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Twelve Monkeys

Twelve Monkeys (27-Dec-1995)

Director: Terry Gilliam

Writers: David Peoples; Janet Peoples

Music Composer and Conductor: Paul Buckmaster

Producer: Charles Roven

Keywords: Sci-Fi, Time Travel, Dystopian, Insane Asylum, Virus

Convict James Cole volunteers to be sent back in time to collect information about a virus released in 1996 that kills 99% of Earth's population. Received two Oscar nominations including Brad Pitt for Best Supporting Actor. Perhaps the best science fiction film of the 1990s. Retelling of the short film, La jet�e (1962).

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