Johnny Mnemonic (1995)
Johnny Mnemonic stores valuable information in his brain but only up to 80GB. Today he could just buy a much bigger USB drive.
Toy Story (1995)
Toys that come to life and get up to adventures when no one is around is a great story. But home security cameras would have ruined the secret.
The Talented Mr Ripley (1999)
A simple Google search or a scour of social media and Matt Damon’s masquerade would have fallen apart. He looks nothing like Jude Law after all.
Forest Gump (1994)
Forrest could have easily found the directions to Jenny’s house using Google Maps and solved a whole lot of hassle.
Psycho (1960)
Booking a hotel room online or checking for Trip Advisor reviews would have stopped Marion from staying at the Bates Motel.
The Usual Suspects (1995)
If the police had modern facial recognition and CCTV cameras everywhere Keyser Söze would have been easily identified.
Crash (2004)
With self-driving cars the storyline of Crash would have fallen apart easily.
Sixteen Candles (1984)
In a world where Facebook automatically notifies you of a friend’s birthday no one would have forgotten Sam’s birthday.
Pretty Woman (1990)
The events of Pretty Woman would have never happened if Edward had just looked up where he was going on his phone and not just stopped to ask for directions.
Jurassic Park (1990)
If the park managers had thought to fit all the dinosaurs with GPS tracking devices there might have been far fewer hiccups in Jurassic Park.
Phone Booth (2003)
Phone booths are now basically extinct. Stu would no doubt have just used a burner phone or instant messaging to keep in touch with his lover.
One Hour Photo (2002)
We no longer get photos developed so Robin William’s character would never have had a chance to pry.
Scream (1996)
The premise of the Scream movies sees a killer calling his victim’s landline before wreaking havoc. Caller ID and a lack of landlines would have ruined this.
Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
If you were worried your baby might be the spawn of satan, a quick ultrasound at your local hospital should be enough to clear things up.
Falling Down (1993)
Working from home would have really prevented Falling Down from being an issue.
Dude, Where’s My Car? (2000)
Two stoners spend a day adventuring around town looking for their car.
Google now automatically remembers where you left your car. Easy.
Die Hard (1988)
If John McClane and all the workers in that building had smartphones the problem would be over before it started with a quick call to the police.
Romeo and Juliet (1996)
This bloodbath could have been avoided with a nice quick Snapchat.
Memento (2000)
A man with no short-term memory, on the hunt for his wife’s killer. A Facebook would have made life easier. As would digital photos.
An Affair to Remember (1957)
Tinder, the dating app, would have had them paired up with their ideal partner in the first place so that whole mess would never need to happen.
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
News manipulation on a scale shown here would be near impossible with the transparency of Twitter.
Home Alone (1990)
Add smartphones to Home Alone and Kevin McCallister would never have been deserted.
High Fidelity (2000)
With Facebook, he could have easily trawled his past relationships and experiences for a more balanced perspective outside of his own memory.
It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
Modern crowd-funding websites would have let George make short work of making the money elsewhere.
