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Billionaire industrialist Damian Hale (Ben Kingsley) is master of his universe, until he encounters a foe that he can't defeat: cancer. His only hope is a radical medical procedure called "shedding," in which his consciousness is transferred to a healthy body. After the procedure, Damian, now called Edward (Ryan Reynolds), starts a new life in New Orleans, but he's plagued by disturbing images. When he delves into Edward's mysterious origin, he learns that some will kill to keep it secret.

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Self/less boasts a potential-packed premise, but does frustratingly little with it, settling for lackluster action at the expense of interesting ideas.

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Self/less (2015) | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Mark Kermode Observer (UK) Reynolds's failure to display the faintest trace (verbal, physical) of Kingsley's character negates any potential mind/ body tension. Self/less? Point/less! Rated: 2/5 Jul 19, 2015 Full Review Self/less (2015) | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Charlotte O'Sullivan London Evening Standard Tragically, the film itself is as dumb as a doorknob. Rated: 2/5 Jul 17, 2015 Full Review Self/less (2015) | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Geoffrey Macnab Independent (UK) Tarsem Singh's sleekly shot sci-fi thriller begins intriguingly but loses its identity. Rated: 2/5 Jul 16, 2015 Full Review Self/less (2015) | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Tarsem loses his audience in actionized nonsense, leaving the story's best ideas to remain under-developed, if developed at all. Rated: 1.5/4 Jun 9, 2022 Full Review Self/less (2015) | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Mike Massie Gone With The Twins What should have been a tale of slowly uncorrupting a callous, wayward soul becomes a standard sci-fi body-swapping yarn full of obligatory action sequences. Rated: 5/10 Dec 4, 2020 Full Review Self/less (2015) | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Kathi Maio The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction I do wonder what Singh and writers Alex and David Pastor might have done if they had avoided the trite, explosive tropes of an action film for something that actually touched upon the many issues raised by their basic body swap plot... Mar 11, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Sensei H This movie is so bad, I forgot I saw it when it first came out in 2015. Today is March 5th 2024, and it's just as forgettable as I remember.Ryan Reynolds is still trolling as much as Deadpool with his movies. Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/05/24 Full Review Timothy W Very high scores in some sites, pretty low in others. I'm glad I decided to give it a chance. Defiantly worth the watch. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/05/23 Full Review Charles P It was fabulous! It kept my attention the entire movie. My only problem with it was it was not long enough, I wanted it to go on and on Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/26/23 Full Review Edoardo C don't waste your precious time Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/09/23 Full Review Elisa P I would have loved this movie, if it had been completely different Rated 1.5/5 Stars • Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 06/09/23 Full Review Stephen C LOL, 1 and 56/60 hours howling with laughter, f**king good sh*t!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Tarsem Singh Director Ryan Reynolds Young Damian Natalie Martinez Madeline Matthew Goode Albright Victor Garber Martin Derek Luke Anton
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Synopsis Billionaire industrialist Damian Hale (Ben Kingsley) is master of his universe, until he encounters a foe that he can't defeat: cancer. His only hope is a radical medical procedure called "shedding," in which his consciousness is transferred to a healthy body. After the procedure, Damian, now called Edward (Ryan Reynolds), starts a new life in New Orleans, but he's plagued by disturbing images. When he delves into Edward's mysterious origin, he learns that some will kill to keep it secret.

Director
Tarsem Singh

Producer
Ram Bergman, James D. Stern, Peter Schlessel

Screenwriter
Àlex Pastor, David Pastor

Distributor
Focus Features

Production Co
FilmNation Entertainment, Ram Bergman, Endgame Entertainment, Focus Features

Rating
PG-13 (Sequences of Violence|Language|Some Sexuality)

Genre
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Action

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 10, 2015, Wide

Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 16, 2016

Box Office (Gross USA)
$12.3M

Runtime
1h 56m
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