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Self/less
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Self/less is a 2015 American science fiction action thriller film directed by Tarsem Singh, produced by Ram Bergman and James D. Stern and written by Alex and David Pastor. The film tells the story of a business tycoon and billionaire diagnosed with a terminal illness who manages to save his own life by transferring his consciousness into a new, younger body. The film stars Ryan Reynolds, Natalie Martinez, Matthew Goode, Victor Garber, Derek Luke, and Ben Kingsley. Many of the film's elements are similar to the 1966 film Seconds.
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Self/less is a 2015 American science fiction mystery film directed by Tarsem Singh and produced by Focus Features. The movie features a cast including Ryan Reynolds, Ben Kingsley, Matthew Goode, and Michelle Dockery, with music composed by Antonio Pinto. Filming took place in New Orleans and New York City, which also serves as the narrative location. The production companies involved were Ram Bergman Productions and Endgame Entertainment.
The film has a runtime of 117 minutes and explores themes of immortality, lies, terminal illness, and cancer. It was released in 2015, with distribution handled by Netflix and Fandango at Home via video on demand. The budget was 26000000. Box office figures vary, with one source listing 30523226 and another 31807156. Critical reception included a review score of 18% and 4.7/10, alongside a Bechdel test assessment.
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6.4An extremely wealthy elderly man dying from cancer undergoes a radical medical procedure that transfers his consciousness to the body of a healthy young man but everything may not be as good as it seems when he starts to uncover the mystery of the body's origins and the secret organization that will kill to keep its secrets.
Cast
- Ryan Reynolds as Young Damian
- Ben Kingsley as Damian
- Natalie Martinez as Madeline
- Matthew Goode as Albright
- Michelle Dockery as Claire
- Melora Hardin as Judy
Themes
- immortality
- lie
- terminal illness
- laboratory
- cancer
- transhumanism
- doctor
- body-swap
- death
- false memory
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Self/less
- Film.image
- Selfless poster.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Tarsem Singh
- Film.music
- Antônio Pinto
- Film.cinematography
- Brendan Galvin
- Film.editing
- Robert Duffy
- Film.distributor
- Focus Features
- Film.runtime
- 117 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
- $26 million
- Film.gross
- $31.8 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Tarsem Singh
- Composer
- Antonio Pinto
- Production company
- Focus Features
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Filming location
- New York City
- Duration
- 117
- FilmAffinity ID
- 819892
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.focusfeatures.com/selfless
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- publication date
- 2015-07-23
- title
- Self/less
- distributed by
- Fandango at Home
- capital cost
- 26000000
- box office
- 30523226
- social media followers
- 1546
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 34/100
Sources (15)
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Release
- Reception
- Box office
- Critical response
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Self/less is a 2015 American science fiction action thriller film directed by Tarsem Singh, produced by Ram Bergman and James D. Stern and written by Alex and David Pastor. The film tells the story of a business tycoon and billionaire diagnosed with a terminal illness who manages to save his own life by transferring his consciousness into a new, younger body. The film stars Ryan Reynolds, Natalie Martinez, Matthew Goode, Victor Garber, Derek Luke, and Ben Kingsley. Many of the film's elements are similar to the 1966 film Seconds.
Self/less was originally set to release on September 26, 2014, but because of multiple setbacks and the absorption of its original distributor FilmDistrict, it was not released until July 10, 2015, by Focus Features. It was produced by Endgame Entertainment and was financed by FilmNation Entertainment. The film grossed $12 million in North America and a total of $30 million worldwide, against a $26 million production budget.
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