The future is history.
In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground communities. But when Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990 instead of 1996, he's arrested and locked up in a mental hospital. There he meets psychiatrist Dr. Kathryn Railly and the son of a famous virus expert who may hold the key to the Army of the 12 Monkeys; thought to be responsible for unleashing the killer disease.
Science FictionThrillerMysterybiological weaponphiladelphia, pennsylvaniaschizophreniastockholm syndromeairplaneworld war iundergroundinsanityasylumparanoiaprison celldystopia
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Character
Epic, earnest, grave and bleak.
- intimateepic
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- warmbleak
- resolvedopen-ended
Who loves it, who doesn't
177 profiled raters. Loved most by The Provocateurs; disliked most by The Comfort Seekers.
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Cast
- Bruce WillisJames Cole
- Madeleine StoweDr. Kathryn Railly
- Brad PittJeffrey Goines
- Christopher PlummerDr. Goines
- David MorseDr. Peters
- Jon SedaJose
- Christopher MeloniLt. Halperin
- Joey PerilloDetective Franki
- LisaGay HamiltonTeddy
- Matt RossBee
Crew
- Terry GilliamDirector
- Janet PeoplesScreenplay
- David Webb PeoplesScreenplay
- Roger PrattDirector of Photography
- Paul BuckmasterOriginal Music Composer
- Mick AudsleyEditor
- Charles RovenProducer
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