2002·Thriller·1h 35m
7.0
★
An unsuspecting, disenchanted man finds himself working as a spy in the dangerous, high-stakes world of corporate espionage. Quickly getting way over-his-head, he teams up with a mysterious femme fatale.
Directed by Vincenzo Natali
double life
undercover
wife
espionage
dystopia
lie
industry
femme fatale
memory loss
conspiracy
corporate crime
hidden identity
disorder
dishonesty
power relations
mysterious character
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Cast
Jeremy Northam
Morgan Sullivan
Kristina Nicoll
Amy
Nigel Bennett
Finster
Kari Matchett
Diane
Lucy Liu
Rita Foster
Timothy Webber
Callaway
David Hewlett
Virgil C. Dunn
Joseph Scoren
Digicorp Technician #1
Stephen Brown
Digicorp Technician #2
Arnold Pinnock
Pilot In Mensroom
Jocelyn Snowdon
Stewardess to Buffalo
Boyd Banks
Fred Garfield
Crew
Vincenzo Natali
Director
Michael Andrews
Original Music Composer
Shebnem Askin
Executive Producer
Popular Reviews
30 reviews
Travis Page
10.0★ · 09/03/25
once the main guy became cool i felt less representation..
once the main guy became cool i felt less representation..
Francesco
7.0★ · 05/19/25
It might seem like a copy of the Matrix and that whole sci-fi strand in the computer field, but Cypher is just another analysis of the technology that is developing between the 20th and 21st centuries, another declination of those analyses that started with ExistenZ and the Matrix itself.
This anguished quest to know and imagine a future dominated by technology is, in this case, a great search for oneself, of how one can alienate oneself from the world if one abuses progress, of how the large corporations now dominate all aspects of society, that is very contemporary.
Vincenzo Natali's hand in constructing claustrophobic, depressing and oppressive new worlds, as he had already done in The Cube, can all be seen here, both in the photography and in the camera movements, as well as with the use of CGI, perhaps aged a little too much, but which gives an idea of the skills of this director, called upon to stage, in this case, a screenplay that is a little too complex, considering its length.
This anguished quest to know and imagine a future dominated by technology is, in this case, a great search for oneself, of how one can alienate oneself from the world if one abuses progress, of how the large corporations now dominate all aspects of society, that is very contemporary.
Vincenzo Natali's hand in constructing claustrophobic, depressing and oppressive new worlds, as he had already done in The Cube, can all be seen here, both in the photography and in the camera movements, as well as with the use of CGI, perhaps aged a little too much, but which gives an idea of the skills of this director, called upon to stage, in this case, a screenplay that is a little too complex, considering its length.
It might seem like a copy of the Matrix and that whole sci-fi strand in the computer field, but Cypher is just another analysis of the technology that is developing between the 20th and 21st centuries, another declination of those analyses that started with ExistenZ and the Matrix itself.
This anguished quest to know and imagine a future dominated by technology is, in this case, a great search for oneself, of how one can alienate oneself from the world if one abuses progress, of how the large corporations now dominate all aspects of society, that is very contemporary.
Vincenzo Natali's hand in constructing claustrophobic, depressing and oppressive new worlds, as he had already done in The Cube, can all be seen here, both in the photography and in the camera movements, as well as with the use of CGI, perhaps aged a little too much, but which gives an idea of the skills of this director, called upon to stage, in this case, a screenplay that is a little too complex, considering its length.
This anguished quest to know and imagine a future dominated by technology is, in this case, a great search for oneself, of how one can alienate oneself from the world if one abuses progress, of how the large corporations now dominate all aspects of society, that is very contemporary.
Vincenzo Natali's hand in constructing claustrophobic, depressing and oppressive new worlds, as he had already done in The Cube, can all be seen here, both in the photography and in the camera movements, as well as with the use of CGI, perhaps aged a little too much, but which gives an idea of the skills of this director, called upon to stage, in this case, a screenplay that is a little too complex, considering its length.
elise
9.0★ · 04/10/25
this is the exactly my type of thing
this is the exactly my type of thing
Jacob Paddison
6.0★ · 02/20/25
Pure Y2K sterile sci-fi sleekness. With all the corporate and political espionage and going down the rabbit hole into bizarre conspiratorial territory that's present here, the mind calls back to the first Deus Ex. When we get to The Vault, I'm specifically reminded of the segment when we keep going deeper and deeper into Area 51, despite Cypher lacking in the grey alien aspect. Lovely stuff marred only by a mangled story that, like any classic noir, isn't exactly easy to follow. A decent entry in the post-Blade Runner world of tech-noir that really pushes its budget.
Pure Y2K sterile sci-fi sleekness. With all the corporate and political espionage and going down the rabbit hole into bizarre conspiratorial territory that's present here, the mind calls back to the first Deus Ex. When we get to The Vault, I'm specifically reminded of the segment when we keep going deeper and deeper into Area 51, despite Cypher lacking in the grey alien aspect. Lovely stuff marred only by a mangled story that, like any classic noir, isn't exactly easy to follow. A decent entry in the post-Blade Runner world of tech-noir that really pushes its budget.
Berni
6.0★ · 11/21/24
Que se yo aguante los lentes angulares
Que se yo aguante los lentes angulares