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Overview

User Rating:
6.7/10   17,114 votes
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Director:
Josef Rusnak
Writers:
Daniel F. Galouye (book)
Josef Rusnak (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
28 May 1999 (USA) more
Tagline:
Question reality. You can go there even though it doesn't exist.
Plot:
Computer scientist Hannon Fuller has discovered something extremely important. He's about to tell the discovery to his colleague... more | full synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(10 articles)
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User Comments:
I think therefore I am... A film that questions the believe that self choice means you are flesh and blood. more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Abwärts in die Zukunft (Germany) (TV title)
The 13th Floor (USA) (alternative spelling)
13. kerros (Finland) [fi]
13:e våningen (Sweden) [sv]
13F (Japan) [ja]
El piso 13 (Argentina) [es]
Etajul 13 (Romania) [ro]
Il tredicesimo piano (Italy) [it]
Le Treizième étage (Canada: French title) [fr]
Nivel 13 (Spain) [es]
Nivell 13 (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
O 13º Andar (Portugal) (video title) [pt]
Passé virtuel (France) [fr]
Trinaesti sprat (Serbia) [sr]
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence and language.
Runtime:
100 min
Country:
Germany | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

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Trivia:
The science fiction novel Simulacron-3 was also published under the title Counterfeit World, it was first published in 1964 by Daniel F. Galouye in the United States, and is one of the first literary descriptions of virtual reality. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The message left on Douglas Hall's answering machine clearly doesn't match the earlier scene where Fuller records it. more
Quotes:
Hannon Fuller: [First lines] Ignorance is bliss. For the first time in my life, I agree. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Robot Chicken: They Took My Thumbs (#4.2)" (2008) more
Soundtrack:
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39 out of 43 people found the following comment useful:-
I think therefore I am... A film that questions the believe that self choice means you are flesh and blood., 2 January 2005
9/10
Author: skelk from Notts, UK

A small simulation set in 1937 has been created. Our main character discovers that his recently murdered partner (the simulators creator) has been using the simulation before its release for human trial. He also discovers that a message has been left in the system for him to find. A message that promises to ultimately change everything.

I recommend this film to all those who enjoyed eXistenZ etc. Fans of David Lynch will not be disappointed either. If you are a great fan of Lynch, then you will see this as an easy to follow film that has some nice turns and twists without forcing you to pause and rewind or watch again.

The film manages to persuade you of the complex simulated world without spending too much of its budget on special effects, unlike the matrix, which ultimately destroyed itself by its overdone sequels. Great set of actors here too. Ones that deserve the job title "actor" and have many creditations to their name.

I am surprised that this little effort hasn't been more popular since it manages to get a complex story line and make it very easy to follow without becoming bogged down with the characters explaining each scene (ergo the matrix).

Overall, definitely one to watch and one to own.

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