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Possible Worlds

  • 20002000
  • 1h 33m
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6.7/10
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Tom McCamus and Tilda Swinton in Possible Worlds (2000)
  • Mystery
  • Sci-Fi
  • Crime
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.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
2K
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  • Director
    • Robert Lepage
  • Writers
    • John Mighton(play)
    • Robert Lepage(screenplay written in collaboration with)
    • Daniel Brooks(story consultant)
  • Stars
    • Tilda Swinton
    • Tom McCamus
    • Sean McCann
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  • Director
    • Robert Lepage
  • Writers
    • John Mighton(play)
    • Robert Lepage(screenplay written in collaboration with)
    • Daniel Brooks(story consultant)
  • Stars
    • Tilda Swinton
    • Tom McCamus
    • Sean McCann
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    • 21User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 9 nominations

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    Tilda Swinton
    Tilda Swinton
    • Joyceas Joyce
    Tom McCamus
    Tom McCamus
    • George Barberas George Barber
    Sean McCann
    Sean McCann
    • Inspector Berkleyas Inspector Berkley
    Gabriel Gascon
    Gabriel Gascon
    • Kleberas Kleber…
    Rick Miller
    Rick Miller
    • Williamsas Williams
    Griffith Brewer
    Griffith Brewer
    • Caretakeras Caretaker
    Daniel Brooks
    • Bobas Bob
    Steve Adams
    Steve Adams
    • First Intervieweras First Interviewer
    Russell Yuen
    Russell Yuen
    • Police Officeras Police Officer
    Mariah Inger
    Mariah Inger
    • Johnsonas Johnson
    Laurent Imbault
    Laurent Imbault
    • Darkroom Technicianas Darkroom Technician
    Lisa Bronwyn Moore
    Lisa Bronwyn Moore
    • Second Intervieweras Second Interviewer
    Eric Hoziel
    Eric Hoziel
    • Axxon Securityas Axxon Security
    Simon Lee
    • No-Nose Manas No-Nose Man
    Clément Cormier
    • Housekeeperas Housekeeper
    Sylvie Rousseau
    • Housekeeper's Wifeas Housekeeper's Wife
    Fanny Gobrysz Forget
    • Child #1as Child #1
    Etienne Gobrysz Forget
    • Child #2as Child #2
    • (as Étienne Gobrysz Forget)
    • Director
      • Robert Lepage
    • Writers
      • John Mighton(play) (screenplay)
      • Robert Lepage(screenplay written in collaboration with)
      • Daniel Brooks(story consultant)
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    George and Joyce lead parallel lives in alternate worlds. In each of those lives, George embarks on a relationship with Joyce, sometimes more successfully than others. George also becomes increasingly aware of his alternate lives, not only of Joyce in each of them, but what he carries of himself between each of those lives. In one of those lives, he is the most recent homicide victim in a rash of B&E's. In his case, he is the first victim where nothing of monetary value has been stolen, but only his brain removed from his skull and taken from the crime scene. The lead police investigators, Inspector Berkley and Detective Williams, although sometimes at odds with each other, eventually come to the conclusion that the murder has something to do with brain research, and that George may have been targeted rather than a random victim. In addition to Berkley and Williams' investigation and discovering the identity of the murderer, the alternate question becomes how this situation fits in with George's lives as a collective, especially as it relates to Joyce. —Huggo
    • multiverse
    • dream world
    • surrealism
    • police
    • police detective
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      • Crime
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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

    User reviews21

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    9/10
    Very interesting. Thought provoking. Surprising.
    Very interesting.Thought provoking.Surprising. Philosopical mystery, that touches the very essence of our existence: "I think and therefore I exist". The brain/mind is everything, and all the world that we "sense" is created inside it by stimuli that may be of false origins.
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    • Dec 4, 2003

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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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