenc, are directed by Shawn Levy. Starring Ben Stiller as a museum night security guard named Larry Daley, the films also star an ensemble cast featuring Owen Wilson, Robin Williams, Ricky Gervais, Steve Coogan, Patrick Gallagher, Rami Malek, Mizuo Peck, Mickey Rooney, Bill Cobbs, and Dick Van Dyke. (wiki)

Night at the Museum (2006) – imdb

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) – imdb

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014) – imdb

Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again (2022) – imdb