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The One

Play trailer Poster for The One PG-13 2001 1h 27m Action Adventure Sci-Fi Mystery & Thriller Fantasy Play Trailer Watchlist
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In a stunning dual role, international star Jet Li portrays Gabriel Yulaw, a police officer confronted with a sinister form of himself escaped from an advanced, parallel universe and intent on killing Gabriel. His alter ego's hunt culminates in a fateful battle between good and evil that changes Gabriel's perception of reality and forces him to examine the evil hidden within himself.
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Critics Consensus

The One plays more like a video game than a movie and borrows freely from other, better sci-fi actioners, burying Jet Li's spectacular talents under heaps of editing and special effects.

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Ed Park Village Voice Nov 6, 2001
Wong's efficiently creepy Final Destination was as much memento mori as teen disposal unit, but in The One the maze of death leads only to exhaustion. Go to Full Review Jonathan Foreman New York Post Nov 3, 2001
2/4
This sci-fi/martial arts hybrid has the stale aura of a product assembled out of bits of other action movies. Go to Full Review Ed Gonzalez Slant Magazine Nov 2, 2001
2/4
Li speaks and acts entirely too much here. Go to Full Review Tim Brayton Alternate Ending May 17, 2022
2.5/5
It has the goods where it counts: the climax is superb, coming as close as an American film could to capturing the breatheless, airborne energy of the fight sequences in Li's Chinese-language work. Go to Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Dec 7, 2021
2/4
...the picture slowly-but-surely wears out its welcome as it progresses into a midsection and second half devoid of wholeheartedly engaging interludes and sequences... Go to Full Review Alistair Lawrence Common Sense Media Mar 25, 2021
2/5
Taking an interesting premise and doing practically nothing new or original with it, this hasn't endured as an action movie classic. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Zead E @RT58588937 Aug 16, 2026 I can't believe this movie scores so low on both meters. I thought the premise was interesting and the execution was very cool and fun. I thought this was a great movie and I stand by that opinion. See more nehal P @RT24580965 Jul 29, 2026 Still Better then Doctor Strange 2, very entertaining movie See more Chirag P @trini Jul 29, 2026 Blend of The Matrix with a multi-verse starring Jet Li See more Michael D @0redeyes0 Apr 30, 2026 For a 2001 sci/fi flick the graphics and CGI are pretty impressive. It has an impressive cast that holds the movie together. I was completely unaware that Jason Statham was in this movie until I saw him within the first 10 minutes. Yes, Jet Li is hard to understand at times, but you're not watching to hear dialog, you're watching to see the martial art scenes. If you catch this on a streaming service, give it a watch. It's entertaining and the Metal sound track is an interesting twist on movies of this type. See more Ben H @thecreditshifu Mar 7, 2026 The One is a great movie, I don't care what the critics say. The martial arts in it are superb and really the movie is just a vehicle for that. See more Chao long Y @533533 Mar 4, 2026 多元宇宙，这电影不差，李连杰的动作戏很精彩。 See more Read all reviews
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James Wong

Director

Jet Li

Gabe, Yulaw, Lawless

Carla Gugino

T.K., Massie Walsh

Delroy Lindo

Roedecker, Attendant

Jason Statham

Funsch

James Morrison

Aldrich, "A" World Inmate #1

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Synopsis In a stunning dual role, international star Jet Li portrays Gabriel Yulaw, a police officer confronted with a sinister form of himself escaped from an advanced, parallel universe and intent on killing Gabriel. His alter ego's hunt culminates in a fateful battle between good and evil that changes Gabriel's perception of reality and forces him to examine the evil hidden within himself.
Director
James Wong
Producer
Glen Morgan, Steve Chasman
Screenwriter
Glen Morgan, James Wong
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Production Co
Revolution Studios, Hard Eight Pictures
Rating
PG-13 (Some Language|Intense Action Violence)
Genre
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 2, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 15, 2010
Runtime
1h 27m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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