Film200393 min

Code 46

Name: Code 46
Genre: Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
Released: 2003
Duration: 93 min
Cast: Tim Robbins, Samantha Morton, Nabil Elouahabi, Om Puri, Emil Marwa

Taste attributes: dramascience fictionthrillerrobots/ai/spaceromanceslowfresh & originalheavyimaginaryintricateenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers allrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentary

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"How do you solve a crime when the last thing you want to know is the truth?"

Boxlist takeAn otherworldly sci-fi film that is inventive, weighty and smart. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.3 /10

TMDB · 252 votes

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Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

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Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

In a dystopian future, insurance fraud investigator William Gold arrives in Shanghai to investigate a forgery ring for "papelles", futuristic passports that record people's identities and genetics. Gold falls for Maria Gonzalez, the woman in charge of the forgeries. After a passionate affair, Gold returns home, having named a coworker as the culprit. But when one of Gonzalez's customers is found dead, Gold is sent back to Shanghai to complete the investigation.

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