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Surrogates

  • 20092009
  • 1212
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
175K
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POPULARITY
5,015
652
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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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.

IMDb RATING
6.3/10
175K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
5,015
652
  • Director
    • Jonathan Mostow
  • Writers
    • Michael Ferris(screenplay)
    • John Brancato(screenplay)
    • Robert Venditti(graphic novel)
  • Stars
    • Bruce Willis
    • Radha Mitchell
    • Ving Rhames
Top credits
  • Director
    • Jonathan Mostow
  • Writers
    • Michael Ferris(screenplay)
    • John Brancato(screenplay)
    • Robert Venditti(graphic novel)
  • Stars
    • Bruce Willis
    • Radha Mitchell
    • Ving Rhames
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 289User reviews
    • 260Critic reviews
    • 45Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Videos6

    Surrogates: Internet Trailer
    Trailer 2:49
    Surrogates: Internet Trailer
    Surrogates: "News Reel"
    Clip 1:43
    Surrogates: "News Reel"
    Surrogates: "No Accident"
    Clip 1:02
    Surrogates: "No Accident"
    Surrogates – "Losing Your Surrogate"
    Featurette 1:54
    Surrogates – "Losing Your Surrogate"
    Surrogates – "A Look Inside"
    Featurette 2:10
    Surrogates – "A Look Inside"
    Surrogates – Futurist Pod "Science Fact"
    Featurette 2:40
    Surrogates – Futurist Pod "Science Fact"

    Photos208

    Radha Mitchell in Surrogates (2009)
    Bruce Willis in Surrogates (2009)
    Bruce Willis in Surrogates (2009)
    Radha Mitchell in Surrogates (2009)
    Jonathan Mostow in Surrogates (2009)
    Howard Berger in Surrogates (2009)
    Bruce Willis and Radha Mitchell in Surrogates (2009)
    Bruce Willis and Radha Mitchell in Surrogates (2009)
    Bruce Willis and Radha Mitchell in Surrogates (2009)
    Bruce Willis, Michael Cudlitz, and Radha Mitchell in Surrogates (2009)
    Radha Mitchell and Devin Ratray in Surrogates (2009)
    Bruce Willis in Surrogates (2009)

    Top cast

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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
    • Jared Canter
    Andrew Haserlat
    Andrew Haserlat
    • Undergrad #1
    • Director
      • Jonathan Mostow
    • Writers
      • Michael Ferris(screenplay)
      • John Brancato(screenplay)
      • Robert Venditti(graphic novel)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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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.

      Computer Voice: Upload complete.

      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 reviews289

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    6/10
    What will the future look like? ... Maybe like this!
    I basically agree with Ebert's review on this one. This is definitely only a simple action flick, but it is well made, the acting is decent, the f/x very good, the film is never tacky, boring or overtly see-through. Enough to keep e viewer interested and entertained while lounging on a couch eating popcorn and drinking beer on a Sunday afternoon. What's wrong with that? In addition, it poses a couple of interesting questions about our current and especially future relationship with machines, the morality of it, etc. These questions will become more and more important as each day passes, and even though the movie does not even attempt to analyze or answer them, it is not unimportant to have posed them. A classical, typically Hollywood-ian ending offers no real solutions, all the wrong certainties and faulty answers, albeit populist ones.
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    5
    • buiger
    • Apr 11, 2010

    FAQ12

    • Is "Surrogates" based on a book?
    • How can 98% of the world's population afford surrogates?
    • Why was crime reduced so much?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 15, 2009 (Netherlands)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Identidad sustituta
    • Filming locations
      • Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA
    • Production companies
      • Touchstone Pictures
      • Mandeville Films
      • Top Shelf Productions
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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

    Technical 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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