10 Insane Movie Plots That Actually Happened In Real Life

10. The Recent Real-Life Pandemic Is Eerily Foreshadowed - Contagion

Back when Steven Soderbergh's gripping thriller by the name of Contagion was unleashed into theatres in 2011, few could ever imagine just how on the money the star-studded ensemble flick would be in just under a decade's time.

Fast forward to 2020, and the film in question's plot centred around how the modern world would deal with a worldwide pandemic had become a disturbing reality, with Contagion's use of the term "social distancing", the sight of streets and venues being all but abandoned, supermarkets being ravaged by freaked out civilians, and much more all feeling particularly close to home in the wake of the recent real-life pandemic.

On top of this, the film's virus of MEV-1 originated in animals, specifically a bat, during the runtime, with COVID-19 also being thought to have had a similar origin.

Far from having a "crystal ball" when it came time to pen this shockingly accurate script a near-decade before the real-life pandemic changed the world, though, screenwriter Scott Z. Burns simply noted, "I had access to great expertise. So, if people find the movie to be accurate, it should give them confidence in the public health experts who are out there right now trying to guide us."