Anon

2018 100 min ★ 6.0 Science Fiction, Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Set in a near-future world where there is no privacy, ignorance or anonymity, our private memories are recorded and crime almost ceases to exist. In trying to solve a series of unsolved murders, Sal Frieland stumbles onto a young woman who appears to have subverted the system and disappeared. She has no identity, no history and no record. Sal realizes it may not be the end of crime but the beginning. Known only as 'The Girl', Sal must find her before he becomes the next victim.

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Cast

Clive Owen

Sal Frieland

Amanda Seyfried

The Girl

Colm Feore

Charles Gattis

Mark O'Brien

Cyrus Frear

Sonya Walger

Kristen

Joe Pingue

Lester Goodman

Iddo Goldberg

Joseph Kenik

Afiya Bennett

Ima Aug

Morgan Allen

Iri Aug

Jeffrey Men

Chen Sheng Lu

Details

Director

Andrew Niccol

Tagline

"Anonymity is the enemy"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$20,000,000

Revenue

$1,197,741

Production

K5 Film, K5 International, Scythia Films, Sierra/Affinity, Road Pictures

Reviews

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flabob257

May 12, 2018

Well, i like sci-fi. This was boring. A big snoozer. a 4 out of 10.

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DanDare

June 10, 2018

★ 6/10

Anon is a noirish sci-fi thriller set in the near future where the human mind records everything through its eyes. It is a society with no privacy but what if the memories can be manipulated? Sal Frieland (Clive Owen) is a detective who solves crimes by reviewing people's memories that exist in some kind of matrix where the memories are placed and can be accessed. When an anonymous hacker is...

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Noche Oscura

October 31, 2019

★ 9/10

Classy, interesting movie that is ridiculously underrated.

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Gimly

August 12, 2020

★ 5/10

The set-up is intriguing and the conflict is incredibly well done, but the pay-off is **such** a let-down. Has some original ideas that are mostly explored early on in the second half of _Anon_ despite its similarity to a couple of _Black Mirror_ episodes (chiefly _The Entire History of You_). Not something I'll re-visit, but better than I had expected. _Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appeal...