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eXistenZ (1999)

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Reviews Counted:44

Fresh:32

Rotten:12

Average Rating:7/10

Consensus: Gooey, slimy, grotesque fun.

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Synopsis: A renowned international virtual reality game designer (Jennifer Jason Leigh), creator of a new interactive game called eXistenZ, becomes the target of an assassination plot by a group of religious... [More]

Starring: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jude Law, Willem Dafoe, Ian Holm

Director: David Cronenberg

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Tomatometer	Critic	Review	Category
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 26 2006 03:16 AM	Time Out
N/R	Kevin Jackson	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Mar., 05 2002 08:18 AM	Sight and Sound
3/5		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Dec., 03 2001 08:17 AM	BBC
9/10	Ian Waldron-Mantgani	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	UK Critic
4/5	Jim Lane	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Aug., 07 2008 03:17 AM	Sacramento News & Review
B	Rob Humanick	Experienced gamers should find much to savor through the films unique assessments on the nature of reality. Full Review \| Comment \| Oct., 25 2007 05:08 AM	Projection Booth
5/5	Rob Gonsalves	[Cronenberg is] a laughing existentialist here, a philosopher who sees the comedy in disorientation. Full Review \| Comment \| Jul., 30 2007 10:30 AM	eFilmCritic.com
N/R	Andrew Sarris	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Apr., 27 2007 03:15 AM	New York Observer
4.5/5		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Dec., 06 2005 07:48 PM	Film Threat
3/5		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Dec., 06 2005 07:48 PM	Film Threat
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jul., 21 2005 03:39 AM	Houston Chronicle
2.5/4	Judith Egerton	Brave moviegoers and fans of writer-director David Cronenberg will find funny dialogue and grotesquely engrossing scenes in his latest sci-fi horror tale. Full Review \| Comment \| Jul., 02 2004 08:42 AM	Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)
4/4	Jeffrey M. Anderson	Fans may find certain similarities between eXistenZ and Videodrome bothersome, but both films are the real thing. Full Review \| Comment \| Oct., 23 2003 05:52 PM	Combustible Celluloid
2/4	Jeanne Aufmuth	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| May., 14 2003 05:17 PM	Palo Alto Weekly
3/4	Walter Chaw	An evolution for the filmmaker that will reach maturity in the quiet, devastatingly economical eloquence of Spider. Full Review \| Comment \| Mar., 09 2003 09:21 PM	Film Freak Central
3/5		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Dec., 08 2002 08:42 AM	Film Threat
4.5/5		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Dec., 08 2002 08:42 AM	Film Threat
3.5/5	James Rocchi	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Nov., 07 2002 01:23 PM	Netflix
	James Sanford	a genuinely jolting yarn... Cronenberg eventually succeeds in making the audience feel as disoriented as Allegra... Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 23 2002 07:42 PM	Kalamazoo Gazette
N/R	Annlee Ellingson	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 05 2002 08:21 AM	Boxoffice Magazine

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