eXistenZ poster

eXistenZ( 1999)

TV-MAActionThrillerScience Fiction
68%
User
Score

Play it. Live it. Kill for 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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Jennifer Jason Leigh

      Allegra Geller

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      Jude Law

      Ted Pikul

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      Ian Holm

      Kiri Vinokur

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      Willem Dafoe

      Gas

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      Don McKellar

      Yevgeny Nourish

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      Callum Keith Rennie

      Hugo Carlaw

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      Christopher Eccleston

      Seminar Leader

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      Sarah Polley

      Merle

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      Robert A. Silverman

      D'Arcy Nader

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      Kris Lemche

      Noel Dichter

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      Oscar Hsu

      Chinese Waiter

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      Vik Sahay

      Male Assistant

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      Kirsten Johnson

      Female Assistant

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      James Kirchner

      Landry

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      Balázs Koós

      Male Volunteer

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      Stephanie Belding

      Female Volunteer

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      Gerry Quigley

      Trout Farm Worker

    Social

    Review 2Discussion

    A review by John Chard

    8
    Written by John Chard on Mon Feb 22 2016
    Free will is obviously not a big factor in this little world of ours. Hee, yet another David Cronenberg picture that divides opinions, not just among the casual film watchers, but also his most ardent fans. Plot is a little nutty in actuality, as it finds Jennifer Jason Leigh as the world's most high profile games designer. While testing her new virtual reality game out with a focus group, an assassination attempt puts her on the run with an ally of sorts, marketing man Ted Pikul (Jude Law). With the prototype of the new game in their possession, the pair must enter the game's realm to un...

    Media

    Videos 1Backdrops 35Posters 43

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    15000000.00

    Revenue

    2856712.00

    Keywords

    • hacker
    • video game
    • virtual reality
    • pop star
    • bodyguard
    • dystopia
    • virtual fight
    • near future