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When a man enters a hospital claiming to have journeyed back in time from the year 2025 to stop a killer virus from exterminating mankind, a beautiful psychologist decides he might be more than delusional. Terry Gilliam populates this labyrinthine, apocalyptic film with twisted characters and eerie revelations. The film was .. Read more

Starring	Madeline Stowe, Bruce Willis, Brad Pitt, Christopher Plummer
Director	Terry Gilliam
Genres	Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller

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- A bleak and confused conundrum, which often seems designed for no other purpose than to allow Willis to suffer stoically; despite its visual exuberance, the effect is deadening.
- 29987
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:38
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  - 18
  Something a little bit different.
  
  Now this might not be everyone's cuppa. However it is original and well directed. The soundtrack effectively compliments the action and I was well ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Not so Silent Bob
  - Edinburgh
  - 27 Sep 2007 at 12:28
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  12 stars
  
  I quite enjoyed this film actually, although I do like quirky and unusual films and Terry gilliam (ex-monty python animator) rarely disapoints. I liked the ... read more »
  
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- - stuntmanbob
  - 45 reviews
  - diss
  - 24 Jan 2012 at 20:55
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  Cleverly thought out film.
  
  Great film for those who are a fan of Bruce Willis or Brad Pitt, the storyline is interesting and engages your mind throughout, if you like mental asylums, time... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Scorpius2012
  - 5 reviews
  - 16 Jan 2012 at 04:29
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  - 0
  Bit dated, film work & effects are nothing special which add help form an average film
  
  I thought this was an average film. I wasnt blown away by anything. I did not really get into the film as I didnt feel it was believable, this was partly to do ... read more »
  
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- - cfh87
  - 25 reviews
  - 25 Nov 2011 at 12:39
- - 0
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  Harmless entertainment
  
  If you're happy with the potentially confusing forwards/backwards timeline (I was) and enjoy trying to work out what it all means before you get to the end... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 20 Nov 2011 at 09:12
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  the kinda film you watch in what kind of mood your in
  
  to be honest i took an interest in this film because of brad pitt he's one of the greatest actors in hollywood history so the film it self is a kinda film ... read more »
  
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  - 07 Oct 2011 at 19:02
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  Nearly but not quite
  
  Like most other reviewers I saw this film several years ago when it was released and decided to give it another look. I managed to follow the storyline much ... read more »
  
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  - 07 Oct 2011 at 09:34
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  Terry pulls it off (phew!)
  
  Terry Gilliam is a great director, and this is a truly great film, but watching the making of material with this DVD one can see why he has such a mixed ... read more »
  
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- - docboz
  - 21 reviews
  - WELLS
  - 16 Sep 2011 at 23:46
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  - 0
  12 Monkeys
  
  Excellent movie.
  
  Have seen it before but found this veiwing much more enlightening
  
  Would definately recommend watching this one twice
  
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- - Tulip123
  - 4 reviews
  - 02 Sep 2011 at 15:45
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  - 0
  Different but predictable
  
  Interesting storyline in that it was a bit different to the usual however the ending was too predictable infact I got it very soon into the film and I am not ... read more »
  
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  - 09 Aug 2011 at 16:11
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  Nothing actually happens...So what?
  
  Despite Gilliam's turmoil during the making of this film, I believe a unique and tantalising experience was brought to the silver screen. This film was the ... read more »
  
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- - PoSmeg
  - 3 reviews
  - 01 Aug 2011 at 00:45
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- - 81
  - 18
  Something a little bit different.
  
  Now this might not be everyone's cuppa. However it is original and well directed. The soundtrack effectively compliments the action and I was well ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 480058
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Not so Silent Bob
  - Edinburgh
  - 27 Sep 2007 at 12:28
- - 25
  - 3
  Ace
  
  This is exactly what you would expect of visionary Terry Gilliam. A dark, humorous, moving film that will haunt you for a long time to come.
  
  I don&#... read more »
  
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  - Wirral
  - 20 Sep 2003 at 16:18
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  - 5
  Its all in the mind
  
  Terry Gilliam has produced what was for its time an excellent psychological / sci-fi thriller.
  
  This is a story about James Cole (Bruce Willis) who is... read more »
  
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- - RockBottomWalsh
  - Warwickshire
  - 07 Apr 2004 at 12:35
- - 12
  - 4
  P A R A N O I A
  
  the one word to describe this movie.
  
  Brad Pitt hams.
  
  Bruce Willis gives a decent performance.
  
  Madeleine stowe looks stunning ... read more »
  
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- - arun
  - Liverpool, UK
  - 18 Apr 2005 at 18:56
- - 7
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  12 Reasons to watch
  
  1. It's directed by Terry Gilliam, the man who also directed Brazil, and did the cartoons for Monty Python.
  
  2. Bruce Wills at his best
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- - Amelia Cooper
  - St.Albans, Herts
  - 02 Jan 2005 at 15:27
- - 5
  - 0
  Great Actors doing Great Acting
  
  Terry Gilliam is simply one of the best directors around, always willing to take a risk and do something a little different. This is actually fairly accessable ... read more »
  
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- - ACe
  - Devon, England
  - 28 Nov 2004 at 16:52
- - 4
  - 0
  Awesome!
  
  This is a great film with a superb plot, great directing and fantastic acting. Apparently Brad Pitt spent some weeks in a mental institution prior to filming to... read more »
  
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  - Birmingham, England
  - 15 Dec 2004 at 15:16
- - 4
  - 1
  Very good sci fi movie...
  
  Very good sci fi movie, in which Bruce Willis plays a time traveller bouncing around the past trying to find clues for a future virus which will wipe out most ... read more »
  
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  - LIVERPOOL
  - 24 Jun 2004 at 12:41
- - 4
  - 1
  Why isn't Madelaine Stowe more famous?
  
  If you ever needed proof that Brucey can act - other than the Sixth Sense - this is it. Bruce's bewilderment as he is moved back and forth through time is... read more »
  
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- - hrhpod
  - 30 reviews
  - Edinburgh
  - 13 Mar 2005 at 13:20
- - 4
  - 2
  great actors in poor film
  
  it wouldn't have been so bad if Willis wasn't asked to portray a nutcase - a good concept poorly put together. I found it frustrating that the '... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - UK
  - 20 Sep 2007 at 14:37

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Critics' reviews
- A bleak and confused conundrum, which often seems designed for no other purpose than to allow Willis to suffer stoically; despite its visual exuberance, the effect is deadening.
- 29987
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:38
- "...A near-fractal script,...[an] achingly battered performance [by Willis]...and its own pell-mell momentum....Emotional urgency..." -- Rating: B+
- 7301
- - Entertainment Weekly
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- In 1996, a virus kills five billion people. 'This already happened,' James Cole (Willis) explains to Dr Railly (Stowe)... read more on Time Out
- 43092
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:13
- "...A Hitchcockian chase...A crowd-pleasing airport-pursuit pic..." -- 3 1/2 out of 4 stars
- 7304
- - USA Today
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "...Pitt is terrific....Solving the riddle of 12 MONKEYS is an exhilarating challenge..."
- 7303
- - Rolling Stone
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "...Plenty of surrealistic fluorish..."
- 7302
- - Premiere
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58

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