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The 13th Floor (1999)

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Reviews Counted:16

Fresh:3

Rotten:13

Average Rating:4/10

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

Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Synopsis: Computer scientist Hammnod Fuller has discovered something extremely important. He's about to tell the discovery to his colleague, Douglas Hall, but knowing someone is after him, the old man leaves... Computer scientist Hammnod Fuller has discovered something extremely important. He's about to tell the discovery to his colleague, Douglas Hall, but knowing someone is after him, the old man leaves a letter in his computer generated paralell world that's just like the 30's with seemingly real people with real emotions. Fuller is murdered in our "real" world the same night, and his colleague is suspected. Douglas discovers a bloody shirt in his bathroom and he cannot recall what he was doing the night Fuller was murdered. He logs into the system in order to find the letter, but has to confront the unexpected. The truth is harsher than he could ever imagine. [More]

Starring: Craig Bierko, Gretchen Mol, Vincent D'Onofrio, Armin Mueller-Stahl

Starring: Craig Bierko, Gretchen Mol, Vincent D'Onofrio, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Dennis Haysbert, Steven Schub, Jeremy Roberts, Rif Hutton, Leon Rippy, Janet MacLachlan

Director: Josef Rusnak

Director: Josef Rusnak
Screenwriter: Josef Rusnak, Ravel Centeno-Rodriguez
Producer: Roland Emmerich, Ute Emmerich, Marco Weber
Composer: Harald Kloser

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Apr 14, 2009

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Andrew O'Hehir
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Thirteenth Floor tries to be complex but is merely confusing.

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Barbara Shulgasser
Barbara Shulgasser
Chicago Tribune
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The kind of science fiction you ruminate over.

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Bob Fenster
Bob Fenster
Arizona Republic
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This is fascinating stuff and would be more so if the actors brought more energy to it.

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Bob Graham
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San Francisco Chronicle
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Works on a more human level, although more through philosophical pondering than well-defined characters.

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Chris Vognar
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Wildly uneven!

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Cody Clark
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The roles are underwritten and, especially in D'Onofrio's case, overacted.

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Desmond Ryan
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The fascinating and the mysterious become the silly and occasionally comical.

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Desson Thomson
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Washington Post
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Dull and disappointing!

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James Berardinelli
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An overwrought but underwritten sci-fi item.

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Jay Carr
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Boston Globe
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The Thirteenth Floor is a film school project gone awry!

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John Monaghan
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Detroit Free Press
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Let down by some mediocre acting, pedestrian dialogue and slow pacing!

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

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Michael Atkinson
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The makers of The Thirteenth Floor never figured out how to build a dramatically intriguing story around the concept!

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

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