

A teacher opens a time capsule that has been dug up at his son's elementary school; in it are some chilling predictions -- some that have already occurred and others that are about to -- that lead him to believe his family plays a role in the events that are about to unfold.
Practical Effects
That subway sequence—practical fire stunts still hold up.
Score
Marco Beltrami's dread-soaked strings never let you breathe.
Visual Effects
The plane crash: one devastating unbroken shot of chaos.

Director
Alex Proyas
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The whispering aliens were played by actual 7-8 foot tall actors in bodysuits, not CGI—Proyas wanted physical presence.
Released months before 2012 mania peaked, this rode the wave of Mayan calendar anxiety and Nostradamus docudramas.