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Upstream Color

  • 20132013
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 36m
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6.5/10
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Shane Carruth and Amy Seimetz in Upstream Color (2013)
A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the life cycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives.
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A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the life cycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives.A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the life cycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives.A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the life cycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
33K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Shane Carruth
  • Writer
    • Shane Carruth
  • Stars
    • Amy Seimetz
    • Frank Mosley
    • Shane Carruth
Top credits
  • Director
    • Shane Carruth
  • Writer
    • Shane Carruth
  • Stars
    • Amy Seimetz
    • Frank Mosley
    • Shane Carruth
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 177User reviews
    • 274Critic reviews
    • 81Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 35 nominations

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    U.S. Version #3
    Trailer 2:10
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    Teaser #2
    Trailer 1:06
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    Teaser #1
    Trailer 0:52
    Teaser #1
    What to Watch If You Love 'Inception'
    Clip 2:47
    What to Watch If You Love 'Inception'

    Photos68

    Amy Seimetz in Upstream Color (2013)
    Shane Carruth in Upstream Color (2013)
    Upstream Color (2013)
    Shane Carruth in Upstream Color (2013)
    Upstream Color (2013)
    Upstream Color (2013)
    Shane Carruth in Upstream Color (2013)
    Amy Seimetz in Upstream Color (2013)
    Amy Seimetz in Upstream Color (2013)
    Andrew Sensenig in Upstream Color (2013)
    Shane Carruth and Amy Seimetz in Upstream Color (2013)
    Upstream Color (2013)

    Top cast

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    Amy Seimetz
    Amy Seimetz
    • Kris
    Frank Mosley
    Frank Mosley
    • Husband
    Shane Carruth
    Shane Carruth
    • Jeff
    Andrew Sensenig
    Andrew Sensenig
    • The Sampler
    Thiago Martins
    • Thief
    Kathy Carruth
    • Orchid Mother
    Meredith Burke
    • Orchid Daughter
    Andreon Watson
    • Peter
    Ashton Miramontes
    • Lucas
    Myles McGee
    • Monty
    Carolyn King
    Carolyn King
    • Wife
    Kerry McCormick
    Kerry McCormick
    • OBGYN
    Marco Antonio Rodriguez
    Marco Antonio Rodriguez
    • MRI Tech
    Brina Palencia
    Brina Palencia
    • Woman in Club
    Lynn Blackburn
    Lynn Blackburn
    • HR Manager
    John Walpole
    John Walpole
    • Bank Investigator
    • (as Trey Walpole)
    Dave Little
    • Veterinarian #1
    Julie Mayfield
    • Veterinarian #2
    • Director
      • Shane Carruth
    • Writer
      • Shane Carruth
    • 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
      The film that Kris is editing at the beginning of the movie is A Topiary, the film that Shane Carruth had begun production on before deciding to film Upstream Color instead.
    • Goofs
      When the Sampler is incapacitating a pig with his instrument, the knot is thrown towards the pig's face and stretched. In the next frame, the wire knot is around the pig's body between its front & hind legs.
    • Quotes

      Thief: I have to apologize. I was born with a disfigurement where my head is made of the same material as the sun.

    • Connections
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    User reviews177

    Review
    Top review
    A lovely experience
    After this movie ended, I was dumbstruck. I sat looking at the end credits, searching through what I had just watched, remembering the film vividly, and yet having it still be a blur.

    Upstream Color is not a literal movie. The plot is never explained directly to the viewer, and the actions taken by the characters are unclear in reason and motivation. The most obvious things I could say about the movie are that it is filmed very well, and it has a nice musical score.

    But the movie is not about literal plot. It's not about literal characters. It's about feelings and thoughts. It's a movie about broken people trying to fix themselves. There are things everybody in the movie will understand, and there are things nobody will.

    It's a lot like music. When you put on music, you know the mood, and you know the melody, and you know the tempo and the harmony, and it can be a beautiful experience, even though you have no idea what the lyrics mean. And upstream color is a lovely, almost meditative movie about the lives of everyone being interconnected, and about how when people form companionship they start to become one, and yet someone else may say totally opposite things than I'm saying, and they wouldn't be wrong.

    It's not a movie for people that think a film must have a literal story. It's not a movie for people who won't watch an hour and a half of meditation. It's not for people who see movies to see stories. And there is no shame in disliking this movie. But if you can appreciate an abstract story and can sit through an hour and a half of meditation, this is the movie for you.

    Stanley Kubrick said in his later years: "A film is - or should be - more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what's behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later." If Stanley Kubrick were alive today, I think he would have liked this movie a lot.
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    • jtklemway
    • Jun 2, 2013

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 30, 2013 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sắc Màu Ngược Dòng
    • Filming locations
      • Dallas, Texas, USA
    • Production company
      • erbp
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $50,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $444,098
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $28,649
      • Apr 7, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $587,174
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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