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It's only a state of mind.
Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent man instead of wanted terrorist Harry Tuttle, he meets the woman from his daydream, and in trying to help her gets caught in a web of mistaken identities, mindless bureaucracy and lies.
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Jonathan PryceSam Lowry
Robert De NiroHarry Tuttle
Katherine HelmondMrs. Ida Lowry
Ian HolmMr. Kurtzmann
Bob HoskinsSpoor
Michael PalinJack Lint
Ian RichardsonMr. Warrenn
Peter VaughanMr. Helpmann
Kim GreistJill Layton
Jim BroadbentDr. Jaffe
Barbara HicksMrs. Alma Terrain
Charles McKeownLime
Derrick O'ConnorDowser
Kathryn PogsonShirleyNominated · 2Best Writing, Original Screenplay, Best Production Design
Award data from Wikidata.
| Platform | Score | Points |
|---|---|---|
| IMDb224K votes | 7.8 | 8 pts |
| Rotten Tomatoes | 98% | 10 pts |
| Metacritic | 84 | 10 pts |
| Letterboxd | not available | skipped |
Scores from IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic. Updated weekly.
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