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Johnny Mnemonic

R 1995 1h 38m Sci-Fi TRAILER for List
20% Tomatometer 40 Reviews 31% Popcornmeter 50,000+ Ratings
In this film based on the William Gibson story, Johnny (Keanu Reeves) is a data courier who has a secret stash of information implanted into his mind. However, the data will kill Johnny if he cannot retrieve it within 48 hours. Accompanied by physically enhanced bodyguard Jane (Dina Meyer), Johnny sets out to acquire the passwords he needs to save himself. Worse yet, he is hunted by gangster Shinji (Denis Akiyama) and businessman Takahashi (Takeshi), both of whom seek the data Johnny possesses.
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As narratively misguided as it is woefully miscast, Johnny Mnemonic brings the '90s cyberpunk thriller to inane new whoas -- er, lows.

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Peter Bradshaw Guardian It poignantly juxtaposes its futurism with a yearning for the past, in the form of Johnny's abandoned memories. As for Reeves, he is always best when he is calm and frowningly subdued... Rated: 4/5 May 6, 2021 Full Review Roxana Hadadi Crooked Marquee Johnny Mnemonic is no The Matrix; its world-building lacks specifically nuanced grit. But the ideas Gibson thrust forward furthered the cyberpunk conversation onscreen for years to come. Jun 5, 2020 Full Review Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Rated: C- Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Grant Watson Fiction Machine There are several major problems with Johnny Mnemonic, and the fact that these problems are each overlayed on top of each other serves to compound the film’s faults Rated: 5/10 Jun 7, 2024 Full Review Kristin Battestella InSession Film Campy yet cerebral... Rated: B Apr 19, 2024 Full Review Rob Aldam Backseat Mafia Johnny Mnemonic is both terrible and brilliant, in equal measure. May 3, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jay D One of the very worst movies I've seen, and I've seen "Forever Young" (1992) so I know what I'm talkin' about. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/14/24 Full Review Emeric B It's one of my favorite movies of all time. It's ambitious, naive, a little cheap at times but the movie world is totally wild and you have these awesome actors Keanu reeves, ice T, Takeshi Kitano to make it believable. If only I could watch it for the first time again Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/14/24 Full Review Alec B Obviously Gibson's ideas simmering within the movie are extremely interesting and I do like the movie's aesthetic however the exposition is so horrendously handled and the central performances are so bad that those good elements hardly matter. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/10/24 Full Review William D This is an okay film that was fun to watch. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/18/23 Full Review Steve D For me it was just too weird and silly. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 09/15/23 Full Review Jelisije J Before Elysium there was this film, a man has the key to save millions of lives AND ITS ALL STUCK IN HIS HEAD. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In this film based on the William Gibson story, Johnny (Keanu Reeves) is a data courier who has a secret stash of information implanted into his mind. However, the data will kill Johnny if he cannot retrieve it within 48 hours. Accompanied by physically enhanced bodyguard Jane (Dina Meyer), Johnny sets out to acquire the passwords he needs to save himself. Worse yet, he is hunted by gangster Shinji (Denis Akiyama) and businessman Takahashi (Takeshi), both of whom seek the data Johnny possesses.
Director
Robert Longo
Producer
Don Carmody
Production Co
TriStar Pictures, Alliance
Rating
R
Genre
Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$16.7M
Runtime
1h 38m
Sound Mix
Surround
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