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      88% 75 Reviews Tomatometer 88% 250,000+ Ratings Audience Score Traveling back in time isn't simple, as James Cole (Bruce Willis) learns the hard way. Imprisoned in the 2030s, James is recruited for a mission that will send him back to the 1990s. Once there, he's supposed to gather information about a nascent plague that's about to exterminate the vast majority of the world's population. But, aside from the manic Jeffrey (Brad Pitt), he gets little in the way of cooperation, not least from medical gatekeepers like Dr. Kathryn Railly (Madeleine Stowe). Read More Read Less Now in Theaters Now Playing Buy Tickets

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      The plot's a bit of a jumble, but excellent performances and mind-blowing plot twists make 12 Monkeys a kooky, effective experience.

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      Ed Potton Times (UK) This dystopian time-travelling sci-fi is a reminder that the director can make films that are visually inventive, intellectually engaging and downright exciting. Rated: 4/5 Oct 12, 2018 Full Review Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader While all of Gilliam's movies are worth seeing, there's a fair amount of his designer grimness here mixed in with the cabaret comedy. May 27, 2011 Full Review Variety Staff Variety Neither as visually compelling as Brazil nor as emotionally gripping as The Fisher King. Mar 26, 2009 Full Review Elisa Guimarães Collider The fine line between the reasonable and the absurd is at the center of this flawed but gripping story about apocalypses and time-travel. Rated: B+ Feb 1, 2024 Full Review D.M. Palmer Vague Visages Their aesthetic production is taken at face value, their delusion is validated by the collective imagination... Nov 8, 2023 Full Review Michael Atkinson Spin The movie contemplates the circularities of time, apocalypse culture, and movies themselves... That shouldn't seem like some kind of pop miracle, but it does. Dec 27, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Tony B Richly plotted apocalyptic time travel film which demands multiple viewings. Great work by Bruce Willis, Madeline Stowe and Brad Pitt. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/29/24 Full Review Danilo S For me it´s a great movie, great acting and some goot plot twist. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/03/24 Full Review Nunya B This was the first movie for me that showed Brad Pitt is a REAL actor. (Still waiting for George Clowny to prove he can act.) Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/01/23 Full Review A B Bizarre and entertaining. Brad Pitt's best work imo. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/28/23 Full Review nick s Not a fan of time travel movies because they never make sense, but logic holes aside this was done quite well. Very gritty and well acted. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/15/23 Full Review billybob 1 Strange, goofy and thought-provoking, I'm surprised I hadn't heard of it sooner, and I wish I had. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/23/24 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Traveling back in time isn't simple, as James Cole (Bruce Willis) learns the hard way. Imprisoned in the 2030s, James is recruited for a mission that will send him back to the 1990s. Once there, he's supposed to gather information about a nascent plague that's about to exterminate the vast majority of the world's population. But, aside from the manic Jeffrey (Brad Pitt), he gets little in the way of cooperation, not least from medical gatekeepers like Dr. Kathryn Railly (Madeleine Stowe).
      Director
      Terry Gilliam
      Producer
      Robert Cavallo, Robert Kosberg, Gary Levinsohn
      Screenwriter
      Chris Marker, David Webb Peoples, Janet Peoples
      Distributor
      Universal Pictures
      Production Co
      Universal Pictures
      Rating
      R (Violence|Language)
      Genre
      Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jan 26, 1995, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      May 8, 2015
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $57.1M
      Runtime
      2h 11m
      Sound Mix
      Surround, DTS-ES, DTS, Stereo
      Aspect Ratio
      Flat (1.66:1)
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