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Source Code

- Make every second count.

When decorated soldier Captain Colter Stevens wakes up in the body of an unknown man, he discovers he's part of a mission to find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train.

Release Date : 2011-03-30

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : The Mark Gordon CompanySummit EntertainmentVendôme Production

Production Country : CanadaUnited States of AmericaFrance

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Colter Stevens

Original Name : Jake Gyllenhaal

Gender : Male

Character Name : Christina Warren

Original Name : Michelle Monaghan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Colleen Goodwin

Original Name : Vera Farmiga

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dr. Rutledge

Original Name : Jeffrey Wright

Gender : Male

Character Name : Derek Frost

Original Name : Michael Arden

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hazmi

Original Name : Cas Anvar

Gender : Male

Character Name : Max Denoff

Original Name : Russell Peters

Gender : Male

Character Name : George Troxel

Original Name : Brent Skagford

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gold Watch Executive

Original Name : Craig Thomas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Conductor

Original Name : Gordon Masten

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Susan Bain

Gender : Female

Character Name : Coffee Mug Lady

Original Name : Paula Jean Hixson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Minister Sudoku

Original Name : Lincoln Ward

Gender : Male

Character Name : College Student

Original Name : Kyle Gatehouse

Gender : Male

Character Name : Soda Can Guy

Original Name : Albert Kwan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Office Manager

Original Name : Anne Day-Jones

Gender : Female

Character Name : Secretary

Original Name : Clarice Byrne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Aviator Glasses Guy

Original Name : James A. Woods

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lab Technician

Original Name : Joe Cobden

Gender : Male

Character Name : CNN Anchor

Original Name : Tom Tammi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lock Tech

Original Name : Matt Holland

Gender : Male

Character Name : M.P.

Original Name : Jasson Finney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Aide

Original Name : Kyle Allatt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sean Fentress Reflection

Original Name : Frédérick de Grandpré

Gender : Male

Character Name : Train Official

Original Name : Pierre Leblanc

Gender : Male

Character Name : UPG Medic

Original Name : Raynald Lapierre

Gender : Male

Character Name : Colter's Father (voice)

Original Name : Scott Bakula

Gender : Male

Reviews

artlawless

@artlawless

2021-06-23

Source Code is a “repeating loop” Science Fiction film directed by Duncan Jones whose prior film was Moon. Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, and Vera Farmiga play the lead characters. It even has Russell Peters in a guest role. Unlike Moon, Source Code is a fast-paced thriller. The film follows a man who is made to go through an 8-minute window repeatedly to locate the person responsible for a train bombing. As the loop repeats, the plot thickens. It's a pretty good film which keeps you at the edge of the seat and reveals to you in stages as to what is going on. The cast has done a good job portraying their roles. It's a Sci-Fi that deserves one watch at least (but you might do two to get it)

dfle3

@dfle3

2025-03-31

Brilliant concept. Great execution. A sci-fi classic. Another in a longish line of high-concept mainstream movies. In many of those movies it's fashionable to have a confusing story which people will interpret as being brilliant/genius and which has an in-built "repeat" viewing factor due to the baffling nature of the story which has just been told. Think movies like "Inception". "Source code" is a far superior film to "Inception" but will probably lack the kudos of the latter. Briefly, the story concerns a commuter ("Colter Stevens", played by Jake Gyllenhaal) on a train who has an identity crisis. Before he can resolve it, he dies with all the other passengers in a massive explosion. Afterwards (!), the man awakes in a weird chamber where he is questioned by military (or some such) personnel about who caused the explosion. Don't worry, this is not a 'spoiler'...it's established very early on in the movie that this is what has happened. Of course, you get questions along the lines of "Which reality is real?". Going with the sci-fi explanation (involving secret military experiments) you have a plausibility to the scenario which is very nicely unambitious and may in fact have some science (perhaps speculative) to it...involving information retained in the brain post-death...some 8 minutes...which gives rise to another gimmick of the movie...the character reliving those 8 minutes in order to solve the mystery of the train explosion. The latter part of the scenario may be hard to rationalise as remotely plausible, but I just ran with the premise...perhaps it might have been a more plausible story if the movie didn't go down that path...a more 'realistic' science fiction, perhaps. This is a great story which seems to have no loose ends to it, at least on one level...the film makers provide you with clues as to what is happening and you aren't left high and dry like similarly themed movies can do. P.S. on reflection, the part of the movie dealing with 'reliving' the 8 minutes of memory in the way that they did, did strike me as being a loose-end/plot-hole...but you just enjoy the ride at the time. A lovely, dark, morbid fantasy. If you like this film, some others and a video game with similar themes include: 12 Monkeys The matrix Dark city Groundhog day Assassin's Creed (video game...personally I don't find the first game in the series to be fun to play...the sequel is much more playable). [Originally posted on another site on 17 May 2011 according to their dating.]