Summary
In a future world, young people are increasingly becoming addicted to an illegal (and potentially deadly) battle simulation game called Avalon.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+15)
Critics 83Audiences 68GoodWatch 75
Tomatometer83%
Audience score73%
Letterboxd · 7 K ratings3.3/5
IMDb6.4
Box office
1.1×its budget
- Budget
- $8 M
- Worldwide
- $9 M
Worldwide it earned $826 K more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 47 min
A typical length for action movies
typical 108107Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 9 countries
Released
2001
January 20, 2001
25 years ago
Genres
ActionScience FictionLanguage
Polish
Original language
Made in
Japan
Poland
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 12 more15 people
- Małgorzata ForemniakAsh
- Władysław KowalskiGame Master
- Jerzy GudejkoMurphy
- Dariusz BiskupskiBishop
- Bartłomiej ŚwiderskiStunner
- Katarzyna BargiełowskaReceptionist
- Alicja SaprykGill
- Zuzanna KaszGhost
Adam SzyszkowskiPlayer A
Marek StawinskiPlayer C
Michał Breitenwald"Murphy" z zespołu "Dziewięć Sióstr"
Krzysztof Szczerbińskigracz B
Jarosław BudnikCooper (voice)
Andrzej DębskiCusinart (voice)
Elzbieta TowarnickaSoloist at Philharmonic
Directing · 1
- Mamoru Oshii Director
Writing · 1
- Kazunori Ito Screenplay
Production · 8
- Naoyuki Sakagami Executive Producer
- Toru Shiobara Executive Producer
- Shigeru Watanabe Executive Producer
- Tetsu Kayama Executive Producer
- Wojciech Widelski Producer
- Atsushi Kubo Producer
Camera · 1
- Grzegorz Kędzierski Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Hiroshi Okuda Editor
Sound · 8
- Kenji Kawai Original Music Composer
- Randy Thom Sound Designer
- Tom Myers Sound Designer
- Kazuhiro Wakabayashi Sound Designer
- Shuji Inoue Sound Designer
- Yukio Hokari Sound Designer
Art · 1
- Barbara Nowak Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Magdalena Biernawska-Teslawska Costume Design
Visual Effects · 4
- Atsuki Sato VFX Supervisor
- Hiroyuki Hayashi VFX Supervisor
- Seichi Tanaka VFX Supervisor
- Nobuaki Koga VFX Supervisor
Other crew · 3
- Lech Adamowski Stunt Coordinator
- Akihiko Okase Sound Design Assistant
- Christopher Barrick Sound Design Assistant
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