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Transcendence

  • 20142014
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 59m
IMDb RATING
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Johnny Depp in Transcendence (2014)
Dr. Will Caster, the foremost researcher in the field of Artificial Intelligence, is working to create a sentient machine that combines the collective intelligence of everything ever known with the full range of human emotions. His highly controversial experiments have made him the prime target of anti-technology extremists who will do whatever it takes to stop him. In their attempt to destroy Will, they inadvertently become the catalyst for him to succeed. For his wife Evelyn and best friend Max Waters, both fellow researchers, the question is not if they can...but if they should. Their worst fears are realized as Will's thirst for knowledge evolves into a seemingly omnipresent quest for power, to what end is unknown. The only thing that is becoming terrifyingly clear is there may be no way to stop him.
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A scientist's drive for artificial intelligence takes on dangerous implications when his own consciousness is uploaded into one such program.A scientist's drive for artificial intelligence takes on dangerous implications when his own consciousness is uploaded into one such program.A scientist's drive for artificial intelligence takes on dangerous implications when his own consciousness is uploaded into one such program.
IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • Wally Pfister
  • Writer
    • Jack Paglen
  • Stars
    • Johnny Depp
    • Rebecca Hall
    • Morgan Freeman
  • Director
    • Wally Pfister
  • Writer
    • Jack Paglen
  • Stars
    • Johnny Depp
    • Rebecca Hall
    • Morgan Freeman
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 598User reviews
    • 374Critic reviews
    • 42Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 5 nominations

    Videos34

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    Trailer #1
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    Transcendence
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    Transcendence
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    Transcendence: For 130 Thousand Years
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    Transcendence: Good Evening Donald Buchanan
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    Transcendence: Can You Prove You're Self Aware?
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    Transcendence: You've Got Terrible Handwriting
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    Transcendence: Tell Me About Evelyn
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    Transcendence: Casey's Solution
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    Transcendence: R.I.F.T.
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    "What Is Transcendence?"
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    Kate Mara in Transcendence (2014)
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    Morgan Freeman, Paul Bettany, and Cillian Murphy in Transcendence (2014)
    Johnny Depp in Transcendence (2014)
    Rebecca Hall in Transcendence (2014)
    Cole Hauser and Cillian Murphy in Transcendence (2014)
    Cillian Murphy in Transcendence (2014)
    Kate Mara in Transcendence (2014)
    Paul Bettany in Transcendence (2014)
    Morgan Freeman and Cillian Murphy in Transcendence (2014)
    Kate Mara in Transcendence (2014)

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    Johnny Depp
    Johnny Depp
    • Will Caster
    Rebecca Hall
    Rebecca Hall
    • Evelyn Caster
    Morgan Freeman
    Morgan Freeman
    • Joseph Tagger
    Cillian Murphy
    Cillian Murphy
    • Agent Buchanan
    Paul Bettany
    Paul Bettany
    • Max Waters
    Kate Mara
    Kate Mara
    • Bree
    Cole Hauser
    Cole Hauser
    • Colonel Stevens
    Clifton Collins Jr.
    Clifton Collins Jr.
    • Martin
    Cory Hardrict
    Cory Hardrict
    • Joel Edmund
    Falk Hentschel
    Falk Hentschel
    • Bob
    Josh Stewart
    Josh Stewart
    • Paul
    Luce Rains
    Luce Rains
    • Roger
    Fernando Chien
    Fernando Chien
    • Heng
    Steven Liu
    • Chiu
    Xander Berkeley
    Xander Berkeley
    • Dr. Thomas Casey
    Lukas Haas
    Lukas Haas
    • James Thomas
    Wallace Langham
    Wallace Langham
    • Dr. Strauss
    James Burnett
    • Meth Head #1
    • Director
      • Wally Pfister
    • Writer
      • Jack Paglen
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Continuing his outspoken advocacy for the use of film stock over digital formats, cinematographer Wally Pfister not only chose to shoot the film in the anamorphic format on 35mm film instead of on a digital camera, but also finished the film photochemically, refusing to use a digital intermediate.
    • Goofs
      Will Caster is killed by the highly toxic radio-active element, Polonium (the same one used to murder Alexander Litvinenko in true-life in 2006). Despite its toxicity (scientists estimate that 1 gram could kill 50 million people), his wife and friends are allowed to remain with him in close proximity until his death. Whilst intact skin is actually a barrier to the passage of alpha radiation particles to a nearby person (so we could let them off this goof), we later see Caster's cremated ashes being tossed into the breeze above a river for all to breath in. These are hardly actions that any homeland security or radiation expert would conceivably have allowed to happen.
    • Quotes

      Will Caster: For 130,000 years, our capacity to reason has remained unchanged. The combined intellect of the neuroscientists, mathematicians and... hackers... in this auditoirum pales in comparison to the most basic A.I. Once online, a sentient machine will quickly overcome the limits of biology. And in a short time, its analytic power will become greater than the collective intelligence of every person born in the history of the world. So imagine such an entity with a full range of human emotion. Even self-awareness. Some scientists refer to this as "the Singularity." I call it "Transcendence."

    • Connections
      Featured in Half in the Bag: Transcendence and the Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      Genesis
      Written by Jorma Kaukonen

      Performed by Jorma Kaukonen

      Courtesy of RCA Records

      By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

    User reviews598

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    5/10
    This seems like wasted potential
    Transcendence, much like most of the latest sci-fi themed films to hit cinemas, is a wasted effort. It exhibits signature Pfister cinematography that we've come to love over the past decade. With Nolan's Batman trilogy and Inception, it was only a matter of time for Wally Pfister to take a stab at directing. Unfortunately, the only thing that seems well done in this film is the cinematography. The story, while seeming fresh and exciting on paper, devolves into a half baked idea with mediocre acting. Johnny Depp does the best he can while only being a mere voice during the latter half of the film. The rest of the cast seems wasted, this is especially true because we know how great Paul Bettany, Morgan Freeman and Rebecca Hall can be. Wally Pfister focuses more on capturing really fantastic shots but seems never truly devoted to the actual story. This comes as a major disappointment especially because of the hype that this film has been generating over the last year. When it boils down to it, Transcendence is just another exercise in style over substance, never matriculating to anything more than an average sci-fi thriller that has a criminally underused cast and phenomenal camera-work.
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    FAQ3

    • What does the last garden scene represent?
    • How did Max upload virus in Evelyn? Did he have access to Nano Technology?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 18, 2014 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • China
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Warner Bros. (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Trí Tuệ Siêu Việt
    • Filming locations
      • Belen, New Mexico, USA
    • Production companies
      • Alcon Entertainment
      • DMG Entertainment
      • Straight Up Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $100,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $23,022,309
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $10,886,386
      • Apr 20, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $103,039,258
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 59 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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