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Overview

User Rating:
7.6/10   11,637 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Christopher Nolan (written by)
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Release Date:
6 May 1999 (Netherlands) more
Tagline:
You're Never Alone.
Plot:
A young writer who follows strangers for material meets a thief who takes him under his wing. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
4 wins & 4 nominations more
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(35 articles)
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User Reviews:
Christopher Nolan is The One to...follow more (107 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Jeremy Theobald ... The Young Man
Alex Haw ... Cobb

Lucy Russell ... The Blonde
John Nolan ... The Policeman
Dick Bradsell ... The Bald Guy
Gillian El-Kadi ... Home Owner
Jennifer Angel ... Waitress
Nicolas Carlotti ... Barman
Darren Ormandy ... Accountant
Guy Greenway ... Heavy #1
Tassos Stevens ... Heavy #2
Tristan Martin ... Man at Bar
Rebecca James ... Woman at Bar
Paul Mason ... Home Owner's Friend
David Bovill ... Home Owner's Husband
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language and some violence.
Runtime:
69 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Certification:
Netherlands:12 (re-rating) (2004) | Canada:14A (video rating) | France:U | Netherlands:16 (original rating) (video rating) | UK:15 | USA:R | Germany:16
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Trivia:
This is Christopher Nolan's directorial debut of a feature length film. more
Quotes:
The Blonde: They rifled through my underwear. more
Movie Connections:
References Casablanca (1942) more

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25 out of 28 people found the following review useful.
Christopher Nolan is The One to...follow, 23 January 2002
9/10
Author: Rogue-32 from L A.

Just watched this on DVD three times - Once the 'normal' way, once with the scenes in consecutive order (in this doozy of a film noir, the beginning, middle and end of the story intertwine), and once with the director's commentary running. Quite amazing. A bare-bones tale, told with more flair, energy and substance than most big-budget overblown features being released today.

I think this is an even more accomplished film than the subsequent Memento, which turned me on to Nolan in the first place. Can't wait to see what he does with a bigger budget (and bigger box-office stars) in his next film, Insomnia.

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