Denzel Washington's 2006 sci-fi thriller Déjà Vu is now free to stream on Tubi, marking the film's 20th anniversary in November. Directed by Tony Scott, the post-9/11 crime thriller follows ATF agent Doug Carlin (Washington) as he hunts domestic terrorist Carroll Oerstadt (Jim Caviezel), who bombed a New Orleans ferry. FBI agent Paul Pryzwarra (Val Kilmer) recruits Carlin to a task force built around a secret government project: scientists have created a time window that allows investigators to look back just over four days in real time, with no ability to rewind.
Carlin uses the window to study victim Claire Kuchever (Paula Patton), learning the killer's identity and discovering his own role in preventing the tragedy. The film weaves past and present as it explores ethics of government surveillance and the moral questions that arise from accessing the past. Washington and Scott collaborated on five films together, with Déjà Vu standing as perhaps their most creatively engaging work. The thriller balances romance and duty as Carlin develops feelings for a woman already dead in his timeline, all while working against a ticking clock that captures early 2000s American anxieties without feeling dated.