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The Final Cut

Play trailer Poster for The Final Cut PG-13 2004 1h 35m Sci-Fi Drama Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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37% Tomatometer 79 Reviews 45% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
In the future, microchips in people's heads record their experiences. Alan Hakman (Robin Williams), a "cutter," edits footage from immoral dead people into pleasing narratives. Alan is troubled by childhood memories and has a difficult relationship with a bookstore clerk (Mira Sorvino). Fletcher (James Caviezel), an ex-cutter, offers Alan $500,000 for footage of a prominent technology manager. Alan refuses, but when he tries to destroy the footage, he learns a dark secret about himself.
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The Final Cut fails to make compelling use of its intriguing premise and talented cast, settling for a middling sci-fi drama that never justifies its pretensions.

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Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com 10/23/2004
2/4
Forgive me, but The Final Cut should really be the one where you turn off the camera and go do something far more interesting; like maybe taking out the garbage. Go to Full Review
Richard Roeper Ebert & Roeper 10/19/2004
It's nice to see Mira Sorvino who has sort of wobbled about since winning the Oscar about ten years ago she is very good in this film. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 10/15/2004
3/4
Williams has extraordinary success in channeling this other person. How strange that the same actor can play some of the most uninhibited of all characters, and some of the most morose. Go to Full Review
Grant Watson Fiction Machine 05/14/2020
6/10
When viewed with patience and a somewhat forgiving eye, it presents an intriguing and morally ambiguous story. Go to Full Review
Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed 04/29/2009
A sleepy, boring, and utterly forgettable thriller... Go to Full Review
Peter T. Chattaway Christianity Today 09/22/2006
2.5/4
Most significantly, the film underscores the fact that the meaning of our lives ultimately comes from somewhere outside of ourselves. Go to Full Review
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Stephen C @bob25009 Jul 14 Success in 01 hour, 34 minutes, and 30 seconds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $548,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Copyright 2004-2025 Lions Gate Films!!!!!!!!! See more mark g 07/11/2024 So tedious and poorly done. Williams is invested, but that's about it. See more georgan g 10/22/2022 Great acting by Robin Williams. Intriguing premise. However, I did not understand how this movie ended. Even watched parts of it twice, thinking I'd missed something. Just never came together, to my disappointment. See more Kyle M 10/08/2022 On the one hand you have an intriguing scientific idea that was conceptualized and established the surrounding rules that were made to be morally broken, then on the other you have a man under self-inner therapy looking for resolving redemption. Overall indecisive switching between two storylines concurrently whenever convenient for the plot's progression whilst supported by dialogues that were written to baselessly complicate the events and undermine the stars involved, wherein their acting shows unsure and occasional confidence with sensed deliverance. Robin Williams in one of his few serious roles he'd taken within that decade have proven his capability of meeting a role's emotional expectation and witty execution stemmed from the self, then imprinting aesthetically. A more memorable presence let down by the story's ideal limitation kept from further exploration regarding its concept or to go in an actual thrilling direction that's within hidden potential. (B-) See more colin m 02/22/2022 A good movie. I don't understand why others haven't scored this higher. See more joel h 02/24/2021 The Final Cut probably should have gone through a couple more drafts before being released. The plot is thought-provoking, but it feels like a half-baked idea that never gets out of second gear. It's also ironic that this movie all about film editing suffers from distracting cuts and uneven pacing. The ending of this movie surprised me, not because of any twist, but because I thought it had more story to tell. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis In the future, microchips in people's heads record their experiences. Alan Hakman (Robin Williams), a "cutter," edits footage from immoral dead people into pleasing narratives. Alan is troubled by childhood memories and has a difficult relationship with a bookstore clerk (Mira Sorvino). Fletcher (James Caviezel), an ex-cutter, offers Alan $500,000 for footage of a prominent technology manager. Alan refuses, but when he tries to destroy the footage, he learns a dark secret about himself.
Director
Omar Naim
Producer
Nick Wechsler
Screenwriter
Omar Naim
Distributor
Lions Gate Entertainment, Lionsgate Films
Production Co
Industry Entertainment, Cinerenta Medienbeteiligungs KG, Lions Gate Films
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Sci-Fi, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 15, 2004, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
May 6, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$548.0K
Runtime
1h 35m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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