Replicas

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Replicas

PG-13

Released Jan 11, 2019

1h 47m

Sci-Fi

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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Neuroscientist William Foster is on the verge of transferring human consciousness into a computer when his beloved wife and children are killed in a car crash. Desperate to resurrect his family, Foster recruits a fellow scientist to secretly help clone their bodies and create replicas. When William learns that he can only replicate three of his four family members, he makes a decision that holds fateful consequences.

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Critics Consensus

Equal parts plot holes and unintentional laughs, Replicas is a ponderously lame sci-fi outing that isn't even bad enough to be so bad it's good.

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Chris Stuckmann

ChrisStuckmann.com

Along with the messy script is some absolutely horrendous CGI.

Rated: D

May 11, 2020

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

This is really terrible.

Sep 13, 2019

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Roxana Hadadi

Pajiba

Does the Keanu Reeves vehicle Replicas do anything new or different in the sci-fi genre, or offer up any impressive action sequences, or any unique CGI? No, no, and no.

Feb 7, 2019

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Even though I did find it strangely entertaining, it’s just too scattered and a little too goofy to get behind it.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 24, 2022

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Matt Cipolla

Film Monthly

It feels a film student binged Brian De Palma and John Woo's work only to vomit out their most basic trademarks.

Rated: 1/5

Jul 26, 2020

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Pablo O. Scholz

Clarín

[Keanu Reeves] plays at Sophie's Choice... [And] as if he were in Minority Report, Keanu moves his hands and performs air mapping. [Full review in Spanish]

Aug 19, 2019

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Nick G.

There is probably something better to watch.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/13/21

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Audience Member

I don't get the bad reviews. I was completely entertained. And if you need some sort of socially redeeming element to make it worth your time, with AI tech winding up, we're getting perilously close to the world described in this film, which causes any number of questions to come to mind. I thought the script, acting, and CGI were all perfectly adequate, if anything, it might have run a little long. I don't know what people want, maybe they want more guns, sex, drugs, and bad language, of which there was hardly any here, to call it entertainment. Maybe lacking these ubiquitous elements, people can't even recognize a decent film anymore.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/08/24

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Audience Member

dis movie tuff as hell

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/10/24

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Jolin S

I must be crazy. I absolutely love sci-fi and I really enjoyed this one. If anyone asked me should I watch it I would definitely say yes. I don’t understand why certain individuals gave this movie bad reviews. As I stated in this review I totally recommend watching it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/16/24

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David S

Didn't get beyond the 25 minute mark. Implausible, poor script and too much given away too soon. Can't comment on the performances of the actors, as we didn't hang around to see any development- but it wasn't promising when you don't like any of the characters.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/24/24

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faye m

The idea for this film was there, but it was as reinforced as a cardboard castle on a particularly rainy day. What I mean by that is that the CGI was god-awful, the scientific terminology was thrown in for good measure, and I don't think I've seen worse acting before in my life. The plot is messy and the ending makes no sense at all - it was simply a forced happy ending. It would have made more sense to leave things as they were, to fit with the already screwy plotline. Better give this film a miss if you want to keep an hour or two of your life unwasted.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/17/24

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Jeffrey Nachmanoff

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Keanu Reeves

William Foster

Thomas Middleditch

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Synopsis

Neuroscientist William Foster is on the verge of transferring human consciousness into a computer when his beloved wife and children are killed in a car crash. Desperate to resurrect his family, Foster recruits a fellow scientist to secretly help clone their bodies and create replicas. When William learns that he can only replicate three of his four family members, he makes a decision that holds fateful consequences.

Director: Jeffrey Nachmanoff
Producer: Stephen Hamel, Keanu Reeves, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Luis A. Riefkohl, Mark Gao
Screenwriter: Chad St. John
Distributor: Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures
Production Co: Ocean Park Entertainment, Company Films, Lotus Entertainment, Di Bonaventura Pictures, Fundamental Films
Rating: PG-13 (Sexual References|Disturbing Images|Some Nudity|Thematic Material|Violence)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 11, 2019, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 2, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.0M
Runtime: 1h 47m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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