Movie

Surrogates

2009 · 89 min

A sleek, slightly chilly sci-fi mystery that makes you uneasy about screens and bodies, with a somber emotional pull underneath.

Tagline: How do you save humanity when the only thing that's real is you?
Overview: 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.
How it feels: Tense, melancholic, dark and cynical. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Identity, technology, isolation, grief
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
technology
isolation
grief
deception
Places: big city
home
Era: near-future
Audience: teen
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild