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Overview

User Rating:
7.1/10   10,502 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Brian King (written by)
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Release Date:
18 January 2003 (Japan) more
Tagline:
Never forget who you are. more
Plot:
An unsuspecting, disenchanted man finds himself working as a spy in the dangerous, high-stakes world of corporate espionage. Quickly getting way over-his-head, he teams up with a mysterious femme fatale. full summary | add synopsis
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5 wins & 3 nominations more
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Terrific sci-fi thriller more (94 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jeremy Northam ... Morgan Sullivan

Lucy Liu ... Rita Foster
Nigel Bennett ... Finster
Timothy Webber ... Callaway

David Hewlett ... Virgil C. Dunn

Kari Matchett ... Diane

Kristina Nicoll ... Amy

Joseph Scoren ... Digicorp Technician #1
Stephen Brown ... Digicorp Technician #2

Arnold Pinnock ... Pilot In Mensroom
Jocelyn Snowdon ... Stewardess to Buffalo

Boyd Banks ... Fred Garfield
Steve Jackson ... Waiter Buffalo
Dan Duran ... Buffalo Speaker #1
Valerie Buhagiar ... Buffalo Speaker #2
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Brainstorm (International: English title)
Company Man (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for some language.
Runtime:
95 min
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Was shot in 35 days. more
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Revealing mistakes: Morgan Sullivan's fake California Driver's License expires on 05-30-03. His birth date is listed as 08-13-65. An actual CDL would expire on the same day as the licensee's birth date. Even the cheapest of fake ID's wouldn't overlook this important point. more
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References Johnny Mnemonic (1995) more

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84 out of 102 people found the following comment useful.
Terrific sci-fi thriller, 27 October 2003
10/10
Author: Danny_G13 from Glasgow, Scotland

When The Matrix appeared in 1999 and questioned existence and identity, it was expected that a lot of movies would use it as inspiration. That didn't really happen, surprisingly, and it took till 2002 for a movie of similar theme to appear. But to say Cypher is a clone would be to its discredit.

The story is of a Morgan Sullivan, who applies for a job with a high-flying techno-company called Digicorp. His job is to be a spy and gain information about a rival company, while under an assumed and false identity. His home-life is perfectly normal but he has to lie to his wife about what he's actually doing. However, things start to take conspirital turns and before he knows what's going on, he starts to question who he actually is. This is not helped by a strange woman who turns up...

Twists and turns at every direction keep you absolutely fascinated, and at no point does anything ever seem contrived or unbelievable.

It's an enthralling journey through a not-too-distant future, and with good acting all round will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Highly recommended.

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