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Surrogates

  • 2009
  • PG-13
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
183K
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POPULARITY
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Bruce Willis in 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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CyberpunkActionSci-FiThriller

Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murd... Read allSet in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of others' surrogates.Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of others' surrogates.

  • Director
    • Jonathan Mostow
  • Writers
    • Michael Ferris
    • John Brancato
    • Robert Venditti
  • Stars
    • Bruce Willis
    • Radha Mitchell
    • Ving Rhames
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    183K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,824
    1,058
    • Director
      • Jonathan Mostow
    • Writers
      • Michael Ferris
      • John Brancato
      • Robert Venditti
    • Stars
      • Bruce Willis
      • Radha Mitchell
      • Ving Rhames
    • 299User reviews
    • 265Critic reviews
    • 45Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • Videos14

    Surrogates: Internet Trailer
    Trailer 2:49
    Surrogates: Internet Trailer
    Surrogates: "News Reel"
    Clip 1:43
    Surrogates: "News Reel"
    Surrogates: "News Reel"
    Clip 1:43
    Surrogates: "News Reel"
    Surrogates: "No Accident"
    Clip 1:02
    Surrogates: "No Accident"
    Surrogates: Losing Your Surrogate Featurette
    Clip 1:54
    Surrogates: Losing Your Surrogate Featurette
    Surrogates: Crash Course
    Clip 0:34
    Surrogates: Crash Course
    Surrogates: I Will Not Bow
    Clip 3:49
    Surrogates: I Will Not Bow

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    Bruce Willis
    Bruce Willis
    • Greer
    Radha Mitchell
    Radha Mitchell
    • Peters
    Ving Rhames
    Ving Rhames
    • The Prophet
    Rosamund Pike
    Rosamund Pike
    • Maggie
    Boris Kodjoe
    Boris Kodjoe
    • Stone
    James Francis Ginty
    James Francis Ginty
    • Canter
    James Cromwell
    James Cromwell
    • Older Canter
    Jack Noseworthy
    Jack Noseworthy
    • Strickland
    Devin Ratray
    Devin Ratray
    • Bobby
    Michael Cudlitz
    Michael Cudlitz
    • Colonel Brendon
    Jeffrey De Serrano
    Jeffrey De Serrano
    • Armando
    Helena Mattsson
    Helena Mattsson
    • JJ the Blonde
    Michael Philip
    • Uniformed Cop
    Danny F Smith
    • Victim
    • (as Danny Smith)
    Brian Parrish
    • Hard Hat
    Jennifer Alden
    Jennifer Alden
    • Landlady
    Shane Dzicek
    Shane Dzicek
    • Jared Canter
    Andrew Haserlat
    Andrew Haserlat
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    • Director
      • Jonathan Mostow
    • Writers
      • Michael Ferris
      • John Brancato
      • Robert Venditti
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Because an uncooperative Bruce Willis refused to re-record several lines of dialogue when the movie was being restructured, a sound-alike voice-over actor had to be brought in.
    • Goofs
      After Greer gets beaten up up by the Prophet's guards, his scars keep moving and changing severity for the rest of the movie.
    • Quotes

      Older Canter: I changed the course of human history when I created surrogates. Now I'm going to change it back.

      Tom Greer: You don't change what's been done. You and I know that better than most people.

      Older Canter: My son's death will not have been in vain. Not if it heals mankind.

      Tom Greer: Heals mankind? That's what you want to do? You want to kill everyone? That's going to heal mankind?

      Older Canter: They're already dead. The died the minute they plugged into those machines.

      Tom Greer: This is not the solution.

      Older Canter: That's the way it is.

      Tom Greer: That's not the way it is!

      Older Canter: I had a vision. I was going to empower the powerless. To enable others like me to walk, to feel, to have a normal life.

      Tom Greer: Listen to me! They're going to call you a murderer. That's what you're doing.

      Older Canter: Surrogacy is a perversion. It's an addiction. And you have to kill the addict to kill the addiction.

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      Older Canter: You're too late. What I've done can't be stopped. Now you're going to be a witness to the rebirth of humanity. That's my gift to you.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson: Episode #6.5 (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      HiJacker
      Written by Deane Ogden

      Performed by Deane Ogden

      Courtesy of Deane Ogden Music

    User reviews299

    Featured review
    7/10

    More relevant now than it's ever been

    When you have scores of people living their lives through their online personas, each competing with one another to appear more happy, more perfect, then this movie seems rather prophetic.

    I see some complaining about the wooden performances throughout the film, ignoring the fact that this is the point. The surrogates emote very little, and are uncanny to us, who rely so much on non-verbal language to understand our interactions. The moments where actual humans are allowed to emote, especially the brief scenes with Rosemund Pike, shine all the more for it.

    Is this movie high art in film form? No, but it's entertaining, it's fairly well paced, and its message is cogent. I recommend watching it at least once.
    • corrt106
    • Apr 26, 2023
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 25, 2009 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Identidad sustituta
    • Filming locations
      • Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA(human-only reservation)
    • Production companies
      • Touchstone Pictures
      • Mandeville Films
      • Brownstone Productions (II)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $80,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $38,577,772
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $14,902,692
      • Sep 27, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $122,444,772
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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