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1995 · 129 min · R

Twelve Monkeys

Directed by Terry Gilliam · Science Fiction, Thriller, Mystery

Twelve Monkeys (1995) is a Science Fiction film, directed by Terry Gilliam set in Philadelphia during the 1990s, the near future, and the far future. It runs 129 minutes and is rated R.

A time travel and post apocalyptic, with a bleak and melancholic tone. Themes of fate & destiny, madness / loss of sanity, and memory & nostalgia play out through non linear / fractured timeline and frame narrative.

Composer
Paul Buckmaster
Cinematography
Roger Pratt
Cast
Bruce WillisMadeleine StoweBrad PittChristopher PlummerDavid MorseJon SedaChristopher MeloniJoey Perillo

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Pure Fiction
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