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EXistenZ
Sign in to saveExistenz (stylized as eXistenZ) is a 1999 science fiction horror film written, produced and directed by David Cronenberg. The film follows Allegra Geller (Jennifer Jason Leigh), a game designer who becomes the target of assassins while playing a virtual reality game of her own creation. An international co-production between Canada, the United Kingdom, and France, it also stars Jude Law, Ian Holm, Don McKellar, Callum Keith Rennie, Sarah Polley, Christopher Eccleston, Willem Dafoe, and Robert A. Silverman.
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Existenz is a 1999 horror, mystery, and science fiction film directed by David Cronenberg, who also wrote the screenplay. The cast includes Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jude Law, Ian Holm, and Don McKellar. Produced by Robert Lantos and Cronenberg, the film was shot in Toronto and features music by Howard Shore. It explores themes of telepresence, virtual reality, escapism, and reality. The production companies involved include Telefilm Canada, Alliance Atlantis, UGC, Serendipity Point Films, and Natural Nylon Entertainment.
The movie has a runtime of 97 minutes and was released in various countries including Canada, the United Kingdom, France, and the United States. It carries an R rating. Review scores include 74%, 6.6/10, 68/100, and 6.8/10. It has received 3 wins and 14 nominations. The film was distributed by Netflix and Fandango at Home, with a budget of 15,000,000 and revenue of 2,856,712.
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Film · TMDB
6.8A game designer on the run from assassins must play her latest virtual reality creation with a marketing trainee to determine if the game has been damaged.
Cast
- Jennifer Jason Leigh as Allegra Geller
- Jude Law as Ted Pikul
- Ian Holm as Kiri Vinokur
- Willem Dafoe as Gas
- Don McKellar as Yevgeny Nourish
- Callum Keith Rennie as Hugo Carlaw
Themes
- hacker
- video game
- virtual reality
- pop star
- bodyguard
- dystopia
- virtual fight
- near future
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Ratings
IMDb
6.8/10
111,094 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
77%
Metacritic
70/100
- Year
- 1999
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Genres
- Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 3 wins & 14 nominations total
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Key facts
- Film.name
- eXistenZ
- Film.image
- EXISTENZ.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- David Cronenberg
- Film.writer
- David Cronenberg
- Film.music
- Howard Shore
- Film.cinematography
- Peter Suschitzky
- Film.editing
- Ronald Sanders
- Film.runtime
- 97 minutes
- Film.language
- English
- Film.gross
- $5.5 million (Canada/UK/US)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- David Cronenberg
- Screenwriter
- David Cronenberg
- Composer
- Howard Shore
- Producer
- David Cronenberg
- Production company
- Telefilm Canada
- Cinematographer
- Peter Suschitzky
- Filming location
- Toronto
- Duration
- 97
- FilmAffinity ID
- 792969
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1999-11-18
- film editor
- Ronald Sanders
- title
- Existenz
- distributed by
- Fandango at Home
- review score
- 6.8/10
- capital cost
- 15000000
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Article · Polski
eXistenZ – kanadyjsko-brytyjski film fantastyczny z roku 1999, wyreżyserowany przez Davida Cronenberga.
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