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I Origins (2014)

R  |   |  Drama  |  19 September 2014 (South Africa)
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A molecular biologist and his laboratory partner uncover evidence that may fundamentally change society as we know it.

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Ian
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Sofi
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Karen
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7-Eleven Attendant
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Marriage Clerk (as Charles W. Gray)
John Schiumo ...
TV Anchor
Farasha Baylock ...
Posh Waitress
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Dr. Simmons
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Julie Dairy
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Margaret Dairy
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Storyline

A graduate student, Ian Gray, is researching the evolution of human eyes with Karen and Kenny, in order to discredit creationists by proving that eyes have evolved. Seven years later, when the hospital takes an iris scan of his son and enters into the database, they appear to match with another person's eyes, which suggested that their son may be some sort of reincarnation of the deceased man. Written by Nebzyl

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Rated R for some sexuality/nudity, and language | See all certifications »

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19 September 2014 (South Africa)  »

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A szem tükrében  »

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Opening Weekend:

$27,652 (USA) (18 July 2014)

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$334,658 (USA) (15 August 2014)
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Trivia

At the scene that starts in seven eleven and afterwards in the bus, 11s are shown everywhere and the scene ends with two eyes. This could be a reference to 11 as well since the word "eye" is pronounced as the word "I", and II can be read as 11. See more »

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When Ian is video chatting with Karen on skype along with Salomina we can see the time on Karen's laptop as 5:04 PM. 5 PM in the US should be 4 AM in New Delhi but we can see in the background that its daytime in India. See more »

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[first lines]
Ian: Every living person on this planet has their own unique pair eyes. Each their own universe. My name is Doctor Ian Gray. I'm a father, and husband, and I'm a scientist. When I was a child, I realized that the camera was designed exactly like the human eye, taking in light through a lens, forming it into images. I began taking as many pictures of eyes as I possibly could. I'd like to tell you the story of the eyes that changed my world.
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After the credits, there is a scene depicting the beginning of the process of matching up famous historical figures' eyes with living people's eyes. See more »

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References Zoolander (2001) See more »

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Driverless Car
Performed by Fall on Your Sword
Written by Will Bates
Published by Fall On Your Sword (ASCAP)
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Intelligent, fun, moving and very entertaining movie with great cast
29 January 2014 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

In my opinion the best movie out of Sundance in 2014 (and I watched quite a few). Loved the concept and the cast, movie could be slightly edited to move faster but what a trip! It presents itself as an intelligent broad appeal release, not the typical indie-low budget-gritty product of Sundance. I like more mainstream movies, and loved this movie so my guess is that will resonate with a very large audience when released. The love story is so convincing that casts a haunting spell in the rest of the movie, and the scientific discovery (don't want to spoil the story) is so cool and full of heart that if true in real life would completely change the way we look at life and relationships. Kudos to Fox Searchlight, they seem to be on a roll with award winning titles and out of the box, but mainstream appealing movies.


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