
Virtual Obsession
Seen it?1998 | 135 min | Science Fiction, Thriller, TV Movie
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
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 and sci-fi fans.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 2 hr 15 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
If you were a brilliant young scientist diagnosed with only months to live, what choices would you make? To have faith that you were taken early for a reason and go quietly, or to use cryogenics to hope you could be cured someday in the future, or to download your consciousness into computer memory where you could still continue to interact with the ones you love?
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 4K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Mick Garris
- Peter GallagherDr. Joe Messenger
- Mimi RogersKaren Messenger
- Jake LloydJack
- Andy ComeauTom Inman
- Robert VaughnAdam Spring
- Bridgette WilsonJuliet Spring
- Lee Garlington
- Michael O'Neill
- David JensenMayor
- Cynthia GarrisJudge Dairymple