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The Thirteenth Floor Reviews

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A curious letter left by a murdered colleague leads computer scientist Douglas Hall (Craig Bierko) to investigate the mysterious circumstances. Hall finds a portal to a parallel cyber-world that resembles the 1930s, and when he becomes a suspect in the murder, he enters this cyberworld and finds many surprises. A film filled .. Read more

Starring	Craig Bierko, Gretchen Mol, Vincent D'Onofrio, Armin Mueller-Stahl
Director	Josef Rusnak
Genres	Thriller

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  Question everything
  
  13th Floor, without giving too much away, is vaguely similar to "The Matrix" but without the kung fu. It’s a more thoughtful version. Whether ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - bongoking
  - Surrey
  - 19 Feb 2004 at 12:29
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  - 0
  The Matrix’s distant cousin that’s been locked away in the attic
  
  Every synopsis I read of The Thirteenth Floor has the words ‘mind-bending’ written in it. Therefore I made sure I followed the story pretty closely so... read more »
  
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- - TheWatchman
  - 222 reviews
  - Suburbia
  - 21 Jan 2012 at 19:30
- - 0
  - 0
  Enjoyable fantasy!
  
  I liked this movie. I wasn't sure what to expect, but it was clever, and captivating. Not as complex as the MATRIX, but in a similar vein.
  
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- 1012121
- - a customer
  - 02 Jul 2011 at 13:16
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  - 0
  Watched this many times now.
  
  I like this film, i had seen it before but wanted to watch it again. It came out before the Matrix so to me it's a old school version of the same idea. Def ... read more »
  
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- 1002931
- - Aimeuk
  - 22 reviews
  - Sunbury-on-Thames
  - 10 Jun 2011 at 09:51
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  so close to being brilliant
  
  The set-up and development of the plot were good, and there were countless opportunities to develop this into a really great film, but they didn't take them... read more »
  
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- 978998
- - a customer
  - portsmouth
  - 04 Apr 2011 at 18:23
- - 0
  - 0
  The Thirteenth Floor 1999 GREAT MOVIE
  
  i LOOKED UP AND SMALL RENTLE SHOPS ECT LOOKING FOR THIS MASTERPACE OF ITS TIME..The Thirteenth Floor PLS RENT THIS OUT GOOD FILM
  
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- 902989
- - Declan6107
  - 138 reviews
  - Glasgow
  - 03 Jul 2010 at 19:43
- - 1
  - 1
  Tribute to Blade Runner not realised
  
  This was a nicely put together film in terms of visuals and some ideas with potential but the male and female lead completely lacked charisma and were not ... read more »
  
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- - Seal
  - 21 reviews
  - London
  - 05 May 2010 at 19:42
- - 0
  - 0
  Suitably mysterious
  
  I liked this film. I haven't seen such a good mixture of SciFi and a Thriller in a long time. It isn't a time-travel story, as the misguided critic'... read more »
  
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- - arpee
  - 3 reviews
  - Thorverton
  - 19 Dec 2009 at 12:36
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  - 0
  Curiouser and curiouser
  
  An intriguing film with fine photography and acting. An intelligent plot which lifts it above the usual science fiction. Worth watching.
  
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  - Swaffham
  - 21 Jul 2009 at 10:51
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  - 0
  Nothing really outstanding
  
  There is nothing in this film which seems to stand out. It is quite bland overall and even the attempt at plot twists and chalenging topics is approached in a ... read more »
  
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- 756275
- - TreePhi
  - 9 reviews
  - Manchester
  - 12 May 2009 at 13:56
- - 0
  - 0
  thirteenth floor
  
  very virtual reality affects great was a bit lost with plot though
  
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- - joc69
  - 18 reviews
  - London
  - 28 Apr 2009 at 23:27
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- - 27
  - 2
  Question everything
  
  13th Floor, without giving too much away, is vaguely similar to "The Matrix" but without the kung fu. It’s a more thoughtful version. Whether ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 299946
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - bongoking
  - Surrey
  - 19 Feb 2004 at 12:29
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  - 1
  The matrix, only better!
  
  For any Hollywood blockbuster there's always another film that receives much less publicity and is not as critically acclaimed as the hyped-up one, yet the... read more »
  
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- - Grant Wray
  - Watford, UK
  - 15 Jul 2004 at 09:25
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  Still think you know what's going on!
  
  This one is so full of twists and turns, but the pace makes you only notice them and not have time to work it out.
  
  All in a good structured film with... read more »
  
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- - Decker
  - Midlothian
  - 02 Sep 2004 at 18:30
- - 5
  - 0
  to settle the 'matrix' comparison
  
  The Thirteenth Floor was to me,a great film.It's got a great plot.It did manage to keep my attention very well.
  
  I can see why it gets compared to... read more »
  
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- - Joao Correia
  - London
  - 14 Sep 2004 at 18:00
- - 4
  - 0
  The thinking man's Matrix
  
  If slick CG effects and martial arts be your thing, then The Matrix is the one for you, but this one's far better constructed and acted than that ... read more »
  
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- 108902
- - FL
  - UK
  - 30 May 2005 at 16:55
- - 5
  - 3
  Tosh
  
  Utterly uninspired, unaffecting, painfully predictable tosh. Elaborate? Why I will..
  
  From minutes into the film, you will know exactly how it is ... read more »
  
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- - PsychoApeMan
  - Cheshire
  - 04 Feb 2005 at 02:58
- - 4
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  Lucky for some...
  
  You're in luck if you get to see The 13th Floor because, for some inexplicable reason, this movie got very little attention when it was released.
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- 93349
- - a customer
  - Guildford
  - 17 Apr 2005 at 14:06
- - 2
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  Sadly underrated intelligent SF.
  
  A movie that got lost in the shadow of The Matrix, being made on a fraction of the budget and without all the vacuous gore and explosions. Instead you get an ... read more »
  
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- - Paul W
  - Herefordshire
  - 10 Aug 2004 at 13:54
- - 2
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  Interesting but ultimately unsatisfying
  
  CONTAINS SPOILERS...... This film is good enough to keep you trying to second guess what's going on but the ideas contained within are a little ... read more »
  
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- - Isaac
  - London
  - 05 Sep 2005 at 17:01
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  Well, will it remind you of the Matrix??
  
  It's OK. Lots of reviews seem to compare it to the matrix, much to my surprise. It's an adequate book adapatation. The story and concepts are ... read more »
  
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- 9482
- - Sand
  - Liverpool, UK
  - 07 Jul 2004 at 20:10

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