Source Code (2011)

Directed by

Duncan Jones

Genre

drama film, action film, science fiction film, mystery film, thriller film, speculative fiction film

Country

France, United States, Canada

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 9,203 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A US Army officer repeatedly relives an eight-minute window leading up to a train bombing. He must identify the bomber before the event happens again.

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What happens

Source Code is a 2011 science fiction action thriller film directed by Duncan Jones and written by Ben Ripley. It stars Jake Gyllenhaal as a US Army officer who is sent into an eight-minute virtual re-creation of a real-life train explosion, and tasked with determining the identity of the terrorist who bombed it. Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga, and Jeffrey Wright play supporting roles. It had its world premiere on March 11, 2011, at South by Southwest and was released by Summit Entertainment on April 1, 2011, in North America and Europe. It received positive reviews from critics and was a box office success, grossing $147 million on a $32 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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