The Thirteenth Floor

 (1999)


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  • Critics Rating 17 critics
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User Reviews

this what we call "a poor effort"
Jan 13, 2007
le_ali - yahoo.com
Boring boring boring! It doesn't give you anything. Call me a moron but i didn't understand this movie. Movie starts colorless but like this goes till the end... I regret my lost hours!... Full review
virtually real Virtual Reality
Jan 13, 2007
josephlenard - yahoo.com
In todays world that bases all judgements for anything approaching the topic of Virtual Reality, or questioning Reality in general, on how it pars with the Matrix - this film reaches that goal. The film, based on the novel "Simulicron 3,"... Full review
Almost Perfect
Dec 19, 2006
Yank_Racek - yahoo.com
The Thirteenth Floor teeter-totters on the edge between brilliance and ridicule. On the one hand it has stunning cinematography, an intriguing plot, and virtuoso performances from Armin Mueller-Stahl and Vincent D'Onofrio. On the other, it has wooden dialogue, an ending which... Full review
Great movie
Dec 19, 2006
jasontimm22 - yahoo.com
This sci-fi movie is well worth watching!!! It is well acted and gives you something to think about in the area of the computer.... Full review
Underrated Sc Fi Classic
Sep 13, 2006
natesh-singh - imdb.com
The Thirteenth Floor,in my opinion,is an underrated SCI FI classic. It ranks with Blade Runner, The Matrix & Dark City as Science Fiction with a brain. Not only does it raise philosophical questions around technology , reality and existence it... Full review
A small simulation set in 1937 has been created. Our main character discovers that his recently murdered partner (the simulators creator) has been using the simulation before its release for human trial. He also discovers that a message has been... Full review
As others would say, question of playing god...
Jul 17, 2004
Peteris Krisjanis - imdb.com
Movie touches idea about creation and living in the virtual world and how it could impact you, how power makes you ill and crazy and you start to destroy your creation. Yes, someone maybe can claim a movie dull sometimes,... Full review
Calm, honest, thought provoking
Jun 06, 2003
zweistein - imdb.com
For some time I have been hearing people refer to to The 13th Floor, mostly when comparing to other movies of the genre like The Matrix. I finally got around to view it myself, and I was positively surprised. After... Full review
Not bad
Mar 21, 2003
Idocamstuf - imdb.com
This is another one of those virtual reality films that came out around the same time as "The Matrix". I wasnt expecting too much from it because its rating was rather low , 6.4. The movie was surprisingly thought provoking... Full review
Not bad.
Sep 26, 2001
Rob Deschenes - imdb.com
Although the first half does not account for much, THE THIRTEENTH FLOOR is a surprisingly half-decent movie. The story is well put, the acting seems to fit. What seems to be another TWILIGHT ZONE knock-off is saved by an endless... Full review

Critics Reviews

| Oct 05, 1999
The New York Times
Produced by blockbuster specialist Roland Emmerich, sci-fi thriller The Thirteenth Floor has probably been overshadowed somewhat by The Matrix, with which it shares themes of computerized worlds and multi-layered realities. Although The Thirteenth Floor remains an overlooked slice of science fiction, this excellent disc should enhance its growing popularity. ... Full Review
| May 29, 1999
The Movie Boy
By the time "The Thirteenth Floor" had reached its climax, I was far more engrossed in the goings-on than I was in the first hour, but the film still came off as nothing more than a valiant failure. The Thirteenth Floor" is one case in which individual moments and ideas come off as far more powerful, and memorable, than the overall whole. ... Full Review
| May 28, 1999
theglobeandmail.com
Virtual reality thriller fails to reach the next level....D'Onofrio, in particular, has heaps of fun.....Too soon, however, the movie bumps into the standard problem:.... ... Full Review
| May 28, 1999
San Francisco Chronicle
Both are cyber-fantasies with virtual-reality themes, but the dizzying special effects and pace that blasted "Matrix" into box-office hyperspace are missing here. Our hero is a young corporate executive, Douglas (Craig Bierko), whose boss and mentor (Armin Mueller-Stahl) created the virtual L.A. with help from a computer geek (Vincent D'Onofrio). ... Full Review
| May 28, 1999
San Francisco Chronicle
There is a very good movie stuck somewhere on ``The Thirteenth Floor'' trying to get out. The Thirteenth Floor'' is not the special-effects tour de force that ``The Matrix'' is, but it's no slouch, either. Sci-fi mystery has good story ... Full Review

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