The One

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The One

PG-13

Released Nov 2, 2001

1h 27m

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi

Mystery & Thriller

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In a stunning dual role, international star Jet Li portrays Gabriel Yulaw, a police officer confronted with a sinister form of himself escaped from an advanced, parallel universe and intent on killing Gabriel. His alter ego's hunt culminates in a fateful battle between good and evil that changes Gabriel's perception of reality and forces him to examine the evil hidden within himself.

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Critics Consensus

The One plays more like a video game than a movie and borrows freely from other, better sci-fi actioners, burying Jet Li's spectacular talents under heaps of editing and special effects.

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Ed Park

Village Voice

Wong's efficiently creepy Final Destination was as much memento mori as teen disposal unit, but in The One the maze of death leads only to exhaustion.

Nov 6, 2001

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Jonathan Foreman

New York Post

This sci-fi/martial arts hybrid has the stale aura of a product assembled out of bits of other action movies.

Rated: 2/4

Nov 3, 2001

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Ed Gonzalez

Slant Magazine

Li speaks and acts entirely too much here.

Rated: 2/4

Nov 2, 2001

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Tim Brayton

Alternate Ending

It has the goods where it counts: the climax is superb, coming as close as an American film could to capturing the breatheless, airborne energy of the fight sequences in Li's Chinese-language work.

Rated: 2.5/5

May 17, 2022

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...the picture slowly-but-surely wears out its welcome as it progresses into a midsection and second half devoid of wholeheartedly engaging interludes and sequences...

Rated: 2/4

Dec 7, 2021

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Alistair Lawrence

Common Sense Media

Taking an interesting premise and doing practically nothing new or original with it, this hasn't endured as an action movie classic.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 25, 2021

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Ashlee K.

For a 2001 sci-fi movie, I thought this was action packed with a great cast. I had a bit of nostalgia in the simplicity of it all.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/01/25

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Paul S

Despite Jet Li's poor line delivery throughout the movie, I still loved it. This is probably one of the better multiverse movies I've seen. The story was compelling, the fight scenes were epic, and it was so much fun to watch. I definitely recommend it for sci-fi and action fans!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/23/25

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Pedro Henrique C

The One is the worst Multiverse movie ever made in the history of cinema, this is a terrible mess that leads nowhere.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/06/25

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Meta M

The One is an underrated B-movie sci-fi action/martial arts thriller that delivers deft action sequences, glorious fight choreography and high concept storytelling. The concept of the multiverse is explored with clarity through visual storytelling that is nothing but impressive. By no means a masterpiece but it’s good entertainment.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/16/25

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kelvin p

Better than Marvel this days lol not better than Iron man though lol

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/14/24

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William B

A badass action-packed sci-fi thriller with one of the best soundtracks

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/11/24

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Synopsis

In a stunning dual role, international star Jet Li portrays Gabriel Yulaw, a police officer confronted with a sinister form of himself escaped from an advanced, parallel universe and intent on killing Gabriel. His alter ego's hunt culminates in a fateful battle between good and evil that changes Gabriel's perception of reality and forces him to examine the evil hidden within himself.

Director: James Wong
Producer: Glen Morgan, Steve Chasman
Screenwriter: Glen Morgan, James Wong
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Revolution Studios, Hard Eight Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Some Language|Intense Action Violence)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 2, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 15, 2010
Runtime: 1h 27m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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