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After almost 9 years since Primer, Shane Carruth returned with his next film, Upstream Color. Once again, Shane played multiple roles in the creation of this film – producer (one of), director, writer, actor (one of), music director, cinematographer and editor (one of). The film…
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Upstream Color
“You can force your story's shape, but the color will always bloom upstream.”
63%
Movie
1h 36m
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Upstream Color (2013) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Upstream Color (2013) — a movie tagged as Drama and Science Fiction with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the lifecycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives. Our models also surface themes such as identity from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~96 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Upstream Color 63% (805 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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Synopsis
A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the lifecycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives.
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- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2013-04-05
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- TMDB rating
- 6.3
- TMDB ID
- 145197
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A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the lifecycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives.
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The official runtime for Upstream Color is approximately 96 minutes.
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Directors & writers
Cast
Amy Seimetz
Kris
Shane Carruth
Jeff
Andrew Sensenig
The Sampler
Thiago Martins
Thief
- C
Carolyn King
Wife
Mollie Milligan
Maggie
- M
Myles McGee
Monty
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Ashton Miramontes
Lucas
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Andreon Watson
Peter
Frank Mosley
Husband
John Walpole
Bank Investigator
Kerry McCormick
OBGYN
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Marco Antonio Rodriguez
MRI Tech
Brina Palencia
Woman in Club
Jack Watkins
The Sampled
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Karen Jagger
The Sampled
Joy Leigh
Dream Member (uncredited)
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After almost 9 years since Primer, Shane Carruth returned with his next film, Upstream Color. Once again, Shane played multiple roles in the creation of this film – producer (one of), director, writer, actor (one of), music director, cinematographer and editor (one of). The film was made with a tiny budget of $50,000, wow, talk about being efficient. The story is not a convoluted one like Primer, which was based on time travel. That said, it’s not very straightforward either. It does talk about some unreal patterns and could get hard to understand at times. Do give it a watch if you haven’t already.
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