Surrogates

PG-13

Released Sep 25, 2009

1 hr. 28 min.

Sci-Fi

Mystery & Thriller

Action

List

37%

117 Reviews

Tomatometer

38%

250,000+ Ratings

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In the near future, people live their lives free of pain, danger and complications through robotic representations of themselves, called surrogates. When the first murder in more than a decade rocks this near-perfect society, FBI Agent Greer (Bruce Willis) discovers a vast conspiracy and must abandon his own surrogate to solve the crime, risking his own life in the process.

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Critics Consensus

Though it sports a slick look and feel, Surrogates fails to capitalize on a promising premise, relying instead on mindless action and a poor script.

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Connor A

This film is OK. Bruce Willis and the rest of the cast give good performances and the action and plot is decent. There's a few good twists but overall the film feels like a basic action flick

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/23/24

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Mark B

I like the premise, it is not ground breaking and has the feel of The Matrix, a bit of Terminator, hidden in a police procedural. It worked for me. Every movie is not going to be totally original in fact very few are including the above. Movie was definitely completed on a budget not too worried about the use of future technology ( cars, cell phones, computers etc….) but I give it credit there it holds up in 2024. It is good to see Bruce Willis in his prime.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/13/24

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MishaG4mer

Very interesting concept of a society run by the so called 'surrogates'. Although there's room for improvement, it still makes for a nice movie

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/22/24

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Anderson O

Creative futuristic premise, almost reflective of the times we live in now in gaming and cell phones. Surrogates is a smaller scale world of avitars in the real life society that challenge real or fake emotions. 15 years later, it's viable to a different and more relevant meaning to General Population today.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/13/24

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John A

Watched it about whenit came out. Watched it again. Think some of the negative critics must have eaten something that dusagreed with them; or they are just trying to stir up sci fi fans. Maybe not all possibilities are explored, so what, there's enough in it, including action, to make it an enjoyable, thought provoking watch. Enjoy.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/24

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Jan C

This movie is about Facebook and other social media. And the message is clear: everybody needs to get unplugged to save our humanity. I love it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Jonathan Mostow

Director

Bruce Willis

Agent Greer

Radha Mitchell

Agent Peters

Rosamund Pike

Maggie Greer

Boris Kodjoe

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James Francis Ginty

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Keith Uhlich

Time Out

An A-list blockbuster that would fit, damn proudly, on the lower half of a double bill.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 16, 2011

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

Has all the get-up-and-go of a dead battery.

Rated: C

Oct 14, 2009

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Amy Nicholson

I.E. Weekly

Every sci-fi and action flick clich is crammed in here and Mostow couldn't give a damn if you've seen them all before. He might not do them better, but he'll do them well enough.

Rated: C

Sep 28, 2009

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Plenty of neat technologies and visuals keep us intently watching. Once the action has subsided, however, and we begin to think about this world, it doesn’t add up.

Rated: 2.5/4

Aug 30, 2023

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

It's clear that the writers aren't trying to hide the silliness of the concepts their world is based upon.

Rated: 5/10

Nov 29, 2020

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Requires the letting go of logic and a certain surrendering to the wonder of technological potential in the world.

Rated: 2.0/4.0

Sep 24, 2020

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Synopsis

In the near future, people live their lives free of pain, danger and complications through robotic representations of themselves, called surrogates. When the first murder in more than a decade rocks this near-perfect society, FBI Agent Greer (Bruce Willis) discovers a vast conspiracy and must abandon his own surrogate to solve the crime, risking his own life in the process.

Director: Jonathan Mostow
Executive Producer: David Nicksay, Elizabeth Banks
Screenwriter: Michael Ferris, John D. Brancato
Distributor: Walt Disney
Production Co: Mandeville Films, Top Shelf
Rating: PG-13 (Disturbing Images|A Drug-Related Scene|Intense Sequences of Violence|Language|Sexuality)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 25, 2009, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $38.5M
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS

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