The Fountain
2006 · Movie · PG-13 · 96 min · ★ 6.9 · 52% critics
A man racing to save the woman he loves becomes wrapped up in three intertwined stories set across different times and places. As each path unfolds, the film explores love, death, spirituality, and the fragile nature of life.
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Details
- Years
- 2006
- Release date
- 2006-11-22
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Critic score
- 52/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (3,103 votes)
- Box office
- $15,978,422
- Budget
- $35,000,000
About
You may like The Fountain if you enjoy emotional, thoughtful stories that unfold in unconventional ways, with a dreamy atmosphere and themes about love and mortality; Not for you if you want a straightforward narrative, and you might also enjoy What Dreams May Come or Melancholia.
Pros: visually striking atmosphere; emotional central story; strong lead performances | Cons: confusing structure; overly abstract at times; not for everyone
Themes
- dying and death
- operation
- love of one's life
- immortality
- brain tumor
- maya civilization
- tree
- queen
- fountain
- surgeon
- transience
- religion
- +6 more
Cast & crew
Hugh Jackman
as Tomás / Tom Creo / Tommy
Rachel Weisz
as Isabel / Izzi Creo
Ellen Burstyn
as Dr. Lillian Guzetti
Mark Margolis
as Father Avila
Stephen McHattie
as Grand Inquisitor Silecio
- FH
Fernando Hernández
as Lord of Xibalba
Cliff Curtis
as Captain Ariel
Sean Patrick Thomas
as Antonio
Donna Murphy
as Betty
Ethan Suplee
as Manny
Directed by Darren Aronofsky