Twelve Monkeys

Terry Gilliam’s “Twelve Monkeys” unfolds in a dystopian future where a lethal virus has devastated the world, driving survivors underground. Convict James Cole volunteers for a dangerous time-travel mission to 1996 to uncover the virus’s source. Sent prematurely to 1990, Cole is mistaken for a lunatic and imprisoned in a mental institution, where he encounters psychiatrist Dr. Kathryn Railly and a young scientist. Their unlikely alliance unravels a conspiracy linking the Army of the 12 Monkeys to the epidemic’s origins.