Anon

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Anon

2018

1h 40m

Mystery & Thriller

Sci-Fi

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48 Reviews

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In the near future, private memories are recorded and crime has almost ceased to exist. But in trying to solve a series of murders, troubled detective Sal Frieland stumbles upon a young woman known only as "The Girl." She has no identity, no history and is invisible to the cops. Sal realizes this may not be the end of crime, and it could be the beginning of it.

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Critics Consensus

Lacking enough depth to fulfill its evident ambitions or enough excitement to work as a sci-fi action thriller, Anon lives down to its title in the most glumly predictable ways.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

The tone-deaf execution of the film - all flat-line delivery and awkward pauses - rather undermines the intelligence of the premise.

Rated: 2/5

May 13, 2018

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

All we're missing is a story worth caring about.

Rated: 2/5

May 11, 2018

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Ed Potton

Times (UK)

Ends up like an episode of Black Mirror without the jokes. Or much of the drama.

Rated: 2/5

May 10, 2018

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Neat ideas aside, the antiseptic quality of Anon, including predictable plot machinations, leaves the experience emotionally vacant.

Rated: 2/4

Mar 14, 2022

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Javier Ocaña

El Pais (Spain)

The weariness before the characters and the lack of concretion beat the notes of wit. [Full Review in Spanish]

May 1, 2020

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Tom McAdam

One Room With A View

Anon is one of those films where you imagine that the writer sat around thinking about how cool and edgy his script was, completely missing the fact that the story jumps around from scene to scene with very little cohesion or sense.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 13, 2019

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Tim F

A sweet dystopia, hiwever not rely memorable. Not to deep either.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/28/24

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Michael F

It's an intriguing movie, though a bit hard to follow unless you are really committed to paying full attention. One thing that bothered me while trying to "buy in" to the whole premise is why regular video/security camera technology doesn't appear to exist in this world, and why the only recordings of anyone or anything is solely available by hacking into a humans memory/visions.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/06/24

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Kandy A

I quickly gave up. Bleak movie, poor story line, just not worth the time to finish watching.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

12/26/23

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Andrea C

Sci fi investigativo freddo sia nei colori sia nei contenuti. Lo spicchio di mondo creato in realtà si fonda solamente su una visione distropica della privacy e della memoria, il resto rimane totalmente inesplorato. Inoltre si ha la costante sensazione di guardare la storia da fuori, di vivere un freddo resoconto di una storia già avvenuta e che non viene per nulla aiutato dalla mancanza di emozioni la cui sintesi massima si ha nella sequenza della cancellazione del figlio dalla memoria dei genitori, comunque tranquilli e senza reazioni veramente tristi. Anche la trama in fin dei conti non risulta particolarmente interessante; non sono male invece i dialoghi, non particolarmente lenti e abbastanza schietti.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/28/23

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A G

I was highly engaged. I found this film stylish and gripping. MAYBE one of the best i have seen. I can NOT believe the bad reviews....

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/22/23

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Tim O

I really like this movie. It evokes thoughts of movies like Equilibrium. It's not a fast-paced movie, but it's not exactly slow. Imagine having a futuristic access to memories and then having them deleted slowly without the ability to stop it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/29/23

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Andrew Niccol

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Clive Owen

Sal Frieland

Amanda Seyfried

The Girl

Colm Feore

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Mark O'Brien

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Synopsis

In the near future, private memories are recorded and crime has almost ceased to exist. But in trying to solve a series of murders, troubled detective Sal Frieland stumbles upon a young woman known only as "The Girl." She has no identity, no history and is invisible to the cops. Sal realizes this may not be the end of crime, and it could be the beginning of it.

Director: Andrew Niccol
Producer: Daniel Baur, Andrew Niccol, Oliver Simon, Oda Schaefer
Screenwriter: Andrew Niccol
Production Co: Niccol Films
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 4, 2018
Runtime: 1h 40m

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