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1999 · 97 min · R

eXistenZ

Directed by David Cronenberg · Action, Thriller, Science Fiction

eXistenZ (1999) is a Action film, directed by David Cronenberg set during the near future. It runs 97 minutes and is rated R.

Themes of technology/ai anxiety play out through metafiction and unreliable narrator.

Composer
Howard Shore
Cinematography
Peter Suschitzky
Cast
Jennifer Jason LeighJude LawIan HolmWillem DafoeDon McKellarCallum Keith RennieChristopher EcclestonSarah Polley

The world of this film

Setting

Setting
Rural
When
Near Future

Premise & themes

Themes
technology/AI anxiety
Structure
MetafictionUnreliable Narrator
Tone
Surreal DreamlikeTense

Shape

Protagonist
Two Hander
Pacing
Measured
Based on
Pure Fiction

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