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Replica

2005 · 66 min

A strange, earnest low-budget romance that drifts into uneasy biotech obsession, feeling awkward and oddly hypnotic.

Directed by
James Nguyen
Genres
Romance, Science fiction, Thriller
Starring
John David Braddock, Lana Dykstra, Rick Campos
Overview
Suffering from kidney failure, Joe, a computer chip salesman goes through an organ transplant administered by Dr. Evelyn Tyler who is a biogeneticist for Therapeutic Technology located at 1 DNA Drive. Joe is not only grateful for his new kidney, but he becomes interested and obsessed in Dr. Tyler who shows him the world of miraculous, amazing and wonderful biotechnology. But this seemingly technological panacea is also filled with uncertainty, danger and dilemma that changes their lives forever.

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Directed by
James Nguyen
Genres
Romance, Science fiction, Thriller
Starring
John David Braddock, Lana Dykstra, Rick Campos
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • science
  • love
  • identity
  • morality
Places
  • workplace
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour1
Realism4
Romance6
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
romance, science fiction, thriller, drama
Directed by
James Nguyen
Written by
James Nguyen
Starring
John David Braddock, Lana Dykstra, Rick Campos, David Nguyen, Steve Mckoy, Lee Boren, James Nguyen, Robert Anthony Peters
Runtime
66 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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