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eXistenZ

1999 · 97 min

A queasy, slippery plunge through layered realities where flesh and machinery blur, leaving you unsure what is real and unsettled by how little that matters.

Tagline
Everybody's Playing It.
Overview
A game designer on the run from assassins must play her latest virtual reality creation with a marketing trainee to determine if the game has been damaged.
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • technology
  • rebellion
  • deception
  • obsession
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
  • workplace
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror7
Humour4
Realism4
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity8
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
action, thriller, science fiction
Directed by
David Cronenberg
Written by
David Cronenberg
Starring
Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jude Law, Ian Holm, Willem Dafoe, Don McKellar, Callum Keith Rennie, Christopher Eccleston, Sarah Polley
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
97 min
Country
Canada, United Kingdom
Languages
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