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Features: DVD, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Dolby Surround Sound, English, Subtitled
The Thirteenth Floor is a sci-fi thriller about a scientific experiment gone awry, resulting in a murder mystery that veers between two worlds--one in 1937 Los Angeles, and one in present day. Stars Craig Bierko, Vincent D'Onofrio, Armin Mueller-Stahl and Gretchen Mol. A man awakens to discover a bloody shirt in his house and his boss murdered the night before. Did he do it? Why can't he remember? The Thirteenth Floor explores the ominous possibility of computer-simulated universes, where people only believe they are real. Douglas Hall (Bierko), along with his boss Hannon Fuller (Mueller-Stahl), have created 1937 Los Angeles on a computer chip. When Fuller is murdered, Hall immediately becomes the prime suspect and must enter through the thirteenth floor in search of the truth. A beautiful woman (Mol) who suddenly appears on the scene may hold the key to the mystery.
"Well-produced sci-fi in film-noir style..." Leonard Maltin
"...entertaining fun." Boxoffice Magazine
Editor's Note
A curious letter left by a murdered colleague leads computer scientist Douglas Hall (Craig Bierko) to investigate the mysterious circumstances. Hall finds a portal to a parallel cyber-world that resembles the 1930s, and when he becomes a suspect in the murder, he enters this cyberworld and finds many surprises. A film filled with atmosphere that leaves you wondering what is real and what isn't. Also starring Armin Mueller-Stahl and Vincent D'Onofrio.
| Features | English Subtitles | | English 5.1 Surround Dolby Digital | | English Dolby Surround | | Web Access | | Music Videos | | Theatrical Trailer | | Interactive Menus | | Cast/Crew Bios | | Audio Commentary | | Stardard Version | | Production Notes |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Columbia Tri-Star |
| Release Date: 9/25/2007 |
| Running Time: 100 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1999 | | Catalog ID: 02848 | | UPC: 00043396028487 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Available Subtitles: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 2.35:1/4:3 |
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| | Professional Reviews | USA Today
"...What a whiplashing story FLOOR has..." 05/28/1999 p.7EChicago Sun-Times
"...THE THIRTEENTH FLOOR is entertaining and worth seeing..." 05/28/1999 p.29 Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide 0 of 10
Scientists create a virtual-reality 1937 L.A. so realistic that even the "inhabitants" have their own minds and don't realize they and everything around them exist only in a computer... then murder links the worlds of the created and the creators. Well-produced sci-fi in film noir style is interesting throughout, but too talky, and the basic idea is familiar. - Leonard Maltin
Boxoffice Magazine 0 of 10
If The Thirteenth Floor had been able to sustain the awe of [main character] Douglas' first virtual experience, it could have been a sci-fi masterwork. But at the midway point, the plot shifts and the link between the film and the audience is broken; the metaphorical "man behind the curtain" is revealed and the fantasy is gone. Spiraling from fantasy thriller to cliche-riddled whodunnit, the plot quickly unravels to a predictable ending. The film's couple of twists and eyefuls of visuals make it entertaining fun, but it leaves one's intellect and imagination unfulfilled... - Dwayne E. Leslie
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| Customer Reviews | ![]() | | Cinematography |  5 | | Plot |  4.5 | | Acting | 4.5 | | Overall Satisfaction | 4.5 |
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5 of 5 Very smart sci-fi thriller!! Tuesday, March 14, 2000
A Viewer from Avon Park, FL
This is one of those movies that starts off a little slow but as it progresses so does the challenge to figure out what is actually going on. The visuals are excellent. If you like your sci-fi or dramas to be intellectual in nature like Gattaca, then you will be enthralled by this movie. It's by no means The Matrix, which is by far superior or Dark City which is better yet, but it will entertain you all the way through. Was this review helpful?  
5 of 5 Cool mystery flick! Sunday, March 05, 2000
webmaster from Indianapolis, IN
There are 3 movies that came out within a year or so of each other that have a lot of similarities--DARK CITY, MATRIX and THIRTEENTH FLOOR. The all combine sci-fi, mystery and action but each had a different focus. DARK CITY had very storng mystery elements, medium sci-fi, low action (plus a medium level of horror too!). MATRIX started out with a high level of mystery ('What is all this weird stuff happening to Keanue Reeves for????') but it dropped to 0 mystery after he took the pill. MATRIX's big deal was sci-fi and HIGH action content. THIRTEENTH FLOOR is a mystery film, pure and simple. There is a strong sci-fi presence in the film, but the movie is more about solving crimes, figuring out hwo to trust, understanding people's motives, etc. So while mnay people compare it to THE MATRIX because they both involve cyber-settings, don't come to the 13th FLOOR expecting a sci-fi flick.
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