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Possible Worlds

  • 2000
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
2.1K
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Tom McCamus and Tilda Swinton in Possible Worlds (2000)
MysterySci-FiCrime

A man lives in parallel worlds, falling in love with the same woman, while the police hunt down a serial killer who steals brains.A man lives in parallel worlds, falling in love with the same woman, while the police hunt down a serial killer who steals brains.A man lives in parallel worlds, falling in love with the same woman, while the police hunt down a serial killer who steals brains.

  • Director
    • Robert Lepage
  • Writers
    • John Mighton
    • Robert Lepage
    • Daniel Brooks
  • Stars
    • Tilda Swinton
    • Tom McCamus
    • Sean McCann
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    2.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Robert Lepage
    • Writers
      • John Mighton
      • Robert Lepage
      • Daniel Brooks
    • Stars
      • Tilda Swinton
      • Tom McCamus
      • Sean McCann
    • 22User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 7 nominations

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    Tilda Swinton
    Tilda Swinton
    • Joyce
    Tom McCamus
    Tom McCamus
    • George Barber
    Sean McCann
    Sean McCann
    • Inspector Berkley
    Gabriel Gascon
    Gabriel Gascon
    • Kleber…
    Rick Miller
    Rick Miller
    • Williams
    Griffith Brewer
    Griffith Brewer
    • Caretaker
    Daniel Brooks
    • Bob
    Steve Adams
    Steve Adams
    • First Interviewer
    Russell Yuen
    Russell Yuen
    • Police Officer
    Mariah Inger
    Mariah Inger
    • Johnson
    Laurent Imbault
    Laurent Imbault
    • Darkroom Technician
    Lisa Bronwyn Moore
    Lisa Bronwyn Moore
    • Second Interviewer
    Eric Hoziel
    Eric Hoziel
    • Axxon Security
    Simon Lee
    • No-Nose Man
    Clément Cormier
    • Housekeeper
    Sylvie Rousseau
    • Housekeeper's Wife
    Fanny Gobrysz Forget
    • Child #1
    Etienne Gobrysz Forget
    • Child #2
    • (as Étienne Gobrysz Forget)
    • Director
      • Robert Lepage
    • Writers
      • John Mighton
      • Robert Lepage
      • Daniel Brooks
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    • Trivia
      The first English-language movie for Quebec director Robert Lepage.
    • Goofs
      At the beginning, when the police are examining George's brainless body, it can be seen to be breathing.
    • Quotes

      Inspector Berkley: Doctor Kleber says that he was never able to get anything but rudimentary consciousness going.

      Inspector Berkley: There is a light that flashes occasionally, but we don't know what it means.

      Inspector Berkley: Your husband probably isn't aware of who he is.

      Inspector Berkley: Kleber described it as kind of a fluctuating dream state.

    • Connections
      Featured in Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      The Nest That Sailed The Sky
      Written by Peter Gabriel

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    10/10
    The Matrix for a more thoughtful crowd
    You will know in the first ten minutes if this film is for you or not. Possible Worlds explores themes of the mind in a science-fiction setting. A man seems all knowing at the start of the film, and impresses his interviewers by quickly calculating the solution to several complex problems posed to him, all without a calculator. Later we find out he is not super intelligent, but retains memories from all his other selves in parallel universes. I suppose at least one of his alternate selves must have gone through the interview already, so he just pulls on that memory.

    He also explores a relationship with the same woman, who is strikingly different in each of the parallel worlds. In one, she is loving and compassionate, in another scattered and distant. The story is never showy, gimmicky, or clichéd, unlike what we have come to expect from Hollywood.

    Visually, there are not many films better than this. Each scene is so beautiful it's almost as though every inch of the scene was meticulously composed by hand. Some scenes lingered without dialogue, and I wanted them to stay longer just so I could appreciate the scene more. The film leaves a definite mood long after the credits end.
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    • Sep 15, 2004

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    • Release date
      • July 13, 2001 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Olası dünyalar
    • Filming locations
      • Magdelen Islands, Québec, Canada
    • Production companies
      • In Extremis Images
      • The East Side Film Company
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR

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