Synopsis
A computer hacker's goal to discover the reason for human existence continually finds his work interrupted thanks to the Management; this time, they send a teenager and lusty love interest to distract him.
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Cast
- Christoph WaltzQohen Leth
- David ThewlisJoby
- Mélanie ThierryBainsley
- Lucas HedgesBob
- Matt DamonManagement
- Ben WhishawDoctor 3
- Tilda SwintonDr. Shrink-Rom
- Sanjeev BhaskarDoctor 1
- Margarita DoyleMancom Computerised Lips
- Rupert FriendTV Presenter
Recommendations
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Empire
It’s the tangle of workings-out not the easy answer that are the proof of a theorem, and that magnificent, sparkling, insightful chaos abounds here. - 80
Total Film
The future as candy-coloured paranoid nightmare: not quite Gilliam’s best, but still the most satisfying movie he’s made for years. - 70
Time
The Zero Theorem is a spectacle that demands to be cherished — as long as the society Gilliam portrays is a satire, not a prophesy. - 67
The Playlist
There’s much to like, from Waltz’s performance to the typically rich production and costume design. - 63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
At once cluttered and cavernous, hysterical and static, romantic and cynical, The Zero Theorem works most effectively moment by moment and in the details. - 60
The Guardian
The film has a ragged charm, a Tiggerish bounce, and a certain sweet melancholy that bubbles up near the end. - 60
Time Out London
It’s anarchic, sometimes amusing, intermittently tedious, with ideas about digital alienation and the corruption of technology that too often feel blunt and tired. - 40
The Telegraph
Raucous but fatally confused, openly pilfering its central themes from Gilliam’s own 1985 masterpiece Brazil, but with no idea how to develop them.
