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Existenz

Existenz (stylized as eXistenZ) is a 1999 science fiction horror film written, produced and directed by David Cronenberg. The film follows Allegra Geller (Jennifer Jason Leigh), a game designer who becomes the target of assassins while playing a virtual reality game of her own creation. An international co-production between Canada, the United Kingdom…

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Box office
$5.5 million (Canada/UK/US)
Budget
CAD31 million · (USD15 million)
Cinematography
Peter Suschitzky
Countries
Canada · United Kingdom
Directed by
David Cronenberg
Distributed by
Alliance Atlantis Releasing (Canada) · Alliance Atlantis Releasing UK (United Kingdom)

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Existenz

Nodes52
Edges51
Triples69
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.038462
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Existenz

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related to Plot · 14
Existenz → Allegra Geller, Antenna Research, Antenna Research's, As Dichter, Cortical Systematics, Geller, In, Noel Dichter, Realist, Realists, Ted Pikul, The, Two, World-renowned
related to Production · 13
Existenz → At, Cronenberg, Cronenberg's, Fatwa, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Rushdie, Rushdie's, Salman Rushdie, Shift, The, The Satanic Verses, This, Videodrome
Starring · 9
Existenz → Callum Keith Rennie, Christopher Eccleston, Don McKellar, Ian Holm, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jude Law, Robert A. Silverman, Sarah Polley, Willem Dafoe
related to External links · 5
Existenz → Box Office MojoeXistenZ, IMDbeXistenZ, Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseeXistenZ, Metacritic, Rotten TomatoeseXistenZ
related to Novelizations · 5
Existenz → Christopher Priest, David Cronenberg, In, Priest's, Sean Scoffield
Production companies · 4
Existenz → Natural Nylon, Serendipity Point Films, The Movie Network, Téléfilm Canada
Produced by · 3
Existenz → András Hámori, David Cronenberg, Robert Lantos
Budget · 2
Existenz → (USD15 million), CAD31 million
Countries · 2
Existenz → Canada, United Kingdom
Distributed by · 2
Existenz → Alliance Atlantis Releasing (Canada), Alliance Atlantis Releasing UK (United Kingdom)

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geller film pikul game cronenberg reality pod virtual nourish christopher robert david bio-port jennifer jason leigh jude law ian holm

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ExistenzBox office$5.5 million (Canada/UK/US)1.00infobox
ExistenzBudgetCAD31 million1.00infobox
ExistenzBudget(USD15 million)1.00infobox
ExistenzCinematographyPeter Suschitzky1.00infobox
ExistenzCountriesCanada1.00infobox
ExistenzCountriesUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
ExistenzDirected byDavid Cronenberg1.00infobox
ExistenzDistributed byAlliance Atlantis Releasing (Canada)1.00infobox
ExistenzDistributed byAlliance Atlantis Releasing UK (United Kingdom)1.00infobox
ExistenzEdited byRonald Sanders1.00infobox
ExistenzLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
ExistenzMusic byHoward Shore1.00infobox
ExistenzProduced byDavid Cronenberg1.00infobox
ExistenzProduced byAndrás Hámori1.00infobox
ExistenzProduced byRobert Lantos1.00infobox
ExistenzProduction companiesThe Movie Network1.00infobox
ExistenzProduction companiesNatural Nylon1.00infobox
ExistenzProduction companiesTéléfilm Canada1.00infobox
ExistenzProduction companiesSerendipity Point Films1.00infobox
ExistenzRelease datesApril 23, 1999 (1999-04-23) (North America)1.00infobox
ExistenzRelease datesApril 30, 1999 (1999-04-30) (United Kingdom)1.00infobox
ExistenzRunning time97 minutes1.00infobox
ExistenzStarringJennifer Jason Leigh1.00infobox
ExistenzStarringJude Law1.00infobox
ExistenzStarringIan Holm1.00infobox
ExistenzStarringDon McKellar1.00infobox
ExistenzStarringCallum Keith Rennie1.00infobox
ExistenzStarringSarah Polley1.00infobox
ExistenzStarringRobert A. Silverman1.00infobox
ExistenzStarringChristopher Eccleston1.00infobox

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