12 Monkeys (1995)★ 7.9/10

R · US · 129 min · December 8, 1995

Mystery
Thriller
Sci-Fi

Written by: Chris Marker, David Webb Peoples, Janet Peoples

In 1996, a deadly virus wipes out most of humanity, forcing survivors underground. A group called the Army of the Twelve Monkeys is suspected of unleashing it.

Original title

12 Monkeys

Storyline

James Cole, a prisoner in the post-apocalyptic year 2035, is offered parole in exchange for time travel to 1996 to prevent a devastating plague. Sent back to 1990, Cole's warnings are dismissed as delusions, leading to his imprisonment in a mental institution. Facing suspicion and mental instability, his mission becomes a race against time to find the source of the virus.

Rating

7.9 / 10 · 684,730

Companies

Universal Pictures, Atlas Entertainment, Classico, Universal Studios, Ascot Elite Entertainment Group, Bontonfilm - Alfa, Concorde-Castle Rock/Turner, Filmes Lusomundo, Paramount Films of India, Polygram Filmed Entertainment, Shochiku-Fuji Company, UGC-Fox Distribution (UFD), United International Pictures (UIP), United International Pictures, CIC Video, MCA/Universal Home Video, Argentina Video Home, Finnkino, Film Office, Home Video Hellas (HVH), Universal Studios Home Video, Canal+, American Broadcasting Company (ABC), CIC Vídeo, VCL Communications, Mainostelevisio (MTV3), Egmont Entertainment, Aventi, France 2 (FR2)

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