Self/less
Seen it?2015 | 117 min | Science Fiction, Action, Thriller
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With just 18% on Rotten Tomatoes and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing, sci-fi fans and action fans. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 57 min.
- What might put you off
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
An extremely wealthy elderly man dying from cancer undergoes a radical medical procedure that transfers his consciousness to the body of a healthy young man but everything may not be as good as it seems when he starts to uncover the mystery of the body's origins and the secret organization that will kill to keep its secrets.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
18% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
6.4 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$32 million worldwide on a $26 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 157K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Tarsem Singh
- Ryan ReynoldsYoung Damian
- Ben KingsleyDamian
- Natalie MartinezMadeline
- Matthew GoodeAlbright
- Michelle DockeryClaire
- Melora HardinJudy
- Victor GarberMartin
- Sam PageCarl
- Derek LukeAnton
- Mariana Paola VicenteLeah