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The Thirteenth Floor
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Director:
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
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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
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2.35 : 1 more
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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:
Anachronisms: In the first scene of the film, Fuller writes the letter with a fountain pen. This is clear in the close-up where the "feed" is visible under the nib. It also has a cap. The pen is dipped into a desk inkwell. Fountain pens are never dipped into an inkwell. It is set down in a grove on the desk set, which would be a correct action for a dip pen, which it was not. more
Quotes:
Hannon Fuller: [First lines] Ignorance is bliss. For the first time in my life, I agree. more
Movie Connections:
References The Truman Show (1998) more
Soundtrack:
Bugle Call Rag more

FAQ

***SPOILER*** Is the world at the end a simulation?
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121 out of 138 people found the following comment useful.
Solid Science-Fiction., 9 September 2000
Author: refinedsugar from Nova Scotia, Canada

This movie was both critically and financially panned. Why?

Two words. The Matrix.

The Thirteenth Floor is a good movie. No, it's not "The Matrix" all over again, but it wasn't trying to be. Comparing these two movies is like comparing Star Trek with Star Wars. Both are similar in aspects, but very different in others.

This is what happens when two movies of similar type are released in close proximity. The first one always has a jump-start on the second by means of box office success and pleasant reviews. That's why I think "The Thirteenth Floor" was branded as a bad movie. People had already seen "The Matrix" with it's knock-out special effects and cast and weren't open-minded for a movie on the same genre branch as The Matrix. So The 13th Floor was said to be 'a bland, pale imitation of the Matrix'.

Maybe "The Thirteenth Floor" doesn't have a star-studded cast - yes, it's cast is mostly regular supporting players, but they work well with the material. So there's no kung-fu ass kicking scenes, so what!

There's a great atmosphere, a intriguing story and a real nice plot twist. To me that makes up a very fine movie. So I ask what was so very wrong with "The Thirteenth Floor" that made critics turn away and made it tank at the box office? Really it's people's unwillingness to give a similar movie a chance and instead opting to take the easy route and branding it as a "rip-off". Which is their loss unfortunately.

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