Underplayed Gems

Virtuosity (1995)

Virtuosity poster
Directed by
Brett Leonard
Genre
action film, science fiction film, thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 42m
Rated
R
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 617 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A disgraced ex-cop is forced to track down a virtual reality entity made from the minds of serial killers. The being becomes sentient and escapes into the real world.

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What happens

Virtuosity is a 1995 American science-fiction action film directed by Brett Leonard from a screenplay by Eric Bernt, and starring Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe and Kelly Lynch. The film follows a disgraced ex-cop (Washington) who must hunt down a virtual reality being (Crowe), composited from the personalities of multiple serial killers, who has gained sentience and escaped into the real world. The film was released by Paramount Pictures on August 4, 1995. It received generally negative reviews, and grossed $37 million worldwide from a $30 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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