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Push

  • 2009
  • PG-13
  • 1h 51m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
114K
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POPULARITY
3,748
1,158
Chris Evans in Push (2009)
Dakotah Fanning, Camilla Bella, Chris Evans, and Djimon Hounsou star in Paul McGuigan's Hong Kong-set sci-fi/thriller focused on a group of people with telekinetic and clairvoyant abilities who are pursued by the operative of a ruthless organization.
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Two young Americans with special abilities must race to find a girl in Hong Kong before a shadowy government organization called Division does.Two young Americans with special abilities must race to find a girl in Hong Kong before a shadowy government organization called Division does.Two young Americans with special abilities must race to find a girl in Hong Kong before a shadowy government organization called Division does.

  • Director
    • Paul McGuigan
  • Writer
    • David Bourla
  • Stars
    • Camilla Belle
    • Dakota Fanning
    • Chris Evans
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    114K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,748
    1,158
    • Director
      • Paul McGuigan
    • Writer
      • David Bourla
    • Stars
      • Camilla Belle
      • Dakota Fanning
      • Chris Evans
    • 265User reviews
    • 151Critic reviews
    • 36Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

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    Paul McGuigan, Chris Evans, and Dakota Fanning in Push (2009)
    Chris Evans and Dakota Fanning in Push (2009)
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    Camilla Belle and Djimon Hounsou in Push (2009)
    Camilla Belle and Chris Evans in Push (2009)
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    Camilla Belle
    Camilla Belle
    • Kira Hudson
    Dakota Fanning
    Dakota Fanning
    • Cassie Holmes
    Chris Evans
    Chris Evans
    • Nick Gant
    Colin Ford
    Colin Ford
    • Young Nick
    Joel Gretsch
    Joel Gretsch
    • Nick's Father
    Djimon Hounsou
    Djimon Hounsou
    • Henry Carver
    Robert Tsonos
    • Division Doctor
    Brandon Rhea
    Brandon Rhea
    • Division Doctor
    Neil Jackson
    Neil Jackson
    • Victor Budarin
    Kai Cheung Leung
    • Dice Man
    Hsin-Nan Hung
    Hsin-Nan Hung
    • Dice Man's Heavy
    • (as Sun Nan Hung)
    Corey Stoll
    Corey Stoll
    • Agent Mack
    Scott Michael Campbell
    Scott Michael Campbell
    • Agent Holden
    Wai-Man Tam
    • Cook in Fish Market
    Hal Yamanouchi
    Hal Yamanouchi
    • Pop Father
    • (as Haruihko Yamanouchi)
    Xiaolu Li
    Xiaolu Li
    • Pop Girl
    • (as Xiao Lu Li)
    Chi-Kwan Fung
    • Pop Boy #1
    Jacky Heung
    Jacky Heung
    • Pop Boy #2
    • Director
      • Paul McGuigan
    • Writer
      • David Bourla
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    • Trivia
      In order to deal with the constant bustle of Hong Kong, director Paul McGuigan and the crew decided to shoot the film "guerilla-style", with the cameras hidden in vans, filming through small holes, and the actors doing their scenes in one take on the streets.
    • Goofs
      During the final scene when the mover Victor breaks open the locker to retrieve the case, when the camera pans out to a wider view the locker is clearly no longer broken but is closed and in perfect condition.
    • Quotes

      Cassie Holmes: There are special people in this world. We don't ask to be special. We're just born this way. We pass you on the streets every day, unnoticed by most. It started in 1945. The Nazis were conducting experiments in psychic warfare, trying to turn those with psychic abilities into soldiers. Lots of us died. The war ended, but the experiments never stopped. Other governments around the world set up what they called "divisions", trying to do what the Nazis couldn't, to turn us into weapons. The divisions agents are trained to track and hunt us down like animals. Take us away from our families and friends. They test us and categorize us. I'm what they call a Watcher. We can see the future, even if that's not always as simple as it sounds. Others are called Movers; just an easy way of saying telekinetic. Pushers put thoughts in your head, and make whatever lie they come up with the truth. Sniffs, Shifters, Shadows, Bleeders... it goes on and on. In divisions' eyes, we're all just lab rats. Only one problem - we keep dying. No one has ever survived the drug meant to boost our powers. My name is Cassie Holmes. Division took my mom from me. Right now, the future I see doesn't look so great. The good news is, the future is always changing, in the largest of ways, by the smallest of things. They've been winning a lot of battles. Now it's our turn to win the war.

    • Crazy credits
      As the opening credits appear onscreen, the names and their attributes are wholly or partially redacted (crossed out so as to be illegible).
    • Connections
      Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: The Book of Eli/The Spy Next Door/Fish Tank (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Rocket
      Written by Working for a Nuclear Free City (as Working For A Nuclear Free City)

      Performed by Working for a Nuclear Free City (as Working For A Nuclear Free City)

      Courtesy of Deaf+Dumb+Blind Records

      By arrangement with Zync Music Inc.

    User reviews265

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    Featured review
    7/10
    Don't Think Too Hard If You Want to Enjoy This Movie
    This little bit of cinematic junk food is moderately entertaining if you're not looking to exercise any brain cells. It's about a bunch of people -- some good, some bad -- with special powers in pursuit of a suitcase that contains something that everybody wants. I could go into what the suitcase actually contains, and why it's important, and why everyone wants it, but I don't have the energy, and it doesn't matter much anyway, because the film is more interested in its style than it is in its plot, which isn't in this case a criticism.

    The film reminded me of a jacked up version of one of those 1940s crime thrillers, where everyone speaks in a hard-boiled patter and what happens isn't nearly as important as how it all looks happening. So what if this film's plot seems needlessly complicated, and so what if there are way too many narrative threads that don't ever get completely developed, and so what if the whole thing is edited to within an inch of its life? It's still pretty fun if you're in the mood for it.

    Chris Evans and Dakota Fanning are the nominal stars, and Djimon Hounsou makes an appearance, proving yet again that what he really needs more than anything is a better dialect coach.

    The crazy color palettes and art direction in this film reminded me as I was watching it of "Lucky Number Slevin," another bit of entertaining B pulp. How funny then that I look at this film's director's (Paul McGuigan) resume only to find that it includes....you guessed it....."Lucky Number Slevin." If nothing else, his films certainly have a visual style in common.

    Grade: B
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 6, 2009 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Languages
      • English
      • Cantonese
    • Also known as
      • Siêu Năng Lực
    • Filming locations
      • Hong Kong, China
    • Production companies
      • Summit Entertainment
      • Icon Productions
      • Infinity Features Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $38,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $31,811,527
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $10,079,109
      • Feb 8, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $48,858,618
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 51 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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