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Possible Worlds

  • 2000
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
2.2K
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Tom McCamus and Tilda Swinton in Possible Worlds (2000)
CrimeDramaMysterySci-Fi

A man lives in parallel worlds, falling in love with the same woman, while the police hunt down a serial killer who steals brains.A man lives in parallel worlds, falling in love with the same woman, while the police hunt down a serial killer who steals brains.A man lives in parallel worlds, falling in love with the same woman, while the police hunt down a serial killer who steals brains.

  • Director
    • Robert Lepage
  • Writers
    • John Mighton
    • Robert Lepage
    • Daniel Brooks
  • Stars
    • Tilda Swinton
    • Tom McCamus
    • Sean McCann
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    2.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Robert Lepage
    • Writers
      • John Mighton
      • Robert Lepage
      • Daniel Brooks
    • Stars
      • Tilda Swinton
      • Tom McCamus
      • Sean McCann
    • 24User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Tilda Swinton
    Tilda Swinton
    • Joyce
    Tom McCamus
    Tom McCamus
    • George Barber
    Sean McCann
    Sean McCann
    • Inspector Berkley
    Gabriel Gascon
    Gabriel Gascon
    • Kleber…
    Rick Miller
    Rick Miller
    • Williams
    Griffith Brewer
    Griffith Brewer
    • Caretaker
    Daniel Brooks
    • Bob
    Steve Adams
    Steve Adams
    • First Interviewer
    Russell Yuen
    Russell Yuen
    • Police Officer
    Mariah Inger
    • Johnson
    Laurent Imbault
    Laurent Imbault
    • Darkroom Technician
    Lisa Bronwyn Moore
    Lisa Bronwyn Moore
    • Second Interviewer
    Eric Hoziel
    Eric Hoziel
    • Axxon Security
    Simon Lee
    • No-Nose Man
    Clément Cormier
    • Housekeeper
    Sylvie Rousseau
    • Housekeeper's Wife
    Fanny Gobrysz Forget
    • Child #1
    Etienne Gobrysz Forget
    • Child #2
    • (as Étienne Gobrysz Forget)
    • Director
      • Robert Lepage
    • Writers
      • John Mighton
      • Robert Lepage
      • Daniel Brooks
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    6gridoon2025

    Low-budget sci-fi with intriguing ideas & visuals

    As its title suggests, "Possible Worlds" is a film about the possibility of infinite parallel worlds, but if you're expecting some kind of Hollywood-style CGI extravaganza, you've come to the wrong place: it is a low-budget Canadian film and the special effects are minimal. Nevertheless, it invites you to soak in its dreamy, fluid images. As he proved in his writing-directing debut, "Le Confessionnal", Robert Lepage is a wizard especially at scene transitions. Both films are ambitious and interesting, if not 100% successful. But, as an old saying goes, sometimes an ambitious "failure" is preferable to a safe "success". Tilda Swinton is captivating, as always. **1/2 out of 4.
    9Mothra-4

    An absorbing, thought-provoking and funny film

    Possible Worlds played yesterday at the Vancouver International Film Festival to a packed theatre. From the opening credits onward, I was completely absorbed in this film. Possible Worlds moves between being shocking, romantic, eerie, and funny. And not only is this film very entertaining, it also gets you thinking about some pretty weighty ideas - like what it means to live, and the infinite possibilities of life. If you love movies that make you think while they entertain you, go see this film!

    Tom McCamus gives his best performance to date. And Tilda Swinton is perfect in the role of Joyce - her best since 'Orlando'!
    9tirkkanen

    Stimulates on many levels

    This is a beautiful film with a plot that keeps you thinking and guessing. It handles very big issues concerning the human soul, existence and the mind.

    The movie is filmed very nicely. The cinematography is great, like every single scene has been thoroughly thought through. The movie it self has an easy going nature. You simply enjoy watching it as you at the same time wonder about the big questions rising in your mind.

    The actors are wonderful and captivating. Especially Tilda Swinton dominates the screen with bright red hair and piercingly black eyes. Tom McCamus is very good too. When you add a phenomenal soundtrack to the equation you get a ravishing experience all together.

    Here is a film that will give food for thought and will also do it gently, at the same time caressing your eyes and ears with beautiful cinema and music.
    dom-90

    I enjoyed it

    Throughout the film I was reminded of Krysytof Kieslowski's superb films "The Double Life Of Veronique" and "Three Colours Red" and its bugging me why. In parts the music reminded me of the soundtrack to "The Big Blue". I think the trick this film does well is to start the viewer off speculating about maybes, what-ifs and connections. I don't think its a great film but I like to think that if I was Niels Bohr, I'd probably imagine that the film only existed when I collapsed its wave function, if I was Hugh Everett III I'd think it would be a lot better seen in another universe and if I was Albert Einstein I'd reject the whole premise of the film on the grounds that God does not play dice.

    As Kieslowski said when asked what "Red" was all about - "Watch it and decide for yourself".
    10bbagnall

    The Matrix for a more thoughtful crowd

    You will know in the first ten minutes if this film is for you or not. Possible Worlds explores themes of the mind in a science-fiction setting. A man seems all knowing at the start of the film, and impresses his interviewers by quickly calculating the solution to several complex problems posed to him, all without a calculator. Later we find out he is not super intelligent, but retains memories from all his other selves in parallel universes. I suppose at least one of his alternate selves must have gone through the interview already, so he just pulls on that memory.

    He also explores a relationship with the same woman, who is strikingly different in each of the parallel worlds. In one, she is loving and compassionate, in another scattered and distant. The story is never showy, gimmicky, or clichéd, unlike what we have come to expect from Hollywood.

    Visually, there are not many films better than this. Each scene is so beautiful it's almost as though every inch of the scene was meticulously composed by hand. Some scenes lingered without dialogue, and I wanted them to stay longer just so I could appreciate the scene more. The film leaves a definite mood long after the credits end.

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    • Trivia
      The first English-language movie for Quebec director Robert Lepage.
    • Goofs
      At the beginning, when the police are examining George's brainless body, it can be seen to be breathing.
    • Quotes

      George Barber: Well i could hardly say I have a memory Doctor.

      Kleber: Why not?

      George Barber: Well it would be more accurate to say that... in the collection of people that I call me, a memory occurs

    • Connections
      Featured in Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      The Nest That Sailed The Sky
      Written by Peter Gabriel

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    • Release date
      • July 13, 2001 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Olası dünyalar
    • Filming locations
      • Magdelen Islands, Québec, Canada
    • Production companies
      • In Extremis Images
      • The East Side Film Company
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 33m(93 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR

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