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Trance

  • 20132013
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  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
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Trance (2013)
An art auctioneer who has become mixed up with a group of criminals partners with a hypnotherapist in order to recover a lost painting.
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An art auctioneer becomes mixed up with a group of criminals partners with a hypnotherapist in order to recover a lost painting.An art auctioneer becomes mixed up with a group of criminals partners with a hypnotherapist in order to recover a lost painting.An art auctioneer becomes mixed up with a group of criminals partners with a hypnotherapist in order to recover a lost painting.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
114K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,645
278
  • Director
    • Danny Boyle
  • Writers
    • Joe Ahearne(screenplay)
    • John Hodge(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • James McAvoy
    • Rosario Dawson
    • Vincent Cassel
Top credits
  • Director
    • Danny Boyle
  • Writers
    • Joe Ahearne(screenplay)
    • John Hodge(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • James McAvoy
    • Rosario Dawson
    • Vincent Cassel
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 248User reviews
    • 401Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 3 nominations

    Videos4

    Theatrical Version
    Trailer 1:39
    Theatrical Version
    "The Drill"
    Clip 1:59
    "The Drill"
    "Overall Conversation"
    Featurette 6:25
    "Overall Conversation"
    "Music"
    Featurette 5:49
    "Music"

    Photos120

    James McAvoy in Trance (2013)
    Vincent Cassel and James McAvoy in Trance (2013)
    Rosario Dawson in Trance (2013)
    Danny Boyle and Rosario Dawson in Trance (2013)
    James McAvoy in Trance (2013)
    James McAvoy in Trance (2013)
    Rosario Dawson in Trance (2013)
    Danny Boyle and Vincent Cassel in Trance (2013)
    Vincent Cassel in Trance (2013)
    James McAvoy in Trance (2013)
    James McAvoy in Trance (2013)
    Vincent Cassel, Rosario Dawson, James McAvoy, Danny Sapani, and Wahab Sheikh in Trance (2013)

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    James McAvoy
    James McAvoy
    • Simon
    Rosario Dawson
    Rosario Dawson
    • Elizabeth
    Vincent Cassel
    Vincent Cassel
    • Franck
    Danny Sapani
    Danny Sapani
    • Nate
    Matt Cross
    • Dominic
    Wahab Sheikh
    • Riz
    Mark Poltimore
    • Francis Lemaitre
    Tuppence Middleton
    Tuppence Middleton
    • Young Woman in Red Car
    Simon Kunz
    Simon Kunz
    • Surgeon
    Michael Shaeffer
    Michael Shaeffer
    • Security Guard #1
    Tony Jayawardena
    • Security Guard #2
    Vincent Montuel
    • Handsome Waiter
    Jai Rajani
    • Car Park Attendant
    Spencer Wilding
    Spencer Wilding
    • 60's Robber
    Gursharan Chaggar
    • Postman
    Edward Rising
    • 60's Auctioneer
    Kimberly Barrios
    Kimberly Barrios
    • Office Assistant
    • (uncredited)
    Gioacchino Jim Cuffaro
    Gioacchino Jim Cuffaro
    • Auction Punter
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Danny Boyle
    • Writers
      • Joe Ahearne(screenplay) (story)
      • John Hodge(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      All the actors underwent hypnosis as part of their preparation for the film. James McAvoy claimed that his hypnotism session was successful and left him unable to move his hand during the duration of the session.
    • Goofs
      When Franck steals the painting from Simon in the beginning, he is not wearing gloves. He continues not wearing gloves until he jumps into the yellow plastic tube from the roof. Suddenly he emerges in the dumpster wearing gloves.
    • Quotes

      Elizabeth: We keep secrets from lots of people, but most of all we keep them from ourselves. And we call that forgetting.

    • Crazy credits
      After the closing credits have rolled, the audience hears the familiar five taps on the glass window that was an iconic audible signature throughout the film.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Graham Norton Show: Quentin Tarantino/James McAvoy/Alan Davies/Emeli Sandé (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Hold My Hand
      Performed by Unkle

      Written by James Lavelle, Richard File, Chris Goss, David Catching

      (contains a sample of "Be My Wife" written by David Bowie)

      Courtesy of Surrender All Ltd & RZO Music Ltd

    User reviews248

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    sort of a suspense film turned horror
    Danny Boyle, a renowned director of stage and screen, not to mention a writer, directed the 2014 "Trance" -- and from a brief look at the reviews, people either loved it or hated it.

    I hated it.

    I'm always fascinated by films about art heists, but this time, I felt let down. That's not to take away from the originality of the story, but for me, it became too convoluted.

    In London, an auctioneer, Simon Newton (James McAvoy), helps a gang, headed by a man named Franck, to steal a valuable painting at the auction house. Simon gets into a car accident and claims not to remember where he hid the painting. The gang sends him to a hypnotherapist (Rosario Dawson), under an assumed name, and record him -- he doesn't say he's looking for this painting, obviously, since it's all over the news, so he says he's looking for his keys.

    The hypnotherapist turns out to be quite a character, and one can't really tell for a time if she's in league with the gang or trying to help Simon, as she plays both sides. It all gets kind of crazy from there, with murders, sex, car chases and hypnosis.

    I love the plot, and normally, I like a complicated, involved story, but I admit that after a while, I gave up and didn't know what was happening. It reminded me a tiny bit of Memento, but that film was a lot more straightforward. This movie started out suspense and toward the end turned into a crazy horror movie.

    The acting was good, with perhaps the exception of Rosario Dawson. First of all, she had an impossible role. Secondly, I am absolutely certain that in some scenes she didn't know what her attitude was supposed to be. It's not too much of a stretch that these actors lost their way in the script as well. I can't imagine anyone having to sit down and read it.

    I think Danny Boyle is one of those people who, when he's good, he's fabulous, and when he's less than that, he's confusing.
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    • Jul 13, 2014

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 27, 2013 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Facebook (Brazil)
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Mê Cung Ký Uc
    • Filming locations
      • Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Haut de Ronchamp, Ronchamp, Haute-Saône, France
    • Production companies
      • Pathé
      • Cloud Eight Films
      • Decibel Films
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,328,743
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $131,145
      • Apr 7, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $24,261,569
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
      • SDDS
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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