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The Thirteenth Floor (1999)

R  |   |  Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller  |  28 May 1999 (USA)
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Computer scientist Hannon Fuller has discovered something extremely important. He's about to tell the discovery to his colleague, Douglas Hall, but knowing someone is after him, the old man... See full summary »

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Computer scientist Hannon Fuller has discovered something extremely important. He's about to tell the discovery to his colleague, Douglas Hall, but knowing someone is after him, the old man leaves a letter in the computer generated parallel world his company has created (which looks like the 30's with seemingly real people with real emotions). Fuller is murdered in our real world the same night, and his colleague is suspected. Douglas discovers a bloody shirt in his bathroom and he cannot recall what he was doing the night Fuller was murdered. He logs into the system in order to find the letter, but has to confront the unexpected. The truth is harsher than he could ever imagine... Written by Danny Rosenbluth

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Question reality. You can go there even though it doesn't exist.


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$16,000,000 (estimated)

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$4,278,452 (USA) (28 May 1999)

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ESP 77,806,285 (Spain) (13 July 2001)
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Douglas Hall's house has been seen on film before as the apartment of Detective Deckard in Ridley Scott's 1982 Blade Runner (1982). It's a Frank Lloyd Wright building named Ennis House, located in Los Angeles, CA. See more »

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In the climactic scene, when Craig Bierko prepares to shoot Gretchen Mol, the sound of the pistol cocking can be heard. However, having already fired several rounds, there is no need for the pistol to be cocked. See more »

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Jason Whitney/Jerry Ashton: If you're thinkin' what I think you're thinkin', don't even think about it.
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References Laura (1944) See more »

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Erase/Rewind
Written by Peter Svensson and Nina Persson
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Not bad.
26 September 2001 | by (Toronto, Ont. Canada) – See all my reviews

Although the first half does not account for much, THE THIRTEENTH FLOOR is a surprisingly half-decent movie. The story is well put, the acting seems to fit. What seems to be another TWILIGHT ZONE knock-off is saved by an endless supply (maybe too many) of twists and turns. THIRTEENTH FLOOR is watchable!

A famous computer scientist is murdered in his own virtual simulation and his friends investigate. Particularly Douglas Hall, who is suspect #1 of the murder.

What starts out as questioning the use of virtual reality (Do virtual people have a soul?) becomes much more than that. Science never ends. The 'poor man's MATRIX' as it was called in 1999 is a good, involving story that may be confronted in the future. Some boring moments aside, THE THIRTEENTH FLOOR is a welcome addition for science fiction.


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