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The Thirteenth Floor (1999)

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Average Rating: 4.4/10
Reviews Counted: 62
Fresh: 17 | Rotten: 45

Bad script and confusing plot undermine the movie's impressive visuals.

Average Rating: 3.7/10
Critic Reviews: 19
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 16

Bad script and confusing plot undermine the movie's impressive visuals.

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The increasingly blurry lines between what is real and what is an artificial construct - both physically and philosophically - are the point of focus in the science fiction drama The Thirteenth Floor. In 1937, a man named Fuller (Armin Mueller-Stahl) gives a note to Ashton (Vincent D'Onofrio), the bartender at a swank hotel, that's addressed to Douglas Hall (Craig Bierko). Fuller tells Ashton it's crucial that no one else sees the note, and that the information enclosed is of great importance.

Unrated, 2 hr.

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Directed By: Josef Rusnak

Written By: Josef Rusnak, Ravel Centeno-Rodriguez

In Theaters: May 28, 1999 Wide

On DVD: May 22, 2001

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

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Cast

Craig Bierko
Douglas Hall
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Hannon Fuller
Gretchen Mol
Jane Fuller
Vincent D'Onofrio
Ashton, Whitney
Dennis Haysbert
Det. Larry McBain
Steven Schub
Zev Bernstein
Jeremy Roberts
Tom Jones

Critic Reviews for The Thirteenth Floor

All Critics (78) | Top Critics (24) | Fresh (18) | Rotten (46) | DVD (18)

[A] stylish but overplotted and ultimately illogical combination of science fiction, mystery and romance.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Lawrence Van Gelder

New York Times

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A marvelous film right up until its inappropriate ending leaves you feeling betrayed.

January 1, 2000 Comment

Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

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As cold and sterile as a piece of machinery.

November 15, 2009 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

I've seen better murder mysteries and better virtual reality movies. The Thirteenth Floor is only average.

June 7, 2009 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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James Plath

Movie Metropolis

Extras on the disc include a full-length audio commentary by director and co-writer Josef Rusnak and production designer Kirk Petruccelli.

March 26, 2009 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide

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Brian Webster

Apollo Guide

based on the Daniel Galouye book "Simulacron 3," first published in the 1960s. ...High-tech and hippie-dippy philosophies go together about as well as chocolate ice cream and brown mustard.

July 3, 2003 Full Review Source: Kalamazoo Gazette

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James Sanford

Kalamazoo Gazette

Rehashes every Star Trek: The Next Generation episode where the holodeck goes haywire.

May 30, 2003 Full Review | Comment

Jeffrey Westhoff

Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

The film starts strong presenting a captivating scenario, then somewhere in the second half dips into a sappy romance.

September 16, 2001 Full Review Source: Hollywood Report Card

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Ross Anthony

Hollywood Report Card

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Furthur speculation on the Frankenstein hypothesis, namely: does the thing created to emulate life actually possess a soul? A computer programmer is suspected of murdering his employer, but did he? The only clue is in the new project - untested as of yet, in this piece that borrows style from Blade Runner, Dark City and Tron.

September 8, 2007

moon rivers

Super Reviewer

The Thirteenth Floor, what was I thinking when I watched this Movie at first? There is really no point in the Movie. This is weird.

December 8, 2009

Wahida K

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