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The Zero Theorem

2013 · 107 min

A garish, cluttered fever dream that drifts between loneliness and absurdity, demanding patience as it ponders whether anything means anything.

Directed by
Terry Gilliam
Genres
Drama, Fantasy, Science fiction
Starring
Christoph Waltz, David Thewlis, Mélanie Thierry
Tagline
Nothing is Everything
Overview
A computer hacker's goal to discover the reason for human existence continually finds his work interrupted thanks to the Management; this time, they send a teenager and lusty love interest to distract him.

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Directed by
Terry Gilliam
Genres
Drama, Fantasy, Science fiction
Starring
Christoph Waltz, David Thewlis, Mélanie Thierry
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • identity
  • faith
  • obsession
  • loneliness
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour5
Realism3
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness7
Complexity8
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, fantasy, science fiction
Directed by
Terry Gilliam
Written by
Pat Rushin
Starring
Christoph Waltz, David Thewlis, Mélanie Thierry, Lucas Hedges, Matt Damon, Ben Whishaw, Tilda Swinton, Sanjeev Bhaskar
Music
George Fenton
Cinematography
Nicola Pecorini
Runtime
107 min
Country
France, Romania, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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