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Las Vegas showroom magician Cris Johnson has a secret which torments him: he can see a few minutes into the future. Sick of the examinations he underwent as a child and the interest of the government and medical establishment in his power, he lies low under an assumed name in Vegas, performing cheap tricks and living off small-time gambling "winnings." But when a terrorist group threatens to detonate a nuclear device in Los Angeles, government agent Callie Ferris must use all her wiles to capture Cris and convince him to help her stop the cataclysm.
2007 · Directed by Lee Tamahori · 96 min · Action · Science Fiction · Thriller · Screenplay in the scene database · 5 frames
Tagline
If you can see the future, you can save it.
Plot
Cris Johnson can see into his future. He can only see two minutes ahead, with the exception of a vision he once had of a woman walking into a diner. Knowing no details other than the time, he goes to the diner twice each day at 8:09 to await her arrival. He works as a small-time magician in Las Vegas, where he supplements his income with gambling, using his powers to win medium amounts against the house.
Cris draws the attention of FBI Agent Callie Ferris, who has figured out his ability and wants to stop French terrorists from detonating a nuclear weapon. Before she can approach Cris, his gambling draws the attention of casino security. He stops a shooting and takes down the would-be shooter in the casino. Then, using his ability to forecast the actions of his pursuers, he eludes them and the Las Vegas police. Ferris tracks Cris to his location, but he escapes after foreseeing her arrival. Later that night, the casino's security chief is approached by two of the terrorists and interrogated about Johnson before being killed.
The following morning, Cris is at the diner again when he sees Liz Cooper, the woman from his vision. It turns out that Cris can not only see the future, but also see how his actions can affect that future. When Liz's aggressive ex-boyfriend arrives, Johnson envisions all outcomes of his intervening, and then chooses the outcome that gets him "in" with Liz. Knowing that she is heading for Flagstaff, Arizona, Cris tricks her into giving him a ride. Ferris follows, while the terrorists decide to kill him. With the weapon tracked to Los Angeles, Ferris persuades her superiors to let her bring Cris in. The terrorists follow in the hope that the agents will lead them to Cris.
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Crew
- Screenplay: Paul Bernbaum, Jonathan Hensleigh, Gary Goldman
- Cinematography: David Tattersall
- Edited by: Christian Wagner
- Music: Mark Isham
- Production design: William Sandell
- Produced by: Todd Garner, Norman Golightly, Arne Schmidt, Graham King
Cast
- Nicolas Cage as Cris Johnson / Frank Cadillac
- Julianne Moore as Callie Ferris
- Jessica Biel as Liz Cooper
- Thomas Kretschmann as Mr. Smith
- Jim Beaver as Wisdom
- Tory Kittles as Cavanaugh
- Peter Falk as Irv
- Enzo Cilenti as Mr. Jones
- José Zúñiga as Security Chief Roybal
- Jason Butler Harner as Jeff Baines
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English, French, German
- Studios: Virtual Studios, Revolution Studios, Saturn Films, Broken Road Productions
- Budget: $70,000,000
- Box office: $76,066,841
- Themes: fortune teller, religion and supernatural, paranormal phenomena, time travel, time loop, terrorism, based on short story, duringcreditsstinger, vision of the future
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