Trailer+1 trailer
Summary
At the University of Chicago, a research team that includes brilliant student machinist Eddie Kasalivich experiences a breakthrough: a stable form of fusion that may lead to a waste-free energy source.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+18)
Critics 31Audiences 49GoodWatch 41
Metascore43
Tomatometer18%
User score5.8
IMDb5.7
Letterboxd · 30 K ratings2.7/5
Audience score28%
Box office
1.2×its budget
- Budget
- $50 M
- Worldwide
- $60 M
Worldwide it earned $10 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 47 min
A typical length for thrillers
typical 104107Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 54 countries, rent or buy in 21 more
+44Released
1996
August 2, 1996
30 years ago
Genres
ThrillerActionLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 34 more75 people
- Keanu ReevesEddie Kasalivich
- Morgan FreemanPaul Shannon
- Rachel WeiszDr. Lily Sinclair
- Fred WardFBI Agent Leon Ford
- Kevin DunnFBI Agent Doyle
- Brian CoxLyman Earl Collier
- Joanna CassidyMaggie McDermott
- Chelcie RossEd Rafferty
Nicholas RudallDr. Alistair Barkley
Tzi MaLu Chen
Krzysztof PieczyńskiLucasz Screbneski
Julie PearlEmily Pearl
GodfreyChidi Egbuna- GBGene BargeJames Washington
Nathan DavisMorris Grodsky- AWAaron WilliamsLab Techie #3
- DHDaniel H. FriedmanVideo Dan
- JLJohnny Lee DavenportCaleb Williams
James SieKen Lim- JKJoan KohnSarah Fine
Juan RamírezRaymond Peña- NRNydia Rodriguez TerracinaGabrielle Guerrera
Scott BenjaminsonStuart Showcroft
Ned SchmidtkeWisconsin Chief Schmidke
Directing · 4
- Andrew Davis Director, Producer
- Matt Earl Beesley Second Unit Director, First Assistant Director
- James A. Dennett II Second Second Assistant Director
- Ken Paull Second Assistant Director
Writing · 5
- J.F. Lawton Screenplay
- Michael Bortman Screenplay
- Josh Friedman Story
- Arne Schmidt Story, Producer
- Rick Seaman Story
Production · 24
- Erwin Stoff Executive Producer
- Richard D. Zanuck Executive Producer
- Maher Ahmad Associate Producer, Production Design
- Sarayu Blue Extras Casting Assistant
- Terri Douglas ADR Voice Casting
- Erica Arvold Casting Associate
Camera · 12
- Frank Tidy Director of Photography
- John S. Robertson Key Grip
- Frank M. Holgate Aerial Director of Photography
- George Kohut Camera Operator
- Steven Silverstein Camera Loader
- Murray Close Still Photographer
Editing · 10
- Dov Hoenig Editor
- Don Brochu Editor
- Arthur Schmidt Editor
- Mark Stevens Editor
- Renée Bergan Editorial Production Assistant
- Bob Putynkowski Color Timer
Sound · 20
- Jerry Goldsmith Original Music Composer, Conductor
- Randy Thom Sound Designer
- David E. Stone Supervising Sound Editor
- John A. Larsen Sound Supervisor
- R.J. Kizer ADR Supervisor
- Craig Berkey Sound Effects Editor
Art · 16
- Kirk Corwin Property Master
- Richard Fernandez Set Designer
- James Cimbalista Painter
- Dana Armonda Art Department Coordinator
- Joel Prihoda Leadman
- David J. Bomba Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 9
- Jodie Lynn Tillen Costume Design
- Deena Adair Hairstylist
- Jacqueline S. Beatka Seamstress
- Fríða Aradóttir Key Hair Stylist
- Michael Hancock Makeup Artist
- Patrick Caulfield Set Costumer
Visual Effects · 8
- Nick Davis Visual Effects Supervisor
- Dennis Davis Digital Compositors
- David Sanger Visual Effects Coordinator
- Thom Randmaa Visual Effects Producer
- Russell J. Lyster VFX Director of Photography
- Andrew Garcia-Price Visual Effects Production Assistant
Lighting · 6
- Scott Baehrend Rigging Grip
- Morgan Michael Lewis Key Rigging Grip
- Lawrence J. Anderson Jr. Electrician
- John P. Friday Rigging Gaffer
- Alphonse Blumenthal Gaffer
- Anthony J. Lullo Best Boy Electric
Other crew · 31
- Walter Scott Stunt Coordinator
- Daniel H. Friedman Video Assist Operator
- Marian Green Stunts
- Ben Scott Stunts
- Joni Avery Stunts
- William T. Hogan III Transportation Captain
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