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Set in the near-future, eXistenZ depicts a society in which game designers are worshipped as superstars and players can organically enter inside the games. At the center of the story is Allegra Geller whose latest games system eXistenZ taps so deeply into its users fears and desires that it blurs the boundaries between reality .. Read more

Starring	Callum Keith Rennie, Sarah Polley, Kristopher Lemche, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Director	David Cronenberg
Genres	Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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- The problem here is that the video game is one that you can imagine only Cronenberg wanting to play, and underneath the hi-tech trimmings, which look like leftovers from his Naked Lunch, are themes on the relativity of truth that were handled rathe
- 30258
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:38
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  - 2
  Question reality
  
  eXistenZ is the twisted fruit of writer/director David Cronenberg. From the opening title sequence the viewer is exposed to layered images of what looks to be ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - B Cooke
  - London
  - 17 Jun 2004 at 14:31
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- - 0
  - 0
  Put down your joystick
  
  I really rather liked this film and I think it is underrated and worth a watch. It was never really given the proper exposure it should have had, mainly because... read more »
  
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- - Sideplates
  - 50 reviews
  - Dursley
  - 12 Feb 2012 at 15:59
- - 0
  - 0
  Inception with syfy twist
  
  I have no idea what film the people who gave this a 1 or 2 stars where watching. They must have been wanting a romcom or something.
  
  You watch this ... read more »
  
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- - KarlG
  - 1 review
  - 15 Oct 2011 at 00:15
- - 0
  - 2
  absolute drivel!
  
  oh goodness me!!! poor plot, bad script, terrible acting....we gave up after 30 minutes!! really not worth a minute of your valuable time
  
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- 1044211
- - icecoldkitten
  - 1 review
  - 23 Sep 2011 at 21:47
- - 0
  - 1
  V Poor
  
  I would rather poke my eyes out than watch this movie again. Absolute stinker and shame on you Jude Law. You were great in Gataca but this performance pretty ... read more »
  
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- 1042481
- - shooter007
  - 1 review
  - 19 Sep 2011 at 20:35
- - 0
  - 0
  bad film yet somehow gripping - and certainly gross
  
  Confused about how to rate this - at first, I thought it was terrible, rubbish writing and acting. Then the grotesque scenes disturbed me, which means that it ... read more »
  
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- - filmdigga
  - 7 reviews
  - Wilmslow
  - 31 Aug 2011 at 12:56
- - 0
  - 0
  Zzz ...zzz.ZZZ...zzz
  
  We were in two watching this movie, when the ending came i was alone, there must be a reason -.-
  
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- 1032892
- - Carlovfx
  - 3 reviews
  - 23 Aug 2011 at 23:07
- - 0
  - 0
  Really bad film
  
  Seriously bad film, I love a good sci-fi, Matrix an all time favourite film but this is just wierd and rubbish. Watched the full thing hopeing for some great ... read more »
  
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- - whatyasee
  - 5 reviews
  - 12 Jul 2011 at 22:01
- - 0
  - 0
  just awful!
  
  One word... awful! I find Jude Law grating to say the least at the best of times but slap a dodgy american accent on him and one of the slowest, dullest films I... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 08 Jul 2011 at 15:31
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  Mr Cronenberg has clearly never played a video game in his life
  
  David Cronenberg does the layered virtual reality oh-my-god-just-imagine-if-you-couldnt-work-out-wha t-was-real-and-what-was-not thing a full decade before ... read more »
  
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- 1010679
- - JayLow
  - 87 reviews
  - 28 Jun 2011 at 10:58
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  READ THE REVIEWS FIRST!
  
  Yeeeah... I like escapism as much as the next girl, but the problem was I never actually escaped this one! My star rating says it all - painful. 2 hours of my ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 29 May 2011 at 22:38
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- - 42
  - 2
  Question reality
  
  eXistenZ is the twisted fruit of writer/director David Cronenberg. From the opening title sequence the viewer is exposed to layered images of what looks to be ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 7851
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - B Cooke
  - London
  - 17 Jun 2004 at 14:31
- - 14
  - 7
  Really shouldn't have bothered
  
  If you've ever seen any other film, you'll see the ending coming, seriously. It barely qualifies as a twist, it's just poor. I thought in the first ... read more »
  
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- - Speh
  - Kent
  - 27 Aug 2004 at 01:01
- - 11
  - 4
  Jude effin Law
  
  I fookin can't stand Jude Law. I can't watch him, I can't listen to him. You too? then avoid this film (and any other's he's in) apart from ... read more »
  
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- - Straitty
  - London
  - 07 Oct 2005 at 13:42
- - 4
  - 0
  What a lovely idea for a film.....
  
  Game within a game within a game, etc. Not a bad idea but some pretty appauling acting all round. Never mind eh? Still quite enjoyable and a bit surreal at ... read more »
  
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- - shiters
  - uk
  - 12 Sep 2005 at 00:39
- - 4
  - 0
  Virtually excellent
  
  Existenz is another venture into the twisted mind of David Cronenberg. The usual themes of sex, death and disease all feature prominently and are delivered ... read more »
  
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- - johnnyfraudster
  - greater london
  - 04 Mar 2004 at 22:51
- - 4
  - 2
  Hmmmmm
  
  Concept and effects were good but some of it was pretty cringeworthy to watch.
  
  Someone please remake it well and it will be a cracking film.
  
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- 184038
- - a customer
  - London
  - 12 Dec 2005 at 16:31
- - 3
  - 0
  As far being a ...
  
  As far being a thriller is concerned this is a good film. The idea of living a adventure game is quite a good idea. Twist and turns abound but I found that ... read more »
  
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- - Robert#64
  - RUGBY
  - 29 Mar 2004 at 17:42
- - 3
  - 0
  Review Correction
  
  Oops, I submitted a review for Enemy At The Gates by mistake!
  
  This film should have been right up my street, I love the play between what's ... read more »
  
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- - Isaac
  - London
  - 22 Nov 2004 at 14:07
- - 3
  - 0
  Playing with my head.
  
  Some reviewers are claiming this is a 'tired genre'.
  
  Most basic ideas in Science Fiction have been 'done' before. If not on the big ... read more »
  
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- - Timothy Rayner
  - England
  - 12 Oct 2005 at 12:55
- - 2
  - 0
  A truly great film......
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  I only saw eXistenZ once at the cinema and it blew me away! I came away with that weirdly wonderful sci-fi feeling of 'what if the reality we know isnt ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Rochester
  - 20 Jan 2010 at 23:38

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Critics' reviews
- The problem here is that the video game is one that you can imagine only Cronenberg wanting to play, and underneath the hi-tech trimmings, which look like leftovers from his Naked Lunch, are themes on the relativity of truth that were handled rathe
- 30258
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:38
- eXistenZ is a virtual reality game where players, their nervous systems linked to a techno-biological pod via a plug in... read more on Time Out
- 43397
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:13
- "...Unusually witty....The psychological depths Cronenberg reaches are tingling to fathom..." -- Rating: B+
- 7787
- - Entertainment Weekly
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "...EXISTENZ has the oozing, throbbing, ghoulish hallmarks of other Cronenberg fever dreams..."
- 7788
- - New York Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "...A twisty story line that keeps you guessing and thinking..." -- 4 out of 5 stars
- 7789
- - Premiere
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58

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  Set in the near-future, eXistenZ depicts a society in which game designers are worshipped as superstars and players can organically enter inside the games. At the center of the story is Allegra Geller whose latest games system eXistenZ taps so deeply into its users fears and desires that it blurs ...