eXistenZ

eXistenZ

Play it. Live it. Kill for it.

1999•1h 37m•6.8/10

ActionThrillerScience Fiction

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.8/10(2K)

A game designer on the run from assassins must play her latest virtual reality creation with a marketing trainee to determine if the game has been damaged.

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Production

Alliance Atlantis, Serendipity Point Films, Natural Nylon Entertainment, Dimension Films

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Allegra Geller

Jude Law

Jude Law

Ted Pikul

Ian Holm

Ian Holm

Kiri Vinokur

Willem Dafoe

Willem Dafoe

Gas

Don McKellar

Don McKellar

Yevgeny Nourish

Callum Keith Rennie

Callum Keith Rennie

Hugo Carlaw

Christopher Eccleston

Christopher Eccleston

Seminar Leader

Sarah Polley

Sarah Polley

Merle

Robert A. Silverman

Robert A. Silverman

D'Arcy Nader

Kris Lemche

Kris Lemche

Noel Dichter

Oscar Hsu

Oscar Hsu

Chinese Waiter

Vik Sahay

Vik Sahay

Male Assistant

Kirsten Johnson

Kirsten Johnson

Female Assistant

James Kirchner

James Kirchner

Landry

Balázs Koós

Balázs Koós

Male Volunteer

Stephanie Belding

Stephanie Belding

Female Volunteer

Gerry Quigley

Gerry Quigley

Trout Farm Worker

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