Summary
A couple escapes an island prison and are chased through the real world where drugs and artificial reality are used to create emotions.
Good for
- Friends night
- Pure escapism
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 39GoodWatch 36
Audience score44%
IMDb3.3
Running time
1 h 31 min
Shorter than most thrillers, −13 min on the typical 104
typical 10491Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
1995
November 30, 1995
31 years ago
Genres
ThrillerScience FictionLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesModerate
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 10 more17 people
- Morgan FairchildPeyton
- Audie EnglandEve
- Costas MandylorVegas
- Billy WirthNick
- Jessica AlbaYoung Eve
- Henry BeanCustomer in Bar
- Dennis DunEddie
- Joel GreyJimmie
John KerryMan in Lifeboat
Ivory OceanWyndham- SRSean RolfConductor
Meredith SalengerMaria
Mark SchneiderTourist on Beach- RVRichard VidanLujon
- AVAdrian VitoriaBodyguard
Greg WranglerCop under Pier- RWRobert WerhanPrison Warden (uncredited)
Directing · 2
- Leora Barish Director, Screenplay
- Edgar Michael Bravo Director, Editor
Writing · 1
- Henry Bean Story
Production · 7
- Miles A. Copeland III Executive Producer
- Paul Colichman Executive Producer
- Lila Cazès Executive Producer
- Johnna Levine Producer
- Thomas Small Producer
- Albert T. Dickerson III Producer
Editing · 1
- James Fletcher Editor
Sound · 10
- Deborah Holland Music
- Loren Chun Sound Effects Editor
- Rebecca Goss Sound Effects Editor
- Jeff King Sound Effects Editor
- Cynthia Merrill Foley Artist
- Lisa Hannan Sound Effects Editor
Art · 2
- Kathleen M. McKernin Production Design
- Katie Lipsitt Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Kathleen Detoro Costume Design
Other crew · 1
- John Thomas Cinematography
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