Don Shanahan
Every Movie Has a Lesson
Jul 31, 2025
5/5
What unravels and untwists in its repeated eight minute episodes, makes for an extremely compelling, original, and thought-provoking thriller.
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Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
Jul 31, 2023
2.5/4
Source Code delivers enough suspense to appease general audiences but lacks even coherent hypothetical science that will invite heady discussions of multiverse logic and quantum physics among those concerned about such things.
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Sean Axmaker
Stream on Demand
Aug 5, 2022
... a nifty mystery with snappy action and a real paranoid atmosphere for our (correctly) suspicious hero...
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Michael Clark
Epoch Times
Mar 21, 2022
4.5/5
It might and does take until the last scene to do so, but every plot thread is sewn-up, and there isn't a clue doled out along the way that doesn't make sense or fit into the final puzzle. Its as close to perfect as a screenplay can get.
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Cory Woodroof
Lumination Network
Feb 11, 2022
The cast is great, the plot is quite ingenious and the runtime is nothing too overbearing.
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Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
Nov 30, 2020
6/10
What begins as a highly engaging science-fiction quandary steadily devolves into a less sincere and confusing predicament that opens itself up for a multitude of plot-holes.
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Richard Propes
TheIndependentCritic.com
Sep 24, 2020
3.5/4.0
Michelle Monaghan adds tremendous depth and humanity to a woman who could have easily just been a romanticized caricature or afterthought.
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Ed Travis
Hollywood Jesus
Apr 3, 2020
Source Code is a really strong film. It is a significantly more "pop" film than Moon was and will probably reach a wider audience.
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Debbie Lynn Elias
Behind The Lens
Nov 16, 2019
As he did with Moon, [Duncan] Jones, together with screenwriter [Ben] Ripley, tackle concepts few dare to imagine let alone address.
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David Harris
Spectrum Culture
Nov 6, 2019
4.3/5
One of the most exhilarating and satisfying films I've seen.
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Nikki Baughan
Roll Credits
Oct 23, 2019
4/5
[A] bold - and often brilliant - piece of action filmmaking, which artfully blends notions of identity and fate with blockbuster effects and some snappy editing.
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Noah Berlatsky
Splice Today
Sep 18, 2019
It's just a dumb Hollywood film.
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Kate Rodger
Newshub (NZ)
Aug 29, 2019
3.5/5
The cheesiness at times was a negative but I enjoyed the simple effective narrative, and the cast delivers nicely.
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Micheal Compton
Bowling Green Daily News
May 8, 2019
This slickly crafted, time-shifting thriller from director Duncan Jones takes an intriguing premise and mixes it with some compelling twists and turns that make it a fun ride from start to finish.
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Nathalia Aryani
San Diego Entertainer
Feb 16, 2019
Source Code is a streamlined, suspenseful sci-fi thriller served with heart.
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Abbie Bernstein
Assignment X
Feb 16, 2019
B+
Mostly, though, Source Code satisfies as both science-fiction and crime thriller.
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Kelly Jane Torrance
Washington Examiner
Jan 8, 2019
4/5
[Director] Duncan Jones isn't just creating his own career; he's helping to transform a genre.
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Matthew Groizard
CineVue
Dec 14, 2018
4/5
This is a film that feels 'smart' without desperately trying to be so. The characters are few and the settings limited, such that complex ideas can peacefully exist inside the film, without tying the narrative in knots.
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Johnny Gayzmonic
Fanboys of the Universe
Nov 4, 2018
8/10
If you can overlook the pseudoscientific explanations...you'll be treated to a trippy, head-spinning sci-fi drama with amazingly organic, human characters at its core.
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Annalee Newitz
io9.com
May 23, 2018
As science fiction, it's a little shaky. But it's definitely worth seeing-Duncan Jones has delivered an entertaining, fast-paced thriller with characters you actually care about.
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