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Surrogates (2009) -- People are living their lives remotely from the safety of their own homes via robotic surrogates -- sexy, physically perfect mechanical representations of themselves. It's an ideal world where crime, pain, fear and consequences don't exist. When the first murder in years jolts this utopia, FBI agent Greer (Willis) discovers a vast conspiracy behind the surrogate phenomenon and must abandon his own surrogate, risking his life to unravel the mystery.
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Overview

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6.4/10   15,755 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Michael Ferris (screenplay) &
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Release Date:
25 September 2009 (USA) more
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How do you save humanity when the only thing that's real is you? more
Plot:
Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop (Willis) is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of others’ surrogates. full summary | full synopsis
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Bruce Willis ... Tom Greer

Radha Mitchell ... Peters

Rosamund Pike ... Maggie

Boris Kodjoe ... Stone

James Francis Ginty ... Canter Surrogate

James Cromwell ... Older Canter

Ving Rhames ... The Prophet

Jack Noseworthy ... Strickland
Devin Ratray ... Bobby

Michael Cudlitz ... Colonel Brendon

Jeffrey De Serrano ... Armando

Helena Mattsson ... JJ
Michael Phillip ... Uniformed Cop

Danny F Smith ... Victim (as Danny Smith)
Brian A. Parrish ... Hard Hat (as Brian Parrish)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Vicarious (Philippines: English title) (review title)
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Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence, disturbing images, language, sexuality and a drug-related scene.
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88 min
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When agents Greer and Peters first visit VSI, they walk past a group of video screens showing VSI commercials and other programming. In part of one screen is briefly seen a rotating model of a Terminator T-800 head. Jonathan Mostow was the director of Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003). more
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Factual errors: When Greer is talking with the colonel in charge of the surrogate soldier program, the colonel's right shoulder shows a Ranger qualification tab. This tab should actually be on his left shoulder. more
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[last lines]
Male Newscaster: Still no official word on when, or if, surrogate services can be restored. It appears, at least for now... that we are on our own.
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53 out of 64 people found the following comment useful.
Pretty Good ..., 25 September 2009
7/10
Author: WhatTheDeuce7 from Dallas, TX

From reading the mixed reviews, I went into this with low expectations. I left the theater being entertained. The direction, acting, special effects are all A-Grade. The only drawback is that it felt rushed and over edited. There were a couple characters that I wish were more fleshed out. I think a directors cut on DVD will take care of these issues. This is a movie to be seen though on the big screen. The whole concept seems very familiar when watching this movie (if you are fan of sci/fi films) I thought Scanner Darkly meets Blade Runner when viewing this. I am sure Phillip K Dick has influenced this screenplay and graphic novel, as he has done with a lot of current sci-fi. The two films listed above are on my top favorites list when it comes to sci/fi. This doesn't quite come close to those mentioned but it was a fun ride!

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