Ready Player One

"A better reality awaits."

2018 2h 20m EN

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7.6

BANGER

★7.6TMDB · 17,445

AdventureActionScience Fiction

Synopsis

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When the creator of a popular video game system dies, a virtual contest is created to compete for his fortune.

“A better reality awaits.”

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Cast

Tye Sheridan
Parzival / Wade
Olivia Cooke
Art3mis / Samantha
Ben Mendelsohn
Sorrento
Lena Waithe
Aech / Helen
T.J. Miller
I-R0k (voice)
Simon Pegg
Curator / Ogden Morrow
Mark Rylance
Anorak / Halliday
Philip Zhao
Sho

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Steven Spielberg
Writers: Ernest Cline, Zak Penn, Collin Grant
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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$175M budget — tentpole studio territory.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Made its money back 3.5× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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4 / 8

CAST

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543+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Steven Spielberg, shot by Janusz Kamiński. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Alan Silvestri. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Michael Kahn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Tye Sheridan and Olivia Cooke and Ben Mendelsohn carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Steven Spielberg directs. Janusz Kamiński behind the camera. Alan Silvestri scores. Michael Kahn cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1$175M budget — tentpole studio territory.
2Made its money back 3.5× over at the box office.
3Released 8 years ago.
4543+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
5Directed by Steven Spielberg, shot by Janusz Kamiński. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Alan Silvestri. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Michael Kahn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Tye Sheridan and Olivia Cooke and Ben Mendelsohn carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "A better reality awaits.".
10IMDB entry: tt1677720 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
1117,445 TMDB user ratings logged — serious cultural footprint.
12Classified under 18 themes, including "future", "based on novel or book", "video game", "virtual reality".
13Released under 13 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Janusz Kamiński
Original score: Alan Silvestri
Editing: Michael Kahn
Production design: Adam Stockhausen
Costume design: Kasia Walicka Maimone
Makeup / hair: Karen Asano-Myers
VFX supervisor: Matthew E. Butler
Sound: Kyrsten Mate
Stunt coordinator: Gary Powell
Runtime: 140 min · 2h 20m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.78:1 (16:9)
Status: Released
Budget: $175,000,000
Box office: $607,274,134
Return: 347% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Ready Player One (2018)

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Rodney Wollam2018-04-03
★ 3/10
There's a moment in this movie when the central character says "I love her". His friend hastily replies, "Slow down bro... she could be a 300 lb man living in his mom's basement." In the very brief beat between the two lines, I thought FINALLY a movie about falling in love completely independent of what a person's genetics may be. And then the crushing cynicism in a dystopian world where there is little to live for and even less to hope for: even in a nightmare, a fat man is undateable. Don't worry though. If you have the skills you may end up on top. Just like Ben Mendelsohn's slave-owning antagonist almost did. Because in this story, it's not a world where anyone feels compassion or empathy. It's a world where everyone only thinks of themselves. A sociopath's dream. And that's what earns the top prize. I love looking at Tye Sheridan. But not enough to sit through this again.
izgzhen2018-04-07
★ 7/10
I watched this movie because I was once working in the VR industry and really curious what it could tell us (even though I am not really interested after watching the trailer). Anyway, the experience is not bad (in 4DX). But not recommended for a second watch since there is little to dig and feel except for the numerous, eye-dazzling amount of Easter eggs. Sorry.
crackerboi2018-04-22
Another great movie from Steven Spielberg