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Total Recall

1990 · Movie · R · 113 min · ★ 7.3

ActionAdventureScience Fiction

Construction worker Douglas Quaid's obsession with the planet Mars leads him to visit Rekall, a virtual vacation company that manufactures memories. When something goes wrong during Quaid's memory implant procedure, his life turns upside down, leading him to question what is reality and what isn't.

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Details
Years
1990
Release date
1990-06-01
Language
English
Rated
R
Runtime
113 min
TMDB rating
7.3/10 (6,470 votes)
Box office
$261,299,840
Budget
$65,000,000

Themes

  • double life
  • planet mars
  • based on novel or book
  • oxygen
  • resistance
  • telepathy
  • falsely accused
  • dystopia
  • villainess
  • mutant
  • hologram
  • space travel
  • +14 more

Awards & recognition

  • Saturn AwardBest Science Fiction Film · 1991
  • Academy AwardBest Sound Editing · 1991 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Sound · 1991 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by Paul Verhoeven