Fate

Run Lola Run (1998)

Run Lola Run (1998) is a high-octane German thriller directed by Tom Tykwer that follows Lola (Franka Potente) as she races against time to save her boyfriend, Manni (Moritz Bleibtreu), who has lost a gangster’s money and faces deadly consequences if he can’t replace it within 20 minutes. The film unfolds in three alternate scenarios, each showing how small decisions and chance events impact the outcome of her desperate run. With its intense pacing, energetic soundtrack, and innovative storytelling, Run Lola Run explores themes of fate, love, and the power of choice.

Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)

Peggy Sue Bodell (Kathleen Turner) attends her 25-year high school reunion after separating from her cheating husband, Charlie (Nicolas Cage). She regrets the decisions she has made in her life, such as getting pregnant by Charlie in high school. When she faints at the reunion, she awakens in 1960. Given the chance to relive her life, she changes many things. However, some choices are more complicated, as she begins to see young Charlie’s charm and true feelings.

Great Expectations (1998)

This modern adaptation of Dickens’ classic coming of age story sees the young and naïve Finn, who falls in love with Estella, a girl raised with the strict intention of breaking men’s hearts. When he is grown up and living in New York, having become a successful painter, Estella reappears in his life and Finn falls deeply in love, knowing all the while that it is a feeling that can never be returned.