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Release Date:
22 July 2005 (USA) moreTagline:
Your time will come... morePlot:
A man goes on the run after he discovers that he is actually a "harvested being", and is being kept along with others in a utopian facility. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
3 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(67 articles)
Who is Mike Bay? (From JoBlo. 1 July 2009, 8:20 PM, PDT)
Alex Kurtzman And Roberto Orci Nab A ‘License To Steal’
(From MTV Movies Blog. 29 June 2009, 1:00 PM, PDT)
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Exciting and intense moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Ewan McGregor | ... | Lincoln Six Echo / Tom Lincoln | |
| Scarlett Johansson | ... | Jordan Two Delta / Sarah Jordan | |
| Djimon Hounsou | ... | Albert Laurent | |
| Sean Bean | ... | Dr. Merrick | |
| Steve Buscemi | ... | James McCord | |
| Michael Clarke Duncan | ... | Starkweather Two Delta | |
| Ethan Phillips | ... | Jones Three Echo | |
| Brian Stepanek | ... | Gandu Three Echo | |
| Noa Tishby | ... | Community Announcer | |
| Siobhan Flynn | ... | Lima One Alpha | |
| Troy Blendell | ... | Laurent Team Member | |
| Jamie McBride | ... | Laurent Team Member | |
| Kevin McCorkle | ... | Laurent Team Member | |
| Gary Nickens | ... | Laurent Team Member | |
| Kathleen Rose Perkins | ... | Laurent Team Member |
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Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, some sexuality and language.Parents Guide:
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136 minCountry:
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EnglishColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Taiwan:PG-12 | Malaysia:18SG | Iceland:16 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #41894) | France:U (with warning) | Australia:M | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Finland:K-15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Germany:16 | Canada:G (Quebec) | UK:12A | Ireland:12A | Norway:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Netherlands:12 | Sweden:11 | Denmark:11 | Brazil:14 | Argentina:16 | Peru:14 | Czech Republic:12Fun Stuff
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In one scene in the movie, a Bugatti Veyron is seen driving down a street in the background. Currently the Bugatti is sold for $1.25 million, and only about 50 are made yearly. moreGoofs:
Miscellaneous: The train wheels falling off the trailer fall and flip towards the pursuing police. In reality they would continue moving in the same direction as the semi and flip in the same direction. moreQuotes:
[first lines]God-Like Man: You're special. You have a very special purpose in life. You've been chosen. The Island awaits you.
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I got to see an advance screening of "The Island" on 7/12, and I definitely enjoyed it. Although trailers and plot summaries gave away a lot of the story, I was still surprised by its intensity. An early scene involving two of the lottery winners continues to haunt me, as does a later discussion of what it means to be branded "less than human". The action sequences had me gripping the arms of my chair. I thought Jordan and Lincoln's innocence was very well-done and appropriate for the life they had led. Parts of "The Island" reminded me of "Brave New World", other parts were similar to "Logan's Run" and I was even reminded in a small way of "The Matrix" - but none of the similarities seemed like cheap imitations, more like an expansion of an older theme. Overall it was a very good movie. I can't wait to see it again when it's released on the 22nd!