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The Thirteenth Floor
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1999 film by Josef Rusnak
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The Thirteenth Floor is a 1999 science fiction cyberpunk thriller film directed and written by Josef Rusnak. Produced by Roland Emmerich and Centropolis Entertainment, the movie stars Craig Bierko, Gretchen Mol, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Dennis Haysbert. It is based on the work of Daniel F. Galouye, specifically Simulacron-3, and explores themes of telepresence and simulated reality. The narrative is set in Los Angeles, with filming taking place in Long Beach.
The film was distributed by Columbia Pictures and Netflix in formats including video on demand. It has a runtime of 100 minutes and was released on April 16, 1999. The production budget was 16,000,000, resulting in a box office revenue of 18,564,088. Harald Kloser composed the score for the English-language production, which originated in Germany and the United States.
Critical reception included a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 29% to 30%, a Metacritic score of 36/100, and an IMDb rating of 7.0. The film received one nomination total. Keywords associated with the work include artificial intelligence, computer programs, virtual reality, and dystopia.
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Film · TMDB
7.1In Los Angeles, a wealthy man, known as Mr. Fuller, discovers a shocking secret about the world he lives in. Fearing for his life, he leaves a desperate message for a friend of his in the most unexpected place.
Cast
- Craig Bierko as Douglas Hall
- Armin Mueller-Stahl as Hannon Fuller
- Gretchen Mol as Jane Fuller
- Vincent D'Onofrio as Whitney
- Dennis Haysbert as Det. Larry McBain
- Steven Schub as Det. Zev Bernstein
Themes
- artificial intelligence (a.i.)
- based on novel or book
- computer program
- virtual reality
- dystopia
- simulation
- surrealism
- computer simulation
- simulated reality
- remake
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Ratings
IMDb
7/10
81,579 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
29%
Metacritic
36/100
- Year
- 1999
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Genres
- Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 1 nomination total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Josef Rusnak
- Screenplay by
- Josef Rusnak, Ravel Centeno-Rodriguez
- Based on
- Simulacron-3 , by Daniel F. Galouye World on a Wire , by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Produced by
- Roland Emmerich Ute Emmerich Marco Weber
- Starring
- Craig Bierko Gretchen Mol Vincent D'Onofrio Dennis Haysbert Armin Mueller-Stahl
- Cinematography
- Wedigo von Schultzendorff
- Edited by
- Henry Richardson
- Music by
- Harald Kloser
- Production company
- Centropolis Entertainment
- Distributed by
- Columbia Pictures (International) Jugendfilm , 20th Century Fox (Germany)
- Release dates
- April 16, 1999 ( 1999-04-16 ) (Denmark) May 28, 1999 ( 1999-05-28 ) (United States) November 25, 1999 ( 1999-11-25 ) (Germany)
- Running time
- 100 minutes
- Countries
- United States Germany
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $16 million
- Box office
- $18.5 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- melodrama
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Simulacron-3
- Main subject
- simulated reality
- Director
- Josef Rusnak
- Screenwriter
- Josef Rusnak
- Cast member
- Johnny Crawford
- Composer
- Harald Kloser
- Producer
- Roland Emmerich
- Production company
- Centropolis Entertainment
- Narrative location
- Los Angeles
- Filming location
- Long Beach
- Duration
- 100
- FilmAffinity ID
- 577427
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1999-11-25
- title
- The Thirteenth Floor
- distributed by
- Netflix
- after a work by
- Daniel F. Galouye
- box office
- 18564088
- review score
- 36/100
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Encyclopedic overview
The Thirteenth Floor is a 1999 science fiction film written and directed by Josef Rusnak and produced by Roland Emmerich’s Centropolis Entertainment. Loosely based on Daniel F. Galouye’s 1964 novel, Simulacron-3, it is a remake of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s 1973 miniseries World on a Wire. The film stars Craig Bierko, Gretchen Mol, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Dennis Haysbert. In 2000, The Thirteenth Floor was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film but lost to The Matrix.
Plot
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