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Loving Marvel's multiverse saga? Here are some more Hollywood movies about parallel universes

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A parallel universe or alternate reality is a hypothetical self-contained plane of existence, co-existing with our own. The sum of all possible parallel universes that constitute reality is often called a 'multiverse'. In pop culture, this terminology and stories dealing with it have long been the fancy of audiences and creators alike. This is the reason why over the years there have been several movies and shows made on this subject.

Such is the intrigue surrounding parallel universes that even Marvel, one of the biggest franchises in the world, could not help but have a slice of this inter-dimensional pie. With the inception of Marvel's Phase 4, the company stepped into its next big chapter of storytelling, the multiverse saga which encompasses films, TV series, and TV specials of the MCU that will conclude with the end of Phase Six. However, if you are someone who either finds it too tedious of a task to keep track of all the interconnected Marvel story-lines or just someone who can't seem to get enough on this subject, then here are some movies about parallel realities that you should give a try.

  Donnie Darko

Donnie Darko might very well take you more than one screening to understand. Initially, it seems like nothing but an off-kilter tale about a mentally ill teenager with disturbing hallucinations. However, he proves to be experiencing something potentially apocalyptic involving time travel, destiny, and the creepiest rabbit suit you’re likely to see in this or any other dimension.  

The Butterfly Effect

Evan Treborn suffers blackouts during significant events of his life. As he grows up, he finds a way to remember these lost memories and a supernatural way to alter his life by reading his journal. But the more he does it, the more unpredictable alternate futures he creates — each one more disastrous than the one before it.

Cloverfield paradox

Scientists test a risky technology that could supply endless power but also runs the risk of producing a deadly paradox, placing them face-to-face with a dark parallel world above an Earth on the verge of devastating energy wars.  

Coherence

Coherence is the strange story of eight friends who meet for dinner on the night the Miller’s Comet is passing over the Earth. The comet’s passing results in a tear in their reality. Revealing anything more will be detrimental to the experience of watching this film so defenietly give it a try.  

Another Earth

Rhoda, an ambitious student, crosses paths with John in a tragic accident, in which his wife and son get killed. After serving her prison sentence, she is determined to mend everthing. She signs up for a space travel program that will supposedly bring her to another Earth from a parallel universe where she never crashed her car. But things don't go as planned.

Everything Everywhere All At Once

A 59-year-old Asian woman named Evelyn Wang is suddenly recruited by her husband from another universe to help fight against a multiversal threat. Turns out Evelyn can access the memories and skills of all versions of her from other parallel universes.  

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