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Synopsis: A sci-fi thriller about an experiment gone awry, resulting in a murder mystery that veers between 1937 Los Angeles and the present day. An intelligent look at reality versus manipulated perception, where one is forced to question everything.

Starring: Armin Mueller-Stahl, Craig Bierko

Supporting actors: Gretchen Mol, Dennis Haysbert, Vincent D'Onofrio

Directed by: Josef Rusnak

Genre: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Runtime: 1 hour 41 minutes

Release year: 1999

Studio: TriStar Pictures

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MPAA Rating: Rated R for violence and language

ASIN: B000I8ES2A

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Format: Amazon Instant Video (streaming online video and digital download)

Also available on DVD

The Thirteenth Floor DVD ~ Craig Bierko

4.0 out of 5 stars (155) $6.64

Theatrical Release Information

US Theatrical Release Date: May 28, 1999
MPAA: Rated R for violence and language
Production Company: Columbia Pictures, Centropolis Film Productions
USA Box Office: $ 11 Million
Also Known As: The 13th Floor
Filming Locations: 777 S. Figueroa Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA | Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA | Biltmore Hotel - 506 S. Grand Avenue, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA | Ennis-Brown House - 2655 Glendower Avenue, Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, USA | RMS Queen Mary - 1126 Queens Highway, Long Beach, California, USA

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4.0 out of 5 stars Elevators sometimes skip "the thirteenth floor", May 3, 2000

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Allen Smalling "Constant Reader," (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Thirteenth Floor [VHS] (VHS Tape)

but you shouldn't. This is a very good movie and most any sci-fi or cyber freak should enjoy it. The premise is that in the near future a Los Angeles-based company has almost perfected a virtual reality system so real that a customer can jack into it and experience 1937 L.A. as a real person, interacting with cyberpeople who behave as real as their real-world counterparts. When the Craig Bierko character's boss (played by Armin Mueller-Stahl) turns up dead, our hero has no choice but to go into the 1937 reality. He discovers a very spooky thing: those 1937 characters have developed an independent consciousness and don't realize that they are "unreal" in any sense, mere technical creations.

The plot thickens, and I don't want to spoil it. I thought this movie should have done much better at the box office, and possibly it would have if not for the fact that The Matrix blew it and quite a few ships out of the water in the virtual-reality flick department. But The Thirteenth Floor has its own charms, and is well worth enjoying on its own terms.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Thoughtful Virtual Reality, October 23, 2005

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J. A. Eyon "Little Raven" (Seattle - USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Thirteenth Floor (DVD)

Here are a few elements of this movie that might appeal to some people:

Firstly, it presents a clearer, more sensible idea of how virtual reality works than its 1999 movie siblings "THE MATRIX" or "eXistenZ". And it does it thoughtfully, without mind-numbing action scenes and special-effects.

Secondly, the virtual reality world of L.A. in the 1930s is visually rich, yet doesn't stray too far from a realistic look.

Bonus extras are Armin Mueller-Stahl's, Vincent D'Onofrio's and Dennis Haysbert's performances, Gretchen Mol's lusciousness (also enjoyably down-to-earth as a grocery clerk), and exquisite direction and photography (Josef Rusnak, Wedigo von Schultzendorff)

On the DVD, director Rusnak makes the accompanying commentary in the way I like -- he comments on what we're watching with relevent and interesting behind-the-scenes info.

I rewatch this film (and film with commentary) frequently for these reasons.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Imaginative, different type of movie, June 29, 2006

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Marion G. - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Thirteenth Floor (DVD)

Tired of explosions and bad guys who shoot hundreds of bullets but still miss their main target? Try this drama/sci fi movie. The characters are the stars, not the sets nor the action sequences. Bierko is great as the lead and has star quality. Why can't he get more roles? Gretchen Mol is beautiful and is convincing as the mysterious blonde with a hidden agenda. I don't want to give much away as this is really a classical mystery.

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