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Director:
Writers:
Daniel F. Galouye (book)
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Release Date:
28 May 1999 (USA) more
Tagline:
Question reality. You can go there even though it doesn't exist.
Plot:
Computer scientist Hannon Fuller has discovered something extremely important. He's about to tell the discovery to his colleague... more | full synopsis
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(17 articles)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Abwärts in die Zukunft (Germany) (TV title)
The 13th Floor (USA) (alternative spelling)
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence and language.
Runtime:
100 min
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The science fiction novel Simulacron-3 was also published under the title Counterfeit World, it was first published in 1964 by Daniel F. Galouye in the United States, and is one of the first literary descriptions of virtual reality. more
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Continuity: The length of "Tom Jones"'s cigarette in the lobby. more
Quotes:
Hannon Fuller: [First lines] Ignorance is bliss. For the first time in my life, I agree. more
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***SPOILER*** Is the world at the end a simulation?
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22 out of 32 people found the following review useful.
As others would say, question of playing god..., 17 July 2004

Movie touches idea about creation and living in the virtual world and how it could impact you, how power makes you ill and crazy and you start to destroy your creation.

Yes, someone maybe can claim a movie dull sometimes, but it's really different mood, it's not action-based, but thought and dialog based. And end, altought I guessed it could be like that way, surprised me anyway.

In overall, good, very interesting point of view to virtual worlds and playing god theme. Hollywood ending is somehow very oversweet (for me doesn't matter, I like happy endings sometimes, when it involves romance :)), it raises many points to think about.

8 out of 10.

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