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Code 46 (2004)

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Release Date: August 6, 2004 (LA/NY)
On DVD: December 28, 2004
Genre: Romance, Drama, Sci-Fi
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Writer: Frank Cottrell Boyce
Cast: Tim Robbins, Samantha Morton, Om Puri, Jeanne Balibar, Togo Igawa, Essie Davis, Nina Fogg, Bruno Lastra, Emil Marwa,Nabil Massad, Taro Sherabayani, Christopher Simpson, Benedict Wong
Studio: United Artists
Official site: mgm.com/ua/code46
Running Time: 90 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated R for a scene of sexuality, including brief graphic nudity.

This is a love story set in an eerily possible near-future where cities are heavily controlled and only accessible through checkpoints. People cannot travel unless they have "papelles," a special travel insurance. Outside these cities, the desert has taken over and shanty towns are jammed with non-citizens - people without papelles whose lives are severely restricted. William (Robbins) is a family man who works as an insurance investigator. When his company sends him to another...

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Tim Robbins and Samantha Morton star in the Gattaca-esque "Code 46," a mild sci-fi film that never really offers enough to make it worth the ride. There's a reason why most people have never heard of this movie. Full movie review »

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