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Overview

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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:
(17 articles)

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Thoughtful Sci-Fi in the Vain of Gattaca more (259 total)


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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


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Dennis Haysbert and Tia Texada both appear in this movie, though not on camera at the same time, but do later appear together in two episodes of _"The Unit" (2006)_. more

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: In the 1937 world, the old man (Fuller) refers to World War I. There had been no World War II yet, thus World War I should have been referred to as "The Great War", but since the world was actually a simulation, this is just an error in the simulation. Many other anachronisms in the 1937 world can be similarly explained, such as the too-new money and a too-new police car. more

Quotes:

Hannon Fuller: [First lines] Ignorance is bliss. For the first time in my life, I agree. more

Movie Connections:

Features Gilda (1946) more

Soundtrack:

Bugle Call Rag more


FAQ

***SPOILER*** Is the world at the end a simulation?
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9 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
Thoughtful Sci-Fi in the Vain of Gattaca, 17 December 2001
9/10
Author: stvartak from Chicago, Illinois

The Thirteenth Floor is a thoughtful and engaging film that asks its audience to think about the difference between reality and virtual reality. The Matrix asks similar questions in an action format appealing to a wider audience, but the Thirteenth Floor exceeds the Matrix in two respects. First, it uses a thoughtful approach that establishes its characters as more than 2-D, comic-book type heroes and villains. Second, it builds longer and with more subtlety, so that the payoff comes much later.

And a delightful payoff it is. Imagine the Matrix with less action fluff, real human relationships, and a plot twist reminiscent of the Sixth Sense. Fans of thought-provoking science fiction in the vain of Gattaca will enjoy the Thirteenth Floor just as well.

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