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Surrogates (2009)

PG_13 89 min  -  Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller  -   25 September 2009 (USA)
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Ratings: 6.2/10 from 74,827 users   Metascore: 45/100 
Reviews: 226 user | 242 critic | 21 from Metacritic.com

Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of others' surrogates.

Director:

Jonathan Mostow

Writers:

Michael Ferris (screenplay), John D. Brancato (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Surrogates -- A music video from the movie Surrogates. Surrogates -- People are living their lives remotely from the safety of their own homes via robotic surrogates -- sexy, physically perfect mechanical representations of themselves. It's an ideal world where crime, pain, fear and consequences don't exist. When the first murder in years jolts this utopia, FBI agent Greer (Willis) discovers a vast conspiracy behind the surrogate phenomenon and must abandon his own surrogate, risking his life to unravel the mystery. Surrogates -- A clip from the movie Surrogates.
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bruce Willis ...
Greer
Radha Mitchell ...
Rosamund Pike ...
Maggie
Boris Kodjoe ...
James Francis Ginty ...
Canter
James Cromwell ...
Ving Rhames ...
Jack Noseworthy ...
Strickland
Devin Ratray ...
Bobby
Michael Cudlitz ...
Jeffrey De Serrano ...
Armando
Helena Mattsson ...
Michael Phillip Michael Phillip ...
Uniformed Cop
Danny F Smith ...
Victim (as Danny Smith)
Brian A. Parrish Brian A. Parrish ...
Hard Hat (as Brian Parrish)
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Storyline

People are living their lives remotely from the safety of their own homes via robotic surrogates -- sexy, physically perfect mechanical representations of themselves. It's an ideal world where crime, pain, fear and consequences don't exist. When the first murder in years jolts this utopia, FBI agent Greer discovers a vast conspiracy behind the surrogate phenomenon and must abandon his own surrogate, risking his life to unravel the mystery. Written by Touchstone Pictures  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

FBI Agent | Future | Robot | Murder | Investigation  | See more »

Taglines:

How do you save humanity when the only thing that's real is you? See more »

Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence, disturbing images, language, sexuality and a drug-related scene See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Vicarious See more »

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$80,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$14,902,692 (USA) (27 September 2009) (2951 Screens)

Gross:

$38,542,418 (USA) (29 November 2009)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

In the "beauty shop" where Maggie works a device can be seen for holding the "faces" of surrogates, the device is actually a Gorillapod, a flexible tripod for cameras. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: The car which Peters crashed and is used by Greer to chase her, has no visible damage in 2 of the following scenes. One of these scenes is after Greer crashes into the store. The FBI agent opens the driver's door and we briefly see some cracks in the passenger window, no other damage to that door. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
The Prophet: Look at yourselves. Unplug from your chairs, get up and look in the mirror. What you see is how God made you. We're not meant to experience the world through a machine.
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Connections

Featured in Great Movie Mistakes 2: The Sequel (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

"Election Campaign"
Written by Jack Waldenmaier
Performed by Jack Waldenmaier
Courtesy of SmartSound Software, Inc. See more »