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eXistenZ (1999)

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Reviews Counted:44

Fresh:32

Rotten:12

Average Rating:7/10

Consensus: Gooey, slimy, grotesque fun.

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: A renowned international virtual reality game designer (Jennifer Jason Leigh), creator of a new interactive game called eXistenZ, becomes the target of an assassination plot by a group of religious... A renowned international virtual reality game designer (Jennifer Jason Leigh), creator of a new interactive game called eXistenZ, becomes the target of an assassination plot by a group of religious fanatics. She is forced to go into hiding with a novice security guard (Jude Law) sworn to protect her. However, during the chase the two of them experience a world where the boundaries of fantasy and reality are blurred and nothing is as it seems. A psychosexual mindbender from director David Cronenberg. [More]

Starring: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jude Law, Willem Dafoe, Ian Holm

Starring: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jude Law, Willem Dafoe, Ian Holm, Don McKellar, Sarah Polley, Callum Keith Rennie, Christopher Eccleston, Kristopher Lemche

Director: David Cronenberg

Director: David Cronenberg
Screenwriter: David Cronenberg
Producer: David Cronenberg, Andras Hamori, Robert Lantos
Composer: Howard Shore

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