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Total Recall

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In need of a vacation from his ordinary life, factory worker Douglas Quaid visits Rekall, a company that can turn dreams into real memories. Thinking that memories of life as a superspy are just the ticket, Quaid undergoes the procedure -- but it goes horribly wrong. Suddenly, Quaid is a hunted man. He teams up with a rebel fighter on a search to find the head of the underground resistance and take down the leader of the free world.
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Critics Consensus

While it boasts some impressive action sequences, Total Recall lacks the intricate plotting, wry humor, and fleshed out characters that made the original a sci-fi classic.

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Candice Frederick Reel Talk Online 09/08/2017
D+
There are so many opportunities to make a remake better, but this film didn't attempt none of them. Go to Full Review David Sexton London Evening Standard 08/31/2012
1/5
We used to do the future so much better. Let's not forget that. Let's forget this instead. Go to Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian 08/30/2012
2/5
Recalls Ridley Scott's Blade Runner and Christopher Nolan's Inception, without, sadly being quite as distinctive as either. Go to Full Review Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson 09/04/2023
1/5
The performances match this shallow kiddie pool story. Go to Full Review Graeme Tuckett The Post NZ 04/18/2023
Done right, Total Recall should be a glorious mash-up of genres; The Truman Show-meets-Blade Runner. As it is, this is sci-fi without ideas, and a thriller completely bereft of thrills. Go to Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 10/03/2022
2/4
[The film] spends so much of its time trying to duplicate aspects of the original that the filmmakers were distracted from their most clever ideas. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Sean B @RT12935630 May 19 So disappointing. I grew up with the Schwarzenegger movie, saw it in theaters when it came out. But this was awful. See more g J @RT02395222 May 1 A cinematic sin. A hollow temple to generic corporate slop whose very existence is nothing but a parasitic stain on other films. See more Joseph C @Movieman245 Apr 29 They say remakes are never good and there right. Total recall is a miss. Watch the Arnold Schwarrangzer's movie. See more Brian H @Brian0965 Mar 3 I don't care what anyone else says.... I loved it! See more michael Z @Mccopz Feb 28 I recently watched both this, and the original, back-to-back. The latter version had its moments but really could not compare to the novelty of the original, including the subtle humor. "Consider it a divorce!" See more ICUR M. @icurmtheaded Jan 22 What was missing: "get your_ to Mars". Great visuals, believable albeit implausible physics sets, yet laughable catfight, cringe 3 callback and no lasers. See more Read all reviews
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Len Wiseman

Director

Colin Farrell

Douglas Quaid

Kate Beckinsale

Lori

Jessica Biel

Melina

Bryan Cranston

Cohaagen

Bokeem Woodbine

Harry

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Synopsis In need of a vacation from his ordinary life, factory worker Douglas Quaid visits Rekall, a company that can turn dreams into real memories. Thinking that memories of life as a superspy are just the ticket, Quaid undergoes the procedure -- but it goes horribly wrong. Suddenly, Quaid is a hunted man. He teams up with a rebel fighter on a search to find the head of the underground resistance and take down the leader of the free world.
Director
Len Wiseman
Producer
Neal H. Moritz, Toby Jaffe
Screenwriter
Kurt Wimmer, Mark Bomback
Distributor
Sony Pictures
Production Co
Original Film
Rating
PG-13 (Intense Seq. of Sci-Fi Action|Brief Nudity|Intense Seq. of Sci-Fi Violenc|Language|Some Sexual Content)
Genre
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 3, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$58.9M
Runtime
1h 57m
Sound Mix
SDDS, Dolby Digital, Datasat