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A Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury (1952)
Eckels enters Time Safari, a company that offers hunting trips into the past. He's made aware of the regulations which includes following the lead of the safari guide at all times. There's no guarantee of coming back alive. In fact, they've lost six guides and a dozen hunters in the last year. Knowing what he's getting into, Eckels signs up to hunt a Tyrannosaurus Rex.

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Suspense Thriller based on the famous short story by master of fiction Ray Bradbury. In the year 2055, a technology has been invented that enables people to go back in time to hunt dinosaurs. When one such expedition to the Prehistoric past unwittingly makes a fatal mistake it dramatically impacts the course of evolution, setting off waves of destruction that ripple toward the modern world and unleashing an army of fearsome creatures that never should have existed. Two scientists race against time to fix the catastrophic error while their world collapses around them and every minute brings the human race closer to extinction.

SOURCE: Warner Bros (2014), posted on YouTube, Duration: 1:55 mins, URL: https://youtu.be/3xaKvSonbG8