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eXistenZ, 1999

Starring: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jude Law

Directed by: David Cronenberg

Written by: David Cronenberg

Language: English

Country: Canada, UK

Runtime: 97 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:6.8

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eXistenZ can be described as mind bending, thought provoking, and clever. The plot revolves around technology gone awry, psychological motives, and imaginary themes. The main genres are independent, thriller, and sci-fi. In terms of style, eXistenZ is postmodernist, is futuristic, and is surreal. In approach, it is fantastical and serious. The movie has received attention for being an award winner and critically acclaimed. Note that eXistenZ involves profanity and violent content.

Summary of eXistenZ

A renowned international virtual reality game designer (Jennifer Jason Leigh), creator of a new interactive game called eXistenZ, becomes the target of an assassination plot by a group of religious fanatics. She is forced to go into hiding with a novice security guard (Jude Law) sworn to protect her. However, during the chase the two of them experience a world where the boundaries of fantasy and reality are blurred and nothing is as it seems. A psychosexual mindbender from director David Cronenberg.

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Language:	English
Country:	Canada, UK
Release date:	19 April 1999
Runtime:	97 min

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Jennifer Jason Leigh

as Allegra Geller

Jude Law

as Ted Pikul

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Jennifer Jason Leigh has a gristle gun pointed at her in eXistenZ (1999)

Ted Pikul (Jude Law) gets a call on his pink-fone in eXistenZ (1999)

Jude Law and Jennifer Jason Leigh mete out their own brand of justice in eXistenZ (1999)

Jude Law and Jennifer Jason Leigh in eXistenZ (1999)

Jennifer Jason Leigh as Allegra Geller in eXistenZ (1999)

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San Francisco Chronicle

Leigh is perfectly cast as the game-pod goddess. Full Review

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by: Bob Graham

The Onion (A.V. Club)

Though Cronenberg makes some creepy insinuations, eXistenZ is more effective as a black comedy than as a visceral shocker. Full Review

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by: Scott Tobias

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If you expect Matrix / Inception, you'll be disappointed

In marketing we call it wrong targeting. The movie is not that pointless as I though for its first 50 min and I do appreciate director's effort to show how the thin line between reality and games may disappear. But I'm just not the target audience.... Read and rate it

29.January.2011
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by: drifter
drifter rated this movie6/10Okay

not bad

A philosophical movie that will bend your mind. Not Cronenberg's best but this is a good sci-fi movie with some surprising plot twists and suspenseful scenes. Cronenberg asks - can we know what's real and what's not? Watch the movie for the answer... Read and rate it

20.August.2008
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by: barak gilon
barak gilon rated this movie7/10Good

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