Johnny Mnemonic

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Johnny Mnemonic

R

1995

1h 38m

Sci-Fi

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In this film based on the William Gibson story, Johnny (Keanu Reeves) is a data courier who has a secret stash of information implanted into his mind. However, the data will kill Johnny if he cannot retrieve it within 48 hours. Accompanied by physically enhanced bodyguard Jane (Dina Meyer), Johnny sets out to acquire the passwords he needs to save himself. Worse yet, he is hunted by gangster Shinji (Denis Akiyama) and businessman Takahashi (Takeshi), both of whom seek the data Johnny possesses.

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Critics Consensus

As narratively misguided as it is woefully miscast, Johnny Mnemonic brings the '90s cyberpunk thriller to inane new whoas -- er, lows.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

It poignantly juxtaposes its futurism with a yearning for the past, in the form of Johnny's abandoned memories. As for Reeves, he is always best when he is calm and frowningly subdued...

Rated: 4/5

May 6, 2021

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Roxana Hadadi

Crooked Marquee

Johnny Mnemonic is no The Matrix; its world-building lacks specifically nuanced grit. But the ideas Gibson thrust forward furthered the cyberpunk conversation onscreen for years to come.

Jun 5, 2020

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: C-

Sep 7, 2011

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Harry Solomons

Loud and Clear Reviews

Bewildering, nonsensical, and by equal turn genius and downright idiotic, Johnny Mnemonic is a cyberpunk relic you unearth at your own risk.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jan 8, 2025

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

There are several major problems with Johnny Mnemonic, and the fact that these problems are each overlayed on top of each other serves to compound the film’s faults

Rated: 5/10

Jun 7, 2024

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Kristin Battestella

InSession Film

Campy yet cerebral...

Rated: B

Apr 19, 2024

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Alan H

I think this is intended as SATIRE , and a comment on the state of where technology is headed. Kinda like the Escape from New York , films.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/07/25

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james r

Ok so you've got Coyote Shivers, Henry Rollins, and Ice T. That's too many musicians trying to be actors.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/26/25

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Jay D

One of the very worst movies I've seen, and I've seen "Forever Young" (1992) so I know what I'm talkin' about.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/14/24

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Emeric B

It's one of my favorite movies of all time. It's ambitious, naive, a little cheap at times but the movie world is totally wild and you have these awesome actors Keanu reeves, ice T, Takeshi Kitano to make it believable. If only I could watch it for the first time again

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/14/24

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Alec B

Obviously Gibson's ideas simmering within the movie are extremely interesting and I do like the movie's aesthetic however the exposition is so horrendously handled and the central performances are so bad that those good elements hardly matter.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/10/24

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William D

This is an okay film that was fun to watch.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/18/23

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Synopsis

In this film based on the William Gibson story, Johnny (Keanu Reeves) is a data courier who has a secret stash of information implanted into his mind. However, the data will kill Johnny if he cannot retrieve it within 48 hours. Accompanied by physically enhanced bodyguard Jane (Dina Meyer), Johnny sets out to acquire the passwords he needs to save himself. Worse yet, he is hunted by gangster Shinji (Denis Akiyama) and businessman Takahashi (Takeshi), both of whom seek the data Johnny possesses.

Director: Robert Longo
Producer: Don Carmody
Production Co: TriStar Pictures, Alliance
Rating: R
Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $16.7M
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Surround

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