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Source Code (2011)

★ 7.5PG-1393 minDirector: Duncan Jones

2011 film by Duncan Jones

Source Code is a 2011 science fiction action thriller film directed by Duncan Jones and written by Ben Ripley. It stars Jake Gyllenhaal as a US Army officer who is sent into an eight-minute virtual re-creation of a real-life train explosion, and tasked with determining the identity of the terrorist who bombed it. Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga, and Jeffrey Wright play supporting roles.

It had its world premiere on March 11, 2011, at South by Southwest and was released by Summit Entertainment on April 1, 2011, in North America and Europe. It received positive reviews from critics and was a box office success, grossing $147.3 million on a $31.9 million budget.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Source Code about?
Source Code (2011) — Army Captain Colter Stevens finds himself working on a special program where his consciousness can be inserted into another human being. The only catch is can only be there for 8 minutes at any given time. That morning, a bomb exploded on a commuter train just outside Chicago. He
Is Source Code based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Source Code scary?
Content rating: PG-13. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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