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Helicopter pilot Colter Stevens (Jake Gyllenhaal) is part of a top-secret military operation that enables him to experience the last few minutes in the life of Sean Fentress, a man who died in a commuter-train explosion. The purpose of Colter's mission is to learn the identity of the bomber and prevent a similar catastrophe. As Colter lives Sean's final moments, he becomes more certain that he can prevent the first tragedy from occurring -- as long as he doesn't run out of time.
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Finding the human story amidst the action, director Duncan Jones and charming Jake Gyllenhaal craft a smart, satisfying sci-fi thriller.

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Una LaMarche Observer 03/23/2014
Ultimately, Source Code makes good on its Hitchcockian opening sequence -- it may pale in comparison to the master, but it's a fun, puzzle-filled ride, with excellent pacing and a mounting uneasiness that recalls the best episodes of The Twilight Zone. Go to Full Review
Peter Howell Toronto Star 03/23/2014
3/4
Source Code is a sci-fi thriller that simply shouldn't work as well as it does. Go to Full Review
John Swansburg Slate 03/23/2014
It's this emotional arc underlying the ticking-time-bomb plot that keeps the movie from succumbing to its flaws. Go to Full Review
Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson 07/31/2025
5/5
What unravels and untwists in its repeated eight minute episodes, makes for an extremely compelling, original, and thought-provoking thriller. Go to Full Review
Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 07/31/2023
2.5/4
Source Code delivers enough suspense to appease general audiences but lacks even coherent hypothetical science that will invite heady discussions of multiverse logic and quantum physics among those concerned about such things. Go to Full Review
Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand 08/05/2022
... a nifty mystery with snappy action and a real paranoid atmosphere for our (correctly) suspicious hero... Go to Full Review
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Brenden D @WestWardReviews Jul 28 An Interesting Enough But Overdone Idea Ruined By The Conclusion A fine cast with an intriguing concept. While it's one we've seen many times before and later done better, it's still "fine enough"......... Then the ending COMPLETELY GOES AGAINST THE ESTABLISHED RULES all for a cheesy corny ending that MAKES NO SENSE Some wonky dialogue as well C- 5.6/10 You can skip this and survive See more Julian C @juliancooper_12 Jul 24 A creative sci-fi movie with a great performance from Jake Gyllenhaal that leaves audiences questioning their own lives and choices See more Melissa L @Agent99 Jul 16 It's a sweet movie, and I really love the shots filmed in Chicago and other locations I'm familiar with. See more Ivan T @RT99514304 Jun 26 The most "meh" film I've ever watched. Not because it's bad, and not because it's great, it just sits perfectly in the middle. I really appreciated how original the concept was, and the ending was surprisingly wholesome. See more Vilu S @RT89163136 Jun 12 Wanna feel after a movie : I’m alive and life is great. Well then- See this film💥😀 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 See more Don V @bondo150 Jun 10 Jake Gyllenhaal carries the impossible burden of making repetition feel fresh. Every return to the same eight minutes reveals another crack in the mirror, another piece of a man discovering that heroism isn't about certainty. It's about choosing to act when certainty is gone. The writing is brilliant. Every line has a purpose. Every revelation earns the next one. Instead of drowning the audience in exposition, the screenplay trusts them to assemble the pieces themselves. It respects your intelligence, which is rarer than any visual effect. The direction is just as impressive. Duncan Jones turns a confined premise into something expansive, finding momentum where lesser films would find monotony. The repeated moments never feel recycled. Tiny changes become earthquakes. Familiar spaces become entirely different worlds simply because the characters have changed. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Helicopter pilot Colter Stevens (Jake Gyllenhaal) is part of a top-secret military operation that enables him to experience the last few minutes in the life of Sean Fentress, a man who died in a commuter-train explosion. The purpose of Colter's mission is to learn the identity of the bomber and prevent a similar catastrophe. As Colter lives Sean's final moments, he becomes more certain that he can prevent the first tragedy from occurring -- as long as he doesn't run out of time.
Director
Duncan Jones
Producer
Mark Gordon, Philippe Rousselet, Jordan Wynn
Screenwriter
Ben Ripley
Distributor
Summit Entertainment
Production Co
Vendome Pictures, Starhaus Filmproduktion GmbH, StudioCanal, Mark Gordon Productions, Province of British Columbia Production Services Tax Credit, Summit Entertainment, Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC)
Rating
PG-13 (Language|Disturbing Images|Some Violence)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 1, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 20, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$54.7M
Runtime
1h 33m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital