Film

A Sound of Thunder

Name: A Sound of Thunder
Genre: Thriller, Science Fiction, Adventure, Action
Released: 2005
Cast: Edward Burns, Catherine McCormack, Ben Kingsley, William Armstrong, Jemima Rooper

Time-travel sci-fi

A hunter's prehistoric hunt goes catastrophically wrong when he steps off the marked path, triggering a butterfly-effect cascade that warps reality itself. It's a high-concept science-fiction thriller built on a Ray Bradbury premise—ambitious, visually adventurous, and operating at the intersection of action and cosmic horror. For anyone who loves stories about consequences, time mechanics, and the fragility of the world.

TMDb rating

2.5

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