Modernity is a complex, multifaceted concept that has as its mainstay the belief in human progress through Reason. Therefore, it was a breeding ground for various utopias, which were expected to materialise with the progress of history. In this process, the cinema – art born among the moderns – was used as mediation. With the horrors of the Second World War, the failure of communism, the disbelief in the ability of capitalism to reach a fair world, the so-called postmodernity is seen as the face of disenchantment. The objective of this research is to look for traces of utopian hope in contemporary cinema and discuss how certain movies can serve as allies to proposals of change. On the understanding that, differently from what was believed in the past, it is not possible to see history as unfolding in a linear path – with a defined point of arrival –, modern proposals are presented with less grandiosity and recognisability, being, on the other hand, more achievable. Ernst Bloch, who wrote a compendium on hope, is the thread of the text, being compared with thinkers of the 21st century.