Code 46

2003

93 mins

BAFTA-winning filmmaker Michael Winterbottom (The Trip) tells the near-future love story of a passport forger (Samantha Morton) and a family... More

BAFTA-winning filmmaker Michael Winterbottom (The Trip) tells the near-future love story of a passport forger (Samantha Morton) and a family man (Tim Robbins) who cannot help their romantic desires for each other, despite living in a world ruled by a totalitarian government. Considered to be a sci-fi take on 1945 classic Brief Encounter.

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Code 46 | Ratings & Reviews

52_%104 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes® rating
58_%8,655 reviews
Audience score rating

"An intriguing but only partly successful co-mingling of film noir and sci-fi. The main difficulty is a lack of chemistry between lead actors Tim Robbins and Samantha Morton. Resulting business looks to be soft initially, with ancillary more robust."

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Variety

"You may soon forget the specifics of the plot, but you'll always remember the world it came from."

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The Washington Post

"The problem with Code 46 is that the movie, filled with ideas and imagination, is murky in its rules and intentions. I cannot say I understand the hows and whys of this future world, nor do I much care, since it's mostly a clever backdrop to a love affair that would easily teleport to many other genres."

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