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Mr. Nobody

Mr. Nobody

2009
Romance
Drama
2h 21m
Nemo Nobody leads an ordinary existence at his wife's side, Elise, and their 3 children until the day when reality skids and he wakes up as an old man in the year 2092.
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Mr. Nobody

2009
Romance
Drama
2h 21m
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Avg Percentile 62.41% from 4170 total ratings

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Rated 27 Dec 2010
40
19th
A highly intriguing failure I wish I could love. Nicely shot and edited. The unoriginal soundtrack was painful. Familiar plot-points also play like a "best of" compilation. The abundance of fascinating concepts (butterfly effect, parallel universes, choice vs. contingency) are merely referenced, remaining an overload of ideas touched upon yet never interestingly engaged with nor formed into a coherent argument. It feels like multiple movies in one. Unfortunately, none of them are very absorbing.
Rated 28 Jan 2013
40
29th
It's like Malick for the lazy! I wanted to like it, but for every effective scene there are three where Dormael is tripping over himself to appear unique & clever, but in fact just comes across as pretentiously irritating. It plays with some fascinating concepts, but its existential empiricism never manages to connect in any real way with the characters. The finest scenes are very fine indeed, but they mean little to the whole, & many of the worst scenes are the films most pivotal. Overrated.
Rated 21 Mar 2010
100
90th
Just like when last year I emerged from the cinema, having seen Synecdoche, New York, my mind blown, my heart ablaze, restless, incensed and in love I thought "this must be the best film ever made" - as it was with this; but more. Mr. Nobody was the best 2 and a half hours I ever spent. To quote my friend - this film works on so many levels it literally could not work on any more. Why haven't I heard of this until 2 days ago? This is a feature of staggering magnitude. I'm speechless.
Rated 04 May 2014
35
2nd
Take the worst of Cloud Atlas, Benjamin Button, Many-worlds theory, and Brent Spiner playing Noonian Soong on Star Trek and you get this mess. Cut the parts of the teenage Nemo wholesale. "Nemo Nobody" are you kidding me? Why don't you just name the guy Hiro Protagonist FFS. I hope nobody is praising Leto's acting in this one though he does appear to make a good canvas for prosthetics and argyle.
Rated 04 Aug 2010
60
46th
Fascinating misfire. Mr. Nobody is kind of a hodgepodge of films you've seen before with really only a few truly original ideas. The soundtrack is horribly generic. I'm sorry, but "Everyday" and "Mr. Sandman" can no longer be effectively used in a movie; they're completely used up. Try something else! Nevertheless, there are a lot of interesting ideas bandied about here. It's a pretentious mess and the film starts to lose its way in the third act, but it doesn't cease to entertain.
Rated 03 Jun 2015
1
0th
An unrelenting barrage of pretentious bullshit made up almost entirely of shit shamelessly stolen from other films. It's like the director was working off a checklist of shots and songs that other people have already used more effectively and shoved them into this abomination of a film with only one goal. To make them all as meaningless as possible. This is the worst fucking film I have ever seen, and I saw that movie where Whoopie Goldberg is a cop in the future and her partner is a dinosaur.
Rated 30 Jun 2010
89
92nd
Utterly brilliant until breaking apart a bit towards the end. Amazing screenplay, great acting, marvelous directing and beautiful cinematography.
Rated 14 Jun 2010
60
36th
well it looks really damn good at least. the concept is great and i wanted to like this more but most everything outside of the timeline that got the most screentime was boring and it didn't seem to know where it wanted to go a lot of the time. could be better with some editing down less melodrama and a better ending
Rated 20 May 2011
86
93rd
A fantastic ride: Through the beautiful visuals, the emotional setup and the mere fact that you have no idea where it is going, every scene is interesting and captivating. Even if the ending feels a little rushed, it doesn't take anything away from the experience because it simply feels right.
Rated 30 Jun 2010
87
97th
I disagree with some of their thoughts on choice, but I absolutely loved how they explored the topic and it was absolutely beautiful. Really snuck under the radar too.
Rated 14 Jun 2010
42
43rd
Good. A new evolved world's oldest living mortal recalls his somewhat uneven story, uneven partly because of his hazy memory and partly due to the Director's fancy. This is a visually fantastic film with average performances made solely for critics. A strange mix that fascinates in the beginning with its unique premise but loses its charm midway through its long runtime and ends up feeling pretentious, repetitive and boring. Recommended for its visuals only.
Rated 03 Jul 2010
87
93rd
Breathtaking story of life. What is time? It's full of choices. Once you choose, you cannot go back. But who'd be Nemo's Rosebud in the end? There was lots of stunning stuf: directing, acting, cinematography, special effects, and the complicate story was held in one marvelously most of time. Towards the end the plot lost it's grip and the very end was evident.
Rated 21 Feb 2011
90
91st
Oh my god I love this. It's really really intelligent, and really original. It's surreal, it's complicated, it does a bunch of cool little things and effects. But what catapults it beyond just "a neat little gimmicky (I'm not saying gimmicky as a bad thing) film" is the emotion. I laughed a bunch of times, but when it came down to it, the movie knew how to make me sad. Wonderful performances, an interesting story... even though I can't say with 100% authority that I understand it (I think I do).
Rated 12 Apr 2010
60
38th
It should've been... simpler?
Rated 07 Jan 2011
30
13th
Colorfull forrestgumpish mumbo-jumbo about a guy who was everywhere and has done everything. It has really simple message, but tries to look smart by overly complicated structure and MTV-like editing and it fails. Also - most cliche soundtrack you can imagine.
Rated 08 Nov 2011
63
58th
van Dormael knows what's beautiful and what's quirky, and he has a lot of tricks up his sleeve, but they don't amount to a coherent story that has a satisfiying ending. The train of thought in his mind is all over the place, and even though the multitude of stories have all heartwarming tidbids, the movie in general has a huge pacing issue which omits them all. mr. nobody is unfortunately a potential wasted, not bad by any means, but falls far from great.
Rated 01 Aug 2014
100
98th
"I'm not afraid of dying, I'm afraid I haven't been alive enough. It should be written on every school room blackboard; 'life is a playground or nothing.'."
Rated 03 Aug 2010
50
40th
The indie suspects are all here: Leto,Ifans,Polley. On the first look it feels like going for a Kaufmanesque idea. Why all the effort is spent on seemingly profound, in reality pseudo scientific blabber and core Hollywood messages is beyond me, this is not even a Hollywood movie. Still I didn't have a bad time with it.
Rated 07 Feb 2011
70
71st
Nemo says in the introduction that it would be difficult to keep track nine dimensions. Apparently this is also the case for this very film. It starts out very interesting (and confusing) but as we move forward and the different stories unfold, with an unoriginal soundtrack, I began to loose interest. The Anna (pronounced the same backwards) story was the only one who seemed organised and the others just seemed like stuffing. But it is a beautifully shot film and that saves it from failure!
Rated 18 Nov 2010
90
97th
beautiful movie, reminded me of tons of other movies but still was very unique, jared leto was great, the young actors were amazing, the directing was great, the soundtrack wasnt spot on but ok too, top suggestion of the last months
Rated 29 Apr 2012
70
77th
Mr. Nobody is a film that you must be willing to give not only your time (it lasts well over two hours, especially if you watch the extended cut), but also your attention. You need to be willing to make the effort, and even then, it might be possible that the film will be confusing. It's certainly not for everyone, but if it sounds like your type of film, you'll have to track down a copy, as it'll be well worth the time and effort. At least, it was for me.
Rated 27 Dec 2013
85
44th
Way too Ambitious but even with it's numerous mistakes I still enjoyed it.
Rated 26 Mar 2018
21
13th
Oh god what is with all these positive reviews, this is just as bad as Vanilla Sky with the people involved desperately gunning for that Gondry/Kaufman style a la "Eternal Sunshine" / "Synecdoche NY" / "Science of Sleep". The script is like something a stoned college student would write, with Leto giving several overlaid mini TEDx talks about quantum theory and how a drop of paint can never reform or some shit. Main character's name is Nemo Nobody? Go fuck yourself.
Rated 10 Sep 2015
94
98th
Incredible exploration of chance and choice. Some of these ideas have been done before, and sometimes quite well, but never have I seen such an intricate web of multiple consequences with such a wide scope, much less done as effectively as it is here where it's surprisingly easy to follow. Excellent cinematography, great style, strong performances, it has it all.
Rated 24 Jun 2015
90
98th
A complex and poetic masterpiece with brilliant cinematography that will stay in your mind for long and question your very own existence.
Rated 12 Sep 2010
70
55th
Too much in one movie, too many movies in one.
Rated 20 Sep 2010
93
97th
Choices.. The strength and fragility of the ones we make is perfectly shown in this intruiging and fluent film. However the beginning is rather strange, it never let me go for the full 2 hours. Made me question certain things and the whole concept of choosing for several days.. Made me think..
Rated 19 Sep 2015
2
3rd
Ambitiously shit.
Rated 27 Dec 2013
99
95th
I'm not really sure if I understood, but it's so beautiful.
Rated 02 Apr 2017
55
3rd
i found no sense in this movie
Rated 09 Oct 2012
95
95th
A sci-fi masterpiece... How could my life be if I had made other choices?
Rated 09 Dec 2011
98
98th
Wonderful!
Rated 25 Aug 2010
92
94th
To watch this movie - that was a great decision!
Rated 13 Jun 2010
95
99th
Are you still with me? We already started a new alternative ending! Worldclass!
Rated 16 Dec 2013
35
7th
i wish i didn't wonder this ripped off crappy collage. nonsense.
Rated 24 Jun 2015
10
1st
Well, as usual, criticker's probable score manages to not come close to my actual score. What was this? What was the point? I didn't get it at all except that there seemed to be multiple timelines based on butterfly effect things. If you liked Momento, you might like this, but otherwise, stay away. I didn't watch the last hour because it was so bad.
Rated 09 Jun 2010
100
99th
When the movie ended i just stared at the screen.. Brilliant
Rated 05 Jun 2017
50
37th
Talk about daydreaming, this film is like an exercise on making a weird film just for the sake of making it weird using and mixing a lot of different cinematic resources, that makes it a bit over the place. The performances are very uneven and I didn't like the focus on romance, it's a romance movie really which doesn't feel right with the plot. It's an interesting experience, but with execution and story problems.
Rated 12 Jul 2015
69
59th
A guy in love with regret tries to escape filmic wizardry.
Rated 23 Apr 2014
36
21st
Kind of tedious and overwrought, especially in the middle. The "divergent lives" theme is handled in a sophomoric and too-serious fashion. There's too much stuff going on for too long. Some scenes appear to be borrowed from other films, including 2001: A Space Odyssey and Abre los Ojos. The whole thing makes me quench for a drama that plays in straight when it comes to storytelling.
Rated 23 Jul 2012
92
98th
Beautiful about the power of chance and small choices in our lives.
Rated 16 Jul 2014
100
95th
It's a gorgeous experience that will leave you utterly baffled. But I believe it manages to convey some fundamental emotions, some basic human fears and anxieties, in a way that a simpler narrative structure could never have achieved. It is, with no question whatsoever, absolutely and wholly beautiful.
Rated 25 Oct 2015
50
12th
So...what was it, then?
Rated 07 Oct 2012
92
94th
An incredibly jumbled and nearly nonsensical story, exceedingly hard to understand, but also really hard not to love. So many snippets of different lives all lived by one man at the same time. It was incredibly confusing as the timelines coincide with each other. The story is complex, but full of raw emotion and tender reflections. Forget trying to understand the story because there is no traditional beginning or end. Excellent performances all around.
Rated 13 Apr 2014
24
21st
So this is like what happens when the guy who used to sell me weed in high school watched some Kieslowski movies (or maybe just Run Lola Run?), dropped acid, wrote a screenplay and somehow got a few million dollars plus Jared Leto to make it? Sometimes it's so batshit insane that it's almost beautiful, and never less than entertaining, so there's that... (but seriously needed more of the Asian girl please)
Rated 28 Nov 2011
90
97th
Very Nice
Rated 04 Aug 2017
10
1st
So painfully pretentious.
Rated 24 May 2011
50
17th
A bunch of cliche scenes and repetitions wrapped up as a "mindfuck movie" I (and criticker) thought I would love. Utterly disappointing and boring. Maybe if someone edited out an hour...
Rated 31 Aug 2010
90
95th
Wow, this film is exploding in so many directions, it's incredible. Kudos to the director for making this complicated story still enjoyable and viewable. It's a mix between Memento, the Truman show and Primer. Also reminded me a lot of Inception. Worth a rewatch.
Rated 30 Mar 2016
20
13th
Predicted criticker score 74, damnit criticker get a clue moran
Rated 30 Nov 2013
60
12th
such a wasteful cinematography
Rated 11 Mar 2023
4
38th
meaningless, fake deep, just like Synecdoche
Rated 10 May 2015
95
82nd
What a gorgeous piece of art.
Rated 22 Nov 2014
9
95th
Extremely long and convoluted, hard to watch and emotionally aggressive, but still a fantastic movie. The story is enthralling, the script extremely good, the cinematography expert, the actors fit in their roles perfectly, even the soundtrack is carefully crafted. This movie's many storylines all come together, grab you in, and don't let you go. Left me speechless. This movie will become a classic.
Rated 03 Jan 2013
65
37th
Either I didn't understand this film or I did understand it and haven't been swept off my feet with its philosophy in the process. I can't decide which would've been worse. It has really good music though.
Rated 19 Jan 2012
80
90th
Wow, this was a really good film. It has a very complex and often confusing narrative with many twists and turns. Incredibly imaginative and creative, the film is backed up by beautiful cinematography, believable visual effects, solid acting, impressive direction and a cool yet appropriate soundtrack. It deals with elements of existentialism, fate, free will, the universe, humanity, love... All things I truly enjoy being explored in film. I highly recommend it.
Rated 03 Jul 2014
80
66th
Nicely directed, unexpectedly good find.
Rated 19 Feb 2022
63
9th
Some quirks in the direction left me wondering on how much better it would have been to have a more linear plot. Linear plots aren't necessary a bad thing: help the movie shine technically, which clearly isn't this case. I can't decide if I'm not really into philosophical digressions or if it's just this movie to be a bit overrated. One thing fore sure: Mr. Nobody has the most cheapish music's selection I've ever heard
Rated 14 Jun 2010
93
99th
One word. Waw.
Rated 28 Feb 2018
75
76th
Many great ideas, both in terms of content and cinematic elements, but the delivery seems artless somehow. Still, like how it continuously moves on (or, at least moves), never happy to stay in one narrative.
Rated 15 Apr 2013
85
87th
It a scandal that this movie is not more known to the public. Brilliant piece of work that is complex but still very very enjoyable as story is well connected and well composed throughout the whole movie.
Rated 15 Aug 2015
77
61st
We are as much a product of our life as all the lives unlived. It's strange to find a film that so closely echoes ones thoughts on life, love, memory, et al - at least for part of the runtime. This is lovely romantic theatre, wrapped up in a nonsensical and clumsy bookend. I dearly wish that all the junky futurist parts of this film were left on the cutting room floor, and the director was more honest about exposing the urbane heart of it. Don't overthink it like he did. Just enjoy the ride.
Rated 12 Nov 2010
85
92nd
Intersujaca historia podana w oryginaly sposob. Wizualna strona i klimat zasluguja na najwyzsze noty. Bardzo dobry film.
Rated 02 Sep 2012
8
78th
Van Dormael launches an all-out attack on your senses with invigorating visuals and a captivating story. Regarding the latter, non-linear structures tend to pose a technical challenge so as to prevent a disjointed scattering of its narrative snippets, a balance which I felt the film didn't strike. Credit is still due, for pushing himself creatively and making it seem like a walk in the park and taking the kind of risks other directors could only dream of taking.
Rated 28 Mar 2014
19
55th
There are cooler things to explore than romance.
Rated 19 Oct 2014
95
97th
Honestly... pure cinematic brilliance. Masterfully directed, written, and acted, Dormael and Leto, as well as the supporting cast do absolutely fantastic. This along with the beautifully fit soundtrack, terrifyingly tragic yet often uplifting story and cinematography so good that you would think God himself was behind the camera. Bravo.
Rated 23 Jul 2014
68
65th
Visually stimulating and well acted, I can't help but think this just misses out. Very few of the tangent scenes or "what if's" feel connected to the main story. Still, Leto is very good and it definitely is not boring.
Rated 17 Jul 2023
80
79th
This is a very surreal watch - its certainly sci-fi and the sort of real plot or context is far from simple to fully understand but I quite liked it regardless. It is very poignant at times, with some good visual effects. It made me think a bit of 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'. It has a somewhat haunting feel to it. I can't say I could fully explain it but its a bit of an experience to watch it. It seems to discuss themes in principle more than have a fully coherent and precise plot
Rated 16 Aug 2018
60
15th
nice idea but it does not work. And the result is boring
Rated 19 Jan 2011
2
10th
too much emphasis on form and too little on the actual content. Maybe a tad too emotional as well.
Rated 15 Jul 2014
80
80th
Basically the new Donny Darko for teens to swoon over and have their minds blown. I can already imagine the scenester kids saying "You haven't seen Mr. Nobody yet?". Not that I didn't enjoy it. It's dealings with love, fate, free will and the butterfly effect felt pleasurable. But just like Donny Darko it holds a level of pretentiousness that is a little unsettling, especially as the ending draws to a close. Plus I'm certain that time remains linear during a crunch period. That's just silly.
Rated 20 Apr 2013
98
99th
One of the greatest movies ever made in my opinion. The music, the story, the plot... When did Jared Lato became this superactor? A little overrated in "Requiem For A Dream" imo.
Rated 22 Nov 2010
91
93rd
Was close to perfect till the end. Beautiful cinematography, nice plot. All three relationships were intense and gripping in their own ways. The exploration of the possible paths of one life was also well processed, led me to think about the crossroads of my own life. I felt like the movie felt a bit short at the end, trying to explain the sci-fi part. Could have done without the last 15 min may be. Still no big deal as the movie is more about everything else then sci-fi.
Rated 31 Dec 2010
80
59th
Amazing music, view, thoughts and ideas. Gave pleasure and pain. But why does it remind me of so many movies? Don't tell me it's because the universe repeats or reverse itself.
Rated 26 Feb 2011
79
66th
The metaphysical subject matter is a bit difficult to get to grips with, but when you boil it down there's a coming-of-age / teenage love story which works very well, and some contemplative philosophising about life from an old man. Even if the narrative asks too much of the viewer, there are many magical and memorable scenes, and the director uses effects and camera tricks in a way which is inventive and pleasing. Good to look at and good performances from some of the cast. Refreshingly daring.
Rated 23 Nov 2012
88
65th
A complex multi-threaded storyline gives us a deeper look into the mind of Nemo Nobody while also raising lots of interesting philosophical questions. While the movie can be confusing at times lovers of the "mindfuck" genre will surely find this rather long film immensely enjoyable.
Rated 11 Jun 2010
94
99th
Movie I'll never forget. Best example of best mindfuck.
Rated 07 Nov 2022
94
74th
This movie might not be for everybody, but I loved it. Sci-fi drama hard to explain, but it appears to be one man's life, lived in parallel universes. It's visually stunning with great editing, music and performances.
Rated 27 Nov 2011
100
99th
movie of the 2000s.
Rated 11 Jan 2014
70
56th
(extended version) Awesome filmmaking, but overly ambitious and 45 minutes too long.
Rated 22 May 2023
84
93rd
22.5.23(+)
Rated 23 May 2011
45
43rd
[Extended]
Rated 02 Aug 2018
70
34th
Visionario, con un'ottima fotografia, una colonna sonora azzecatissima e recitato egregiamente; forse però più forma che sostanza, non è uno di quei fillm che ti resta impresso e non ha suscitato in me la minima emozione
Rated 05 Jun 2023
70
30th
Opinión personal: 6.5 Actores: 7 Guión: 7.5 Fotografía: 7 BSO: 6 Otros:7.5 Iluminación:- FX:8 Director:7 Humor:- Vestuario/caracterización:7 Metraje: Total: 70
Rated 02 Jan 2019
89
91st
This is a great film. Lots to chew over after seeing it. Although the obsession with quantum entanglement, complexity theory etc. is of its time, there is some lovely exploration of 'making a life' in the decisions you make. The colour symbolism is also nicely done.
Rated 02 Sep 2015
2
31st
This is simply not working for me. It started out interesting, but lost me completely by the end. It is almost as if Dormael's goal with this, is to totally derail the viewer. Mission accomplished. Only the visuals and the slight chance of someone telling me what I missed, make me not completely loath this. *Okay
Rated 16 Jul 2010
85
93rd
Incredibly weird but still a good movie. Good amount hilarity spread between the confusion. Appreciate the way all the different pieces come together.
Rated 11 Jun 2010
93
95th
Feels like Benjamin Button but better made, similarly creepy old people, and less intelligibility. Whatever all that was I think I really liked it
Rated 13 Jul 2016
50
3rd
زیادی و شدید است در همه چیز: دیالوگهای فلسفی و عاشقانه، سفر در زمان و تاکید بر فرشته قبل از تولد و سخنرانی های شخصیت اول فیلم درباب آفرینش وقتی که در جهان موازی/انتخابی اش، پروفسور دانشگاه است. تدوین فیلم آشفته است. گاهی یادم می رفت فیلم سینمایی می بینم و بیشتر احساس مستند علمی
Rated 19 Jul 2010
87
96th
Visually stunning! beautiful multiple storylines and a very extended plot. Outstanding acting and change of characters and mood. Beautiful!
Rated 31 Jan 2021
91
46th
https://esperwatchesfilms.tumblr.com/post/641796941403013120/mr-nobody-2009
Rated 03 Aug 2010
80
70th
Familiar to Synecdoche New York.Nice Start a good performance from every actors,but a finish that i was not expecting.Anyways it's a good film to watch
Rated 23 May 2022
40
13th
No story.
Rated 01 Mar 2017
60
27th
Although ambitious in vision, it feels incomplete and seriously lacks in polish. It seems that Van Dormael put a lot of effort in shrouding his project is as much mysticism as possible, but it fails to be what it desperately tries to be. In the end, Leto's performance is what saved this for me.
Rated 28 Dec 2010
90
81st
ciekawa koncepcja...
Rated 28 Jul 2019
100
98th
What an epic and romantic ride. Could not help but shed a tear for the love of Anna and Nemo.
Rated 24 Jan 2021
95
90th
yapılan secimler üzerine daha cok düsündürecek bir film
Rated 12 Apr 2015
75
77th
Really quite beautiful and unique. Liked the soundtrack a lot and the romance between young Nemo and Anna is so uplifting. A nice reflection on life and the importance (and unimportance) of choices. Highly ambitious film that mostly succeeds in the points it's trying to make, even if it's initially hard to follow when the film is constantly changing timelines. You just have to go with it and let it subdue your senses.
Rated 07 Dec 2020
21
53rd
Rated 28 Nov 2018
48
15th
Mix multiverse theories with a messy story line to make a movie that will impress intelligent introverts, but fails to engage. It tries to compensate with nice visuals and good soundtracks, but I got bored.

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