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Virtuality: Le voyage du Phaeton

Original title: Virtuality
  • TV Movie
  • 2009
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
4.3K
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Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in Virtuality: Le voyage du Phaeton (2009)
DramaSci-FiThriller

Spaceship crew members start dying because of an unknown defect in a virtual-reality device.Spaceship crew members start dying because of an unknown defect in a virtual-reality device.Spaceship crew members start dying because of an unknown defect in a virtual-reality device.

  • Director
    • Peter Berg
  • Writers
    • Michael Taylor
    • Ronald D. Moore
  • Stars
    • Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
    • Kerry Bishé
    • Joy Bryant
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    4.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Peter Berg
    • Writers
      • Michael Taylor
      • Ronald D. Moore
    • Stars
      • Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
      • Kerry Bishé
      • Joy Bryant
    • 46User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 2 nominations total

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    Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
    Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
    • Commander Frank Pike
    Kerry Bishé
    Kerry Bishé
    • Billie Kashmiri
    Joy Bryant
    Joy Bryant
    • Alice Thibadeau
    Jose Pablo Cantillo
    Jose Pablo Cantillo
    • Manny Rodriguez
    • (as José Pablo Cantillo)
    Ritchie Coster
    Ritchie Coster
    • Dr. Jimmy Johnson
    James D'Arcy
    James D'Arcy
    • Dr. Roger Fallon
    Clea DuVall
    Clea DuVall
    • Sue Parsons
    Gene Farber
    Gene Farber
    • Val Orlovsky
    Sienna Guillory
    Sienna Guillory
    • Rika Goddard
    Erik Jensen
    Erik Jensen
    • Dr. Jules Braun
    Nelson Lee
    Nelson Lee
    • Kenji Yamamoto
    Omar Metwally
    Omar Metwally
    • Dr. Adin Meyer
    Jimmi Simpson
    Jimmi Simpson
    • Virtual Man
    Timothy Webber
    Timothy Webber
    • Union Sergeant
    Kari Wahlgren
    Kari Wahlgren
    • Jean
    • (voice)
    Ecstasia Sanders
    Ecstasia Sanders
    • Kate Thibadeau
    Catherine Thomas
    Catherine Thomas
    • OB Nurse
    Jennifer Mawhinney
    • Pregnant Woman
    • Director
      • Peter Berg
    • Writers
      • Michael Taylor
      • Ronald D. Moore
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    User reviews46

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    6webb_lord

    Great with flaws

    This TV movie or plot if it ever continues has a special touch to it that makes it really enjoyable and i have to say i really got stuck with it after watching a while.

    Even though it may become an enjoyable series it still has it's flaws I'm afraid, this whole reality show thing they're trying to put in does not make any sense to me, kind of lowers the quality etc, and then we have the "The whole world is going to end" thing, we've all seen it to many times and it does not necessarily make a show more exciting, could have the opposite effect in fact.

    If this actually continues as a series i'd for one want to see some changes for the better, at least i would hope that they could just remove this reality show thing because it makes me think of all the stupid reality shows out there which makes me want to puke a 100 times over, i think that reality shows should stick to reality shows, the same with fiction shows and not trying to put these together because the outcome would be obvious.

    Anyhow, overall it was pretty decent, the sci-fi feeling about it made it to be worth watching, the ending here did its part and i hope for a following series
    6LemonLadyR

    Cut Off at the Pass but Perhaps for the Best

    I just got around to seeing this, in 2015, since I rarely watch TV, so at first I thought it was a crazy movie with even crazier ending. Now I know it was a pilot. While it is shot beautifully and the science of the set decoration is wonderful, I was a bit bothered by the character writing. The crew do not seem like NASA people or even scientists. So it falters fatally there. Why was the mission, a very serious thing, being used for a reality TV show? Other than to advertise that general idea to Fox audiences. Although the quizzical characters did fit that plot line and it would have been food for little plot lines and maybe solve some of the mysteries on board. Even with the character issues, I would have liked to have seen at least one season, although if it had been picked up in 2009, we might not have had Nikolaj Coaster-Waldau (the Commander) on Game of Thrones (Jamie Lannister). Very hard to imagine GOT without him, so all worked out for the best.
    5dmstokes73

    Looks and feels like a TV pilot

    There is a quirk in the virtual reality simulation system of a long duration space craft which seems to be attacking the crew.

    This is a sci-fi with quality production values and a solid cast but it never gets where it needs to go. There is a lot of time developing the characters and scene setting but the story arc is utterly incomplete. I think some of the other reviews have mentioned that this was supposed to act as a pilot for a TV series that never got picked up and it really feels that way because nothing gets resolved. There is a bunch of questions on the table at the end but no resolution, which is immensely frustrating.

    This is nice to watch and not badly acted but in the end leaves a very sour taste for the incompleteness and lack of resolution.
    Gordon-11

    One big confusion

    This film is about the twelve astronauts who are on a spacecraft, going to a distant star that takes ten years to arrive. On board, things start to go wrong and yet they cannot turn back.

    "Virtuality" seems good on paper. It is directed by a famous director, has several known (but not very famous) stars, and an intriguing plot. However, it does not seem to work well. The story might have been interesting, but the delivery of the plot is very confusing. There are many mystifying events on board the spacecraft, and these events are not explained well. I was hoping that the ending would bring some answers, but it brings even more unanswered questions. All the confusion annoys rather than being thought stimulating.

    In addition, the film fails to grip viewers or to provide suspense for viewers to beg for me. "Virtuality" is a disappointingly confusing film.
    9chinga747

    brilliant!

    reminds me of Harlan Ellison's "The Starlost", but also of sci-fi gems like "2001: A Space Odyssey", "Sunshine", "Solaris"...

    first impression? Loved it!!! just brilliant! with wonderful characters that I felt deeply invested in - that by the time the gamechanger of an ending came I was left broken and demanding answers! that it just couldn't be!! I felt angry and a little bit betrayed. But mostly I wanted some explanation of what just happened. I didn't want to believe it at first. Then I understood the logistics of producing a Pilot - that sth had to grip you and sth needed to stand out amongst other new shows. On the other hand - this kind of storytelling - providing topics for discussion, for later pondering, for breaking each scene into little pieces of a great puzzle - this kind of storytelling is what I love most. I won't soon forget this little piece of art. please FOX give us more eps of this touching and ingenious new show.

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    • Trivia
      The name of the ship, "Phaeton", is a nod to the movie's message of people recklessly trying to go too far and suffering the consequences for it: in Greek mythology, Phaeton was son of Apollo, god of the sun. An arrogant boy, he took his father's chariot out for a joyride but drove it too close to the ground, setting fire to everything in his path. As a punishment, Zeus himself burnt him with a lighting bolt.
    • Quotes

      Shawn Braun: Why do you come home every night now when you never used to before I died?

    • Connections
      Referenced in Film Junk Podcast: Episode 225: Public Enemies and Not Quite Hollywood (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Alive Alone
      by The Chemical Brothers

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    • Release date
      • June 26, 2009 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Virtuality
    • Filming locations
      • The Bridge Studios - 2400 Boundary Road, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Universal Studios
      • NBC Studios
      • Look Ma! No Hands
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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