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The One (2001)

PG_13 87 min  -  Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller  -   2 November 2001 (USA)
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A sheriff's deputy fights an alternate universe version of himself who grows stronger with each alternate self he kills.

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James Wong
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jet Li ...
Carla Gugino ...
Delroy Lindo ...
MVA Agent Harry Roedecker / Gas Station Attendant
Jason Statham ...
James Morrison ...
LAPD Officer Bobby Aldrich / 'A' World Inmate #1
Dylan Bruno ...
Yates
Richard Steinmetz ...
D'Antoni
Steve Rankin ...
MVA Supervisor
Tucker Smallwood ...
Prison Warden
Harriet Sansom Harris ...
Nurse Besson
David Keats David Keats ...
MRI Technician
Dean Norris ...
Sgt. Siegel
Ron Zimmerman ...
Rotten Ronnie
Darin Morgan Darin Morgan ...
Hugo
Mark Borchardt Mark Borchardt ...
Cesar
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Storyline

There is not one universe, but there are many, which is a multiverse. Supposing you are just one person, there are many other versions of you in the other universes, there are ways to travel, but only a police agency,MVA, can travel only for police procedures. Gabriel Yulaw is a former MVA agent, who killed another version of himself in self-defense. It made the other versions of him stronger. When Yulaw found out about this, he became power-hungry killing the 122 other versions for two years. After killing Lawless and getting captured by his former partner Roedecker and a new MVA agent Funsch, Yulaw managed to escape the prison and is trying to kill his last target, Gabe Law who is a police officer. He is also at Yulaw's strength. Roedecker and Funsch now have to arrest Yulaw before he can kill Gabe. There is a possibility that the universe could die or make Yulaw invincible. After encountering Yulaw for the first time... Written by Zero 88  

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Plot Keywords:

Police | Prison | Fight | Arrest | Escape  | See more »

Taglines:

Stealing the power of the universes one by one. See more »

Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense action violence and some language See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

El único See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$49,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$19,112,404 (USA) (4 November 2001) (2894 Screens)

Gross:

$43,905,746 (USA) (16 December 2001)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

The scenes involving Jet Li fighting himself were shot using Li and a stuntman with a build similar to his. The stuntman's face was painted green so that it could be digitally replaced with Li's face later. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: When Gabe is going over the high wall at the police station to catch Yulaw, the barbed wire on top of the wall he struggles through is obviously made of rubber/foam. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Narrator: There is not one universe. There are many: A multiverse. We have the technology to travel between universes, but travel is highly restricted and policed. There is not one you. There are many. Each of us exists in present time, in parallel universes. There was balance in the system, but now a force exists who seeks to destroy the balance so he can become The One.
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Connections

Referenced in The Year of the Rat (2003) See more »

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"Papercut"
Written by Chester Bennington
Performed by Linkin Park See more »