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Why This is Like The Matrix

A time-loop thriller where a soldier can inhabit the body of another person. Like The Matrix, it explores consciousness transfer.

Source Code

2011•Duncan Jones•120 min•R

The Experience

Army soldier Colter Stevens wakes up inside another man's body on a commuter train moments before it explodes. Inexplicably sent back into an 8-minute simulation of those final moments repeatedly, Colter must identify the bomber and prevent the attack—while grappling with the existential horror that he's either dead or trapped in someone else's digital afterlife. Duncan Jones crafts a relentless time-loop thriller where every reset peels back layers of simulated consciousness and hidden agendas.

Cast & Crew

Director: Duncan Jones

Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga

Production Details

Budget: $32 million

Box Office: $147.3 million

Age Rating:R
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SCI-FI COMPLEXITY SCORE

88
MIND BENDING SCORE
7.5
IMDB RATING
SCI-FI COMPLEXITY LEVELHIGH

A visually stunning and intellectually stimulating sci-fi experience.

Clean Content Record

Source Code: No sexual content or graphic scenes present in this film.

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INTENSITY GRAPH

Narrative Analysis
Explosion(60%)
Time Loop(85%)
Train Repeat(90%)
Source Code(95%)
Reset(80%)
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CINEMATIC DNA

Genre Analysis
Sci-Fi
60%
Thriller
30%
Action
10%

Genre DNA Distribution

  • Sci-Fi: 60%
  • Thriller: 30%
  • Action: 10%

Movie Intensity Arc

  • Minute 10: Explosion (60/100 Intensity)
  • Minute 25: Time Loop (85/100 Intensity)
  • Minute 50: Train Repeat (90/100 Intensity)
  • Minute 75: Source Code (95/100 Intensity)
  • Minute 90: Reset (80/100 Intensity)

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FAQ About Source Code

Common questions about Source Code and this reality-bending cyberpunk masterpiece.

What is Source Code?

A program enabling consciousness to inhabit another body’s last eight minutes.

What is “real” for Colter?

Ambiguous; he may persist as an instantiated consciousness.

Key theme?

Ethics of simulated lives and branching outcomes.

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