Live Poll: Uchronic Movies

Uchronia" is a literary genre that consists of narrating historical facts with some modifications or fictional ends far from reality. This genre has managed to reach the cinema through these movies. Which of these "uchronic movies" is your favorite?

List:https://www.imdb.com/list/ls097555646...

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dan_dassow

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6 years ago

Joe,

This is an interesting concept for a poll. I was unfamiliar with the term uchronic until I saw your poll suggestion, but I've been familiar with the concept since alternate histories is a common science fiction trope.

If you are not already familiar with this website, you may find it interesting:
http://www.uchronia.net/

My initial vote:
Back to the Future Part II (1989)

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joe_siegel_7dvor8f6z882

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Thanks for the data Dan, for a long time I read novels and watched movies of this type without knowing that they had a genre with their own name.

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gitte_l_yche

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My "uchronic" favorite is 'V For Vendetta'

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rubyfruit76

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6 years ago

'Really good idea, Joe! I'm a bit unsure about two films but they're movies about which I'm not remembering some things clearly. I'd probably vote 'Inglorious Basterds' or 'V' from this list. There must be others but I'm drawing a complete blank right now. Your list i a good one so far.

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rubyfruit76

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This is really bugging me that I can't think of any others, lol.

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MykolaYeriomin

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FYC:
Tower of London (1939) (highly fictionalized horror version of King Richard III murdering his way to the throne aided by fictional executioner Mord)
The Mummy (1999)
Van Helsing (2004)

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joe_siegel_7dvor8f6z882

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Nikolay, Tower of London has been added, Why does the other 2 titles consider a "uchronia"?

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MykolaYeriomin

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joe siegel, Van Helsing (2004) has semi-real setting (although it might be considered too steampunk and vague to really be uchronic), so it's 50/50, but The Mummy (1999) should be eligible: it is set in 1926 with several mentions of real contemporary events supplied with a main plot that concenctrates on magic, but also has real history overtones, namely uses real pharaoh Seti I.

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joe_siegel_7dvor8f6z882

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Thanks Nikolay, The Mummy has been added.

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rubyfruit76

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I'm not sure if all of these fit, but FYC:

Adaptation
Angels in American
The Favourite
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Bobby

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joe_siegel_7dvor8f6z882

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Ed and Rub, give me some time to review and add his suggestions

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joe_siegel_7dvor8f6z882

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Thanks Rub, your suggestions have been added except Angels in America since I think you are referring to the tv miniseries and this is an exclusive list of movies, if I'm wrong, correct me.

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joe_siegel_7dvor8f6z882

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The Last Temptation of Christ, District 9, Days of Future Past, all has been eliminated.

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Peter_pbn

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6 years ago

Is this concept the same as 'alternative history' (or revisionist history) or is it different? I find it a bit confusing.

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joe_siegel_7dvor8f6z882

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It's quite confusing even for me, but I think they relate to each other.

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Breumaster

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'Amadeus':
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086879/
(it's known to be historical uncorrect, even though it's a very good movie)

'Operation Overlord':
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4530422/

'Dead Snow':
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1278340/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1034314/
And 'Iron Sky'

'300':
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416449/

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joe_siegel_7dvor8f6z882

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Thanks Breu, all has been added

6 years ago

rubyfruit76

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5 years ago

Live Poll: https://www.imdb.com/poll/jwDtpD4i7sc/?ref_=po_fp Bravo!

(& hope to see you back here soon, Joe!)

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