10 Movies That Eerily Predicted Things In Real Life

10. Liam Neeson Losing His Wife - Love Actually

The Movie

In Richard Curtis' iconic ensemble rom-com, Liam Neeson plays widow Daniel, who is struggling to cope with the recent death of his wife, while raising his stepson Sam (Thomas Sangster) alone.

Daniel ultimately deems himself confined to celibacy unless Claudia Schiffer walks through the door, and hilariously, at film's end he gets smitten with the mother of one of Sam's classmates, played by none other than Schiffer herself.

How It Predicted Reality

In 2009, some six years after the film's release, the role took on an unexpected relevance for Neeson, as his wife of 15 years, Natasha Richardson, died unexpectedly following a skiing accident.

The actor returned to shoot a short film sequel to Love Actually for Red Nose Day 2017, which he said caused him to reflect once again on his wife's untimely passing. "Plenty of times I've thought about this film and my own life. Love Actually, that's the way it is. That's the tapestry of life."

Furthermore, in what might be a cinematic therapy of sorts, Neeson has also starred in several films since his wife's death where his protagonist deals with the passing of their wife, most memorably 2011's icy thriller The Grey.