Fate vs. Free Will

The tension between predetermination and the ability to choose one's own path, often exploring whether events are inevitable or changeable.
A young hero uses time travel to navigate his past and future selves in a quest to save Hyrule from the dark ambitions of Ganondorf.
6.3
Twelve Minutes
08/18/2021
A man is trapped in a time loop within his apartment, reliving the same 12 minutes and trying to change the outcome as dark secrets about his family come to light.
8
The Fountain
11/22/2006
A man’s journey through three interconnected timelines explores immortality, love, and the eternal cycle of life and death as he seeks to overcome the limits of time.
8.7
The Matrix
03/31/1999
A hacker discovers that reality is a simulated construct controlled by machines, leading him to join a rebellion and learn to manipulate the very nature of perception.
8
Groundhog Day
02/12/1993
A weatherman is trapped in a time loop, reliving the same day over and over, leading him to reexamine his life and choices.
7
12 Monkeys
01/05/1996
A convict from a post-apocalyptic future is sent back in time to prevent a pandemic but becomes uncertain if his reality is real or a delusion.
8.7
A man uses time travel to rewrite his troubled past, only to find that each change causes unforeseen and disastrous consequences in the present.
8
Totally Killer
10/26/2023
A teenager travels back to the 1980s to prevent a notorious serial killer from committing a string of murders, but must avoid altering the timeline while grappling with the era’s cultural and societal norms.
5
A young man must ensure his parents meet and fall in love after accidentally disrupting the past, or risk erasing himself from existence.
5
Star Trek
05/08/2009
A vengeful Romulan alters the timeline, forcing a young crew of the Enterprise to navigate a new reality while confronting the concepts of fate and destiny.
5.3