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Code 46
In a dystopian future, insurance fraud investigator William Gold has a brief affair with Maria, who is in charge of the forgeries, which, despite his attempts to return home, causes him to become embroiled in an even bigger controversy in Shanghai.
12 August 1978, Hong Kong
26 June 1955, Clapham, London, England, UK
1974
6 February 1975, England, UK
26 September 1946, Tokyo, Japan
February 16, 2016
a visually striking, but emotionally flat mash-up of romantic drama, film noir, and science fiction that sounds much more interesting than it turns out to beSeptember 11, 2006
What keeps Code 46 from living up to its fascinating premise is the lack of empathy we feel for William and Maria. They are almost like benign video game characters.September 10, 2004
It's a common enough problem in sci-fi movies. A filmmaker creates a totally convincing world but can't find a compelling story to put in it.May 03, 2005
A luxurious sight to behold.August 26, 2004
Winterbottom and screenwriter Frank Cottrell Boyce sell the sci-fi but botch the interpersonal.September 10, 2004
More a collage than a movie.August 20, 2004
A provocative, classy, low-key sci-fi tale that presents a world so within reach it's scary.September 03, 2004
Winterbottom's movie may be cold, but it's still pretty cool.December 22, 2010
Disappointing sci-fi that's too intense for kids.April 06, 2005
The premise was sounder than the execution.October 08, 2004
Amid the white walls and slick surfaces of this film, the characters seem more like lab rats than human beings.August 30, 2005
Satisfyingly cinematic