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Overview

User Rating:
6.7/10   18,221 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Daniel F. Galouye (book)
Josef Rusnak (screenplay) ...
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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
Awards:
1 nomination more
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(17 articles)
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User Reviews:
Calm, honest, thought provoking more (261 total)

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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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2.35 : 1 more
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Trivia:
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
Goofs:
Continuity: The message left on Douglas Hall's answering machine clearly doesn't match the earlier scene where Fuller records it. more
Quotes:
Hannon Fuller: [First lines] Ignorance is bliss. For the first time in my life, I agree. more
Movie Connections:
References The Truman Show (1998) more
Soundtrack:
Easy Come, Easy Go more

FAQ

***SPOILER*** Is the world at the end a simulation?
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70 out of 79 people found the following review useful.
Calm, honest, thought provoking, 6 June 2003
9/10
Author: zweistein from Aachen, Germany

For some time I have been hearing people refer to to The 13th Floor, mostly when comparing to other movies of the genre like The Matrix. I finally got around to view it myself, and I was positively surprised. After seeing Matrix I and II, its hard to imagine a film that can be on par. The 13th Floor is it. Not in action, stunts or CG, but by presenting an old, yet interesting idea in wonderful pictures and a genre between sci-fi and mystery. The main protagonists "calmness and integrity" contrasts with the absurd situation the characters are in. Camera, lighting and the "textures" are excellent and the sound track perfectly completes the unique atmosphere.

Very recommended!

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