On Reddit people in r/moviedetails put forth the smartest foreshadowing in film history. Here are their most “divine” materials:
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“IN Forrest Gump (1994), Lt. Dan mocks Forrest by saying, “If you ever captain a shrimp boat, that's the day I become an astronaut!” Later, when he shows Forrest the new legs that lift him off the ground, he taps them with his cane and says, “Titanium alloy.” This is what they use on the space shuttle.”
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“IN 500 days of summer (2009), when asked who will sing karaoke Summer then nominated Tom, saying, “I'm nominating young Werther here!” This was a reference to the work of the German poet and novelist Goethe. The Sorrows of Young Wertherwhich is about a doomed romantic relationship.”
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“IN X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), when Dr. Trask warns the President about Mystique, he says, “She can turn into anyone: a general, a member of the Secret Service, even you, Mr. President.” Throughout the film, Mystique turns into each of them in that order.”
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“IN Donnie Darko (2001), the Life Line exercise card that Donnie was given to mark, is about a girl who finds a lost wallet. Donnie later finds Jim Cunningham's wallet on the sidewalk outside his mansion.”
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“IN Psycho (1960), shortly after Norman's appearance, we see him talking to Marion Crane. Throughout most of the conversation he is prominently reflected in the window, symbolizing and revealing his hidden duality of personality.”
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“IN Monster Squad (1987), Mom consoles Phoebe by placing a lit candle next to her bed, telling her that nothing bad will happen while she is there. Later in the film, the candle goes out just before Dracula crashes into their house like lightning.”
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“IN Animal House (1978), Larry's nametag is written so that at a party everyone at the snobbish Omega house calls him Lonnie. But when he gets to Delta's house, Katie immediately calls him by name, showing that he belongs to Delta.”
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“IN Mister Mom (1983), at the beginning Jack and the factory workers discuss the film. Rocky where Jack says, “When you're down, you're not necessarily out.” The worker then imitates Rocky musical theme. Jack later takes his own advice and his twist montage uses Rocky musical theme.”
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“IN Mask (1994), Stanley receives tickets to the Royal Crown revue and gives them away. He'll hear them later at the CocoBongo club.”
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“IN Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989), when Bill and Ted meet their future selves, you can see that the future selves' phone booth has a repaired antenna. The event where they repair the antenna hasn't happened yet at this point in the film.”
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“IN Social network (2010) Zuckerberg states that he doesn't want to “set up pop-ups for Mountain Dew” because it would be a sellout. He was seen with a can of Mountain Dew throughout the deposition scenes.”
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“IN Dawn of the Dead (2004), a televangelist who utters the iconic line “The dead will walk the Earth”, accuses the risen dead of specific sins, all of which occur during the film. Sex outside of marriage (Monica and Steve), murder of unborn children (zombie child) and man-to-man relationships (Glen).”
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“IN Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Eddie Valiant is able to save Roger and Jessica by acting as a weasel clown. Near the beginning of the film, the camera pans past a photograph in Eddie's office of him and his brother performing as clowns in their youth, and explains how he learned to do it.”
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“IN Iron Man 3 (2013), Tony unknowingly foreshadows a battle in his house when talking to Pepper.”
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“IN Cabin fever (2002), Marcy and Paul playfully discuss how trauma brings people together during a campfire scene. This foreshadows how they grow closer during the film's traumatic events and eventually become lovers.”
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“IN Big fish (2003), during Edward's participation in the Korean War, the language switches between Korean, Japanese, Mandarin, Cantonese and Tagalog. This further makes Edward an unreliable narrator. You can even see Edward reading an Asian-English dictionary before he jumps.”
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“IN Coraline (2009), Miss Spink and Forcible's apartment resembled a theater: the stove and curtains resembled a stage, the shelves resembled balconies, and the sofa resembled a seashell from the performance of their other versions later in the film.”
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“IN Up (2009), this film foreshadows Kevin the bird and Doug the dog in the poster painted to the right of the little girl's room.”
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“IN Scott Pilgrim vs the World (2010), the background animation in the opening credits is related to the characters of the actors, and the evil exes have their number appearing in the last frame.”
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“IN Deep Strike (1998), while Jenny is searching the Internet for ELE, an advertisement can be seen that reads, “The ocean awaits you.” This foreshadows her fate at the end of the film.”
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“IN Fukushima 50 (2020), during an earthquake, a sign in the control room reads “Three Rules of Safety: Stop, Cool, Contain” in Japanese. This foreshadows the disaster that unfolds later in the film.”
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“In Renfield (2023), Rebecca and Renfield have posters behind them describing their personalities. Renfield wants to free himself from Dracula, and Rebecca wants to destroy Lobo.”
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“IN Prince and me (2004), they give Morgan “farewell Danish” at the end of her summer job. Later in the film she falls in love with a Danish prince.”
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“IN City (2010), when the note is left on Agent Frawley's car, it is hidden under an FBI antenna. Earlier in the film, Doug tells him in detail how to recognize the FBI car by its rear antenna.”
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“IN Batman returns (1992), you could see Selina Kyle's glasses projecting the Catwoman mask onto her face.”
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“IN Godfather (1972), I first noticed the visual foreshadowing of the famous line “Sleeping with the Fishes” on the bar’s glass window.”
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“IN Love and leashes (2022), after Ji Woo discovered a dog collar meant for Ji Hoo, he used the excuse that it was for his poodle. Later in the film, his phone profile picture was a poodle.”
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“IN Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), Howard Stark told Steve that Hydra “won't attack you with pocket knives.” Then, at the end of the film, a Hydra agent attacked Captain America with a pocketknife.”
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“IN Major League (1989), Harry Doyle says you can predict how a season will go by the first batter of the season. Hayes starts with an infield single in the first game. Jake Taylor ends the last game of the film (ALCS) with an infield single.”
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“IN Hot fluff (2007), A Metropolitan Sergeant reads Angel's dossier. He mentions that Angel is involved in extracurricular activities, and we briefly see two of them in a quick montage that comes back for the final battle at the end.”
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“IN Rocky II (1979), in the beginning, when Rocky is playing catch with the neighborhood kids, he uses his left eye to judge the distance. This foreshadows why Mickey has him switch to right-hand boxing to protect his eye.”
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“IN Ring (2002), Aidan's teacher was wearing a blouse with horse figurines, suggesting that the same hint can be found on the film.”
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“IN Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021), Venom threw away all the other M&Ms before Eddie or himself saw Carnage. This was because Venom was afraid of “reds” (he used this term when referring to red aliens such as Carnage). His fear caused him to retreat when he first saw Carnage.”
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“IN Paprika (2006), in the background there is a painting of the Sphinx and a Warrior holding a spear. Later in the dream, Paprika and Osanai turn into the same figures.”
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“IN Late Night with the Devil (2023), you see the cover of the magazine. At the bottom you see the name Abraxas, the name of the demon that the cult worships in the film, as well as the Grove, a secret society for men only, to which the main character Jack Delroy belongs.”
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“IN Corpse Bride (2005), when Victor accidentally married Emily, there was a flock of crows where he found her. A flock of crows is called “murder”.
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“IN Scream (1996), this scene at the beginning of the film hints at the true identity of the killer. If you look at the characters' shoes, you'll see that Billy and Stu are wearing black boots (the same black boots that the Phantom wore throughout the film).”
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“IN Charm (2021), every member of the Madrigal family (except Antonio) could be seen as they prepared for the gift-giving celebration – even Bruno! You might have noticed Bruno on the top right balcony when Mirabelle entered, which foreshadowed that Bruno had been living in Casita all along.”
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“IN Palm Springs (2020), Nana Schlieffen's dialogue hinted that she is in fact an important character. She “saw more weddings in [her] life than you can imagine,” and told Sarah, “I guess you’ll be gone soon,” the day he and Niles tried to escape the loop. This suggested that Nana was also part of the time loop and was not trying to get out of it (instead, she decided to return to her family's wedding every day).”
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“IN your name (2016), the bracelet on Taki's arm served as a subtle indication of who Taki was, as he only wore it when he was himself.”
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“In the first ending Hook (1985) Wadsworth claims that the chandelier was hit by two bullets, when in fact it was only one. When Wadsworth later accidentally fires his gun, it hits a chandelier. So by the end of the film, two bullets actually hit the chandelier.”
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“IN Total to remember (1990), every event that Bob McClain cites as the reason why real vacations are “a pain in the ass” happens to Doug Quaid during his trip to Mars.”
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“IN Curse of Chucky (2013), there is an early hint of a big reveal when Nika examines the Chucky doll.”
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“IN Boogie Nights (1997), when Jack first sees Eddie/Dirk, neon stars appear in the background, foreshadowing that Dirk will become a “big bright shining star” in the porn industry.”
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“IN Spider-Man 2 (2004), one of the titles on the first page Daily Bugle just before Spider-Man is about to fight Doc, he says, “MTA Insider Concerned about Al Train Aging.” The subsequent fight with Doc Ock actually involves a train that is about to crash.”
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“IN Free guy (2021), Guy wakes up next to an aquarium every day. This is a reference to how Keys later spoke of life itself as “a game of fishbowl.”
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“IN Fools (1996), Floyd's Delicatessen tells the family, “We'll have you taken care of in less than an hour.” He shows up and unknowingly saves the day 53 minutes later.”
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“IN Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), Rick Dalton sings “Green Door” on Hulabalu. The song was called a “portal to hell” by late '60s Manson-like cult leader David Berg. Rick Dalton also has a green front door to his house.”
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“IN Fiddler on the Roof (1971), Lazar Wolf gives Tzeitel extra meat, indicating his interest in her as a bride.”
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And finally, “B” Princess Bride (1987), Inigo complains to Westley that he only works for Vizzini to pay the bills since “there's not much money in revenge.” At the end of the film, Westley invites Inigo to become the new terrifying pirate Roberts, captain of the pirate ship Revenge.
