The Thirteenth Floor

The Thirteenth Floor


Starring:Craig Bierko, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Gretchen Mol, Vincent D'Onofrio, Dennis Haysbert, Steven Schub, Jeremy Roberts, Rif Hutton, Leon Rippy, Janet MacLachlan, Brad William Henke, Burt Bulos, Venessia Valentino, Howard S. Miller, Tia Texada, Shiri Appleby, Bob Clendenin, Rachel Winfree, Meghan Ivey, Alison Lohman
Director: Josef Rusnak
Studio: Sony Pictures
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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Computer scientist Hannon Fuller (Armin Mueller-Stahl) finds something extremely important. Knowing that he's marked for assassination, he leaves a message in the virtual reality world he's designed, hoping it will be found by colleague Douglas Hall (Craig Bierko). Hall is a suspect in Fuller's murder and indeed finds a bloody shirt in his house, with no recollection of what he did the night before. Hall plunges headlong into Fuller's world (a re-creation of 1937 Los Angeles) to try to unravel the slaying and is soon knee-deep in confusion and trouble. What this film lacks in character depth and plot cohesiveness it makes up for in special effects and high concept. Fans of films like Blade Runner, Dark City, eXistenZ, and even the game Sim City should find this appealing. Of course, there's the question of letting the computers do all the heavy lifting in films while the humans walk through the plot (an all-too-familiar scenario in 1999), but the re-creation of '30s Los Angeles is certainly something to see, pallid script and acting or not. The Thirteenth Floor is a stylish modern-day noir that raises questions about technology versus reality, all the while wrapped up in a murder-mystery story line. --Jerry Renshaw
The Thirteenth Floor
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Who dunnit
  • A real mind bender!
  • "Mother"/ "Father" of "Matrix"
  • Cool movir=e
  • I've always loved this one
 The Thirteenth Floor
Starring: Craig Bierko , Armin Mueller-Stahl , Gretchen Mol , Vincent D'Onofrio , and Dennis Haysbert
Director: Josef Rusnak
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: 0767821629
Release Date: 1999-10-05

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Computer scientist Hannon Fuller (Armin Mueller-Stahl) finds something extremely important. Knowing that he's marked for assassination, he leaves a message in the virtual reality world he's designed, hoping it will be found by colleague Douglas Hall (Craig Bierko). Hall is a suspect in Fuller's murder and indeed finds a bloody shirt in his house, with no recollection of what he did the night before. Hall plunges headlong into Fuller's world (a re-creation of 1937 Los Angeles) to try to unravel the slaying and is soon knee-deep in confusion and trouble. What this film lacks in character depth and plot cohesiveness it makes up for in special effects and high concept. Fans of films like Blade Runner, Dark City, eXistenZ, and even the game Sim City should find this appealing. Of course, there's the question of letting the computers do all the heavy lifting in films while the humans walk through the plot (an all-too-familiar scenario in 1999), but the re-creation of '30s Los Angeles is certainly something to see, pallid script and acting or not. The Thirteenth Floor is a stylish modern-day noir that raises questions about technology versus reality, all the while wrapped up in a murder-mystery story line. --Jerry Renshaw

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Who dunnit.......2007-04-14

Skewed reality, or is it schizophrenia?
The line between the real & the imagined is criss-crossed & blurred countless times in this well-acted sci-fi movie. It's interesting, fun, and quirky....but with Vincent D'Onofrio in it, could it be anything else?!

5 out of 5 stars A real mind bender!.......2007-01-31

This movie had a unique slant on an unusual type of time travel (more like 'mind travel'), though it really goes far deeper than just a 'man with a glorious machine' concept. It's hard to get your gray matter around this one, but the submersion into the intense Science Fiction element prompted me to watch it several times. A great techno-thriller with a twilight zone twist. If you liked the mind manipulation of 'Matrix', I believe you'll be intrigued from start to finish with this one.

Chrissy K. McVay - Author

5 out of 5 stars "Mother"/ "Father" of "Matrix".......2007-01-29

Really, i'm at 99% sure that idea of Matrix came exactly from this movie.

Most of my views on this film have already been put very effectively by other reviews. Thus: the "predictable" twists still work (and I didn't predict most of them!), the performances are well judged if subtle, and the atmosphere and production values (mostly) lift themselves above the genre and the budget. I like to say that The Thirteenth Floor is an unusually, and genuinely, moral and humanistic tale, for something that is basically entertainment.

I cannot reveal exactly why I hold this opinion without generating plot spoilers, but this aspect should not be difficult to spot. Finally, who else thinks there is a final possible twist right the end, and why do we not see more of the delicately beautiful Gretchen Mol?

5 out of 5 stars Cool movir=e.......2007-01-06

I actually enjoy it more than the matrix. Check it out, i liked it, so will you!

5 out of 5 stars I've always loved this one.......2007-01-03

In the vein of The Matrix, revealing what's real and what's not is a great plot device. The Thirteenth Floor was a refreshing movie that really gets you thinking about one's perspective. This one's a keeper!
The Thirteenth Floor [Region 2]
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Who dunnit
  • A real mind bender!
  • "Mother"/ "Father" of "Matrix"
  • Cool movir=e
  • I've always loved this one
 The Thirteenth Floor [Region 2]
Starring: Craig Bierko , Armin Mueller-Stahl , Gretchen Mol , Vincent D'Onofrio , and Dennis Haysbert
Director: Josef Rusnak
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Bierko, CraigBierko, Craig | ( B ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Clendenin, BobClendenin, Bob | ( C ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
D'Onofrio, VincentD'Onofrio, Vincent | ( D ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Haysbert, DennisHaysbert, Dennis | ( H ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Lohman, AlisonLohman, Alison | ( L ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
MacLachlan, JanetMacLachlan, Janet | ( M ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Mol, GretchenMol, Gretchen | ( M ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Rippy, LeonRippy, Leon | ( R ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Roberts, JeremyRoberts, Jeremy | ( R ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Schub, StevenSchub, Steven | ( S ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Stahl, Armin MuellerStahl, Armin Mueller | ( S ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Valentino, VenessiaValentino, Venessia | ( V ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
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  2. Impostor (Director's Cut)
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  5. The Whole Wide World

ASIN: B00004TYXU

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Computer scientist Hannon Fuller (Armin Mueller-Stahl) finds something extremely important. Knowing that he's marked for assassination, he leaves a message in the virtual reality world he's designed, hoping it will be found by colleague Douglas Hall (Craig Bierko). Hall is a suspect in Fuller's murder and indeed finds a bloody shirt in his house, with no recollection of what he did the night before. Hall plunges headlong into Fuller's world (a re-creation of 1937 Los Angeles) to try to unravel the slaying and is soon knee-deep in confusion and trouble. What this film lacks in character depth and plot cohesiveness it makes up for in special effects and high concept. Fans of films like Blade Runner, Dark City, eXistenZ, and even the game Sim City should find this appealing. Of course, there's the question of letting the computers do all the heavy lifting in films while the humans walk through the plot (an all-too-familiar scenario in 1999), but the re-creation of '30s Los Angeles is certainly something to see, pallid script and acting or not. The Thirteenth Floor is a stylish modern-day noir that raises questions about technology versus reality, all the while wrapped up in a murder-mystery story line. --Jerry Renshaw

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Who dunnit.......2007-04-14

Skewed reality, or is it schizophrenia?
The line between the real & the imagined is criss-crossed & blurred countless times in this well-acted sci-fi movie. It's interesting, fun, and quirky....but with Vincent D'Onofrio in it, could it be anything else?!

5 out of 5 stars A real mind bender!.......2007-01-31

This movie had a unique slant on an unusual type of time travel (more like 'mind travel'), though it really goes far deeper than just a 'man with a glorious machine' concept. It's hard to get your gray matter around this one, but the submersion into the intense Science Fiction element prompted me to watch it several times. A great techno-thriller with a twilight zone twist. If you liked the mind manipulation of 'Matrix', I believe you'll be intrigued from start to finish with this one.

Chrissy K. McVay - Author

5 out of 5 stars "Mother"/ "Father" of "Matrix".......2007-01-29

Really, i'm at 99% sure that idea of Matrix came exactly from this movie.

Most of my views on this film have already been put very effectively by other reviews. Thus: the "predictable" twists still work (and I didn't predict most of them!), the performances are well judged if subtle, and the atmosphere and production values (mostly) lift themselves above the genre and the budget. I like to say that The Thirteenth Floor is an unusually, and genuinely, moral and humanistic tale, for something that is basically entertainment.

I cannot reveal exactly why I hold this opinion without generating plot spoilers, but this aspect should not be difficult to spot. Finally, who else thinks there is a final possible twist right the end, and why do we not see more of the delicately beautiful Gretchen Mol?

5 out of 5 stars Cool movir=e.......2007-01-06

I actually enjoy it more than the matrix. Check it out, i liked it, so will you!

5 out of 5 stars I've always loved this one.......2007-01-03

In the vein of The Matrix, revealing what's real and what's not is a great plot device. The Thirteenth Floor was a refreshing movie that really gets you thinking about one's perspective. This one's a keeper!
The Thirteenth Floor [Region 2]
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Who dunnit
  • A real mind bender!
  • "Mother"/ "Father" of "Matrix"
  • Cool movir=e
  • I've always loved this one
 The Thirteenth Floor [Region 2]
Starring: Craig Bierko , Armin Mueller-Stahl , Gretchen Mol , Vincent D'Onofrio , and Dennis Haysbert
Director: Josef Rusnak
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Bierko, CraigBierko, Craig | ( B ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Clendenin, BobClendenin, Bob | ( C ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
D'Onofrio, VincentD'Onofrio, Vincent | ( D ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Haysbert, DennisHaysbert, Dennis | ( H ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Lohman, AlisonLohman, Alison | ( L ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
MacLachlan, JanetMacLachlan, Janet | ( M ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Mol, GretchenMol, Gretchen | ( M ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Rippy, LeonRippy, Leon | ( R ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Roberts, JeremyRoberts, Jeremy | ( R ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Schub, StevenSchub, Steven | ( S ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Stahl, Armin MuellerStahl, Armin Mueller | ( S ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Valentino, VenessiaValentino, Venessia | ( V ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Winfree, RachelWinfree, Rachel | ( W ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
( T )( T ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
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  2. Impostor (Director's Cut)
  3. Dark City (New Line Platinum Series)
  4. Happy Accidents
  5. The Whole Wide World

ASIN: B00004TITG

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Computer scientist Hannon Fuller (Armin Mueller-Stahl) finds something extremely important. Knowing that he's marked for assassination, he leaves a message in the virtual reality world he's designed, hoping it will be found by colleague Douglas Hall (Craig Bierko). Hall is a suspect in Fuller's murder and indeed finds a bloody shirt in his house, with no recollection of what he did the night before. Hall plunges headlong into Fuller's world (a re-creation of 1937 Los Angeles) to try to unravel the slaying and is soon knee-deep in confusion and trouble. What this film lacks in character depth and plot cohesiveness it makes up for in special effects and high concept. Fans of films like Blade Runner, Dark City, eXistenZ, and even the game Sim City should find this appealing. Of course, there's the question of letting the computers do all the heavy lifting in films while the humans walk through the plot (an all-too-familiar scenario in 1999), but the re-creation of '30s Los Angeles is certainly something to see, pallid script and acting or not. The Thirteenth Floor is a stylish modern-day noir that raises questions about technology versus reality, all the while wrapped up in a murder-mystery story line. --Jerry Renshaw

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Who dunnit.......2007-04-14

Skewed reality, or is it schizophrenia?
The line between the real & the imagined is criss-crossed & blurred countless times in this well-acted sci-fi movie. It's interesting, fun, and quirky....but with Vincent D'Onofrio in it, could it be anything else?!

5 out of 5 stars A real mind bender!.......2007-01-31

This movie had a unique slant on an unusual type of time travel (more like 'mind travel'), though it really goes far deeper than just a 'man with a glorious machine' concept. It's hard to get your gray matter around this one, but the submersion into the intense Science Fiction element prompted me to watch it several times. A great techno-thriller with a twilight zone twist. If you liked the mind manipulation of 'Matrix', I believe you'll be intrigued from start to finish with this one.

Chrissy K. McVay - Author

5 out of 5 stars "Mother"/ "Father" of "Matrix".......2007-01-29

Really, i'm at 99% sure that idea of Matrix came exactly from this movie.

Most of my views on this film have already been put very effectively by other reviews. Thus: the "predictable" twists still work (and I didn't predict most of them!), the performances are well judged if subtle, and the atmosphere and production values (mostly) lift themselves above the genre and the budget. I like to say that The Thirteenth Floor is an unusually, and genuinely, moral and humanistic tale, for something that is basically entertainment.

I cannot reveal exactly why I hold this opinion without generating plot spoilers, but this aspect should not be difficult to spot. Finally, who else thinks there is a final possible twist right the end, and why do we not see more of the delicately beautiful Gretchen Mol?

5 out of 5 stars Cool movir=e.......2007-01-06

I actually enjoy it more than the matrix. Check it out, i liked it, so will you!

5 out of 5 stars I've always loved this one.......2007-01-03

In the vein of The Matrix, revealing what's real and what's not is a great plot device. The Thirteenth Floor was a refreshing movie that really gets you thinking about one's perspective. This one's a keeper!
The Thirteenth Floor [Region 2]
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		The Thirteenth Floor [Region 2]
    Starring: Craig Bierko , Armin Mueller-Stahl , Gretchen Mol , Vincent D'Onofrio , and Dennis Haysbert
    Director: Josef Rusnak
    ProductGroup: DVD
    Binding: DVD

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    Clendenin, BobClendenin, Bob | ( C ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
    D'Onofrio, VincentD'Onofrio, Vincent | ( D ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
    Haysbert, DennisHaysbert, Dennis | ( H ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
    Lohman, AlisonLohman, Alison | ( L ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
    MacLachlan, JanetMacLachlan, Janet | ( M ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
    Mol, GretchenMol, Gretchen | ( M ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
    Rippy, LeonRippy, Leon | ( R ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
    Roberts, JeremyRoberts, Jeremy | ( R ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
    Schub, StevenSchub, Steven | ( S ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
    Stahl, Armin MuellerStahl, Armin Mueller | ( S ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
    Valentino, VenessiaValentino, Venessia | ( V ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
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