Johnny Mnemonic
Seen it?1995 | 97 min | Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 20% on Rotten Tomatoes and a lukewarm 5.8 out of 10 from audiences, 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 sci-fi fans and action fans. If you loved Upgrade or Terminator 2: Judgment Day, start here.
- The mood
- Mind-bending.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 37 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
In a dystopian 2021, Johnny is a data trafficker who has an implant that allows him to securely store data too sensitive for regular computer networks. On one delivery run, he accepts a package that not only exceeds the implant's safety limits—and will kill him if the data is not removed in time—but also contains information far more important and valuable than he had ever imagined. On a race against time, he must avoid the assassins sent to kill him and remove the data before it, too, ends his life.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
20% on Rotten Tomatoes, 36 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.8 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
1 win and 0 nominations from smaller awards and festivals. Plus: Nominated for 1 Razzie, the "worst of the year" awards.
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$52 million worldwide on a $25 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 233K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Robert Longo
- Keanu ReevesJohnny Mnemonic
- Dina MeyerJane
- Takeshi KitanoTakahashi
- Ice-TJ-Bone
- Dolph LundgrenStreet Preacher
- Denis AkiyamaShinji
- Henry RollinsSpider
- Barbara SukowaAnna Kalmann
- Udo KierRalfi
- Tracy TweedPretty