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The Fountain

Play trailer Poster for The Fountain PG-13,  2006,  1h 36m,  Drama/ Mystery & Thriller/ Romance/ Sci-Fi Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 52% 206 Reviews Tomatometer 74% 250,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
52% Tomatometer 206 Reviews 74% Popcornmeter 250,000+ Ratings
A man (Hugh Jackman) travels through time on a quest for immortality and to save the woman (Rachel Weisz) he loves. As a 16th-century conquistador, Tomas searches for the legendary Fountain of Youth. As a present-day scientist, he desperately struggles to cure the cancer that is killing his wife. Finally, as a 26th-century astronaut in deep space, Tom begins to grasp the mysteries of life, love and death.
The Fountain

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Critics Consensus

The Fountain -- a movie about metaphysics, universal patterns, Biblical symbolism, and boundless love spread across one thousand years -- is visually rich but suffers from its own unfocused ambitions.

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Michael Atkinson Sight & Sound Jul 6, 2010
It's difficult to recall another American film that, in pursuing a passionate and personal vision, goes so maddeningly, uproariously wrong. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Sep 14, 2007
2.5/4
I will concede the film is not a great success. Too many screens of blinding lights. Too many transitions for their own sake. Abrupt changes of tone. Go to Full Review
Mark Kermode BBC Radio Five Live Jan 29, 2007
Bonkers, adventurous, silly, ambitious, charming, foolish; it's all those things and it'll be gone in a week. But it's not mainstream Bore-o fare, and for that it should be celebrated. Go to Full Review
Gayle Sequeira BFI Aug 27, 2025
The limitations of the body, its susceptibility to disease and death, have never been more keenly felt in Aronofsky’s works. Go to Full Review
Yasser Medina Cinefilia Aug 23, 2025
5/10
Despite its visual ambition, I feel like it's a hollow film that, within its limitations, falls into a narrative abyss with an execution that fails to sustain its pretensions about mortality, love, and transcendence. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Mar 11, 2022
2/4
The real tragedy of The Fountain is that Aronofsky doesn't allow his audience to exist with his characters, and the emotional weight of the stories is squandered on an overt symbolism. Go to Full Review
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Han P Apr 17, 2019 dumb confusing stupid, want the last hour and a half of my life back.
Theodore P Mar 16, 2019 One of my all time favorite movies. The critics are all idiots.
Kylo S Mar 15, 2019 One of the best movies ever made.
Mar 15, 2019 This is the worst movie I have ever seen in my life. Words do not describe how terrible it is.
Draco S Mar 12, 2019 Most inspiring movie ever, thought provoking and never give up view on life.
Harry L Feb 24, 2019 Underrated, visually stunning, unique story.
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Darren Aronofsky

Director

Hugh Jackman

Tomas

Rachel Weisz

Izzi

Ellen Burstyn

Lilian

Mark Margolis

Father Avila

Ethan Suplee

Manny

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Movie Info

Synopsis A man (Hugh Jackman) travels through time on a quest for immortality and to save the woman (Rachel Weisz) he loves. As a 16th-century conquistador, Tomas searches for the legendary Fountain of Youth. As a present-day scientist, he desperately struggles to cure the cancer that is killing his wife. Finally, as a 26th-century astronaut in deep space, Tom begins to grasp the mysteries of life, love and death.
Director
Darren Aronofsky
Producer
Gilbert Adler, Eric Watson
Screenwriter
Darren Aronofsky
Distributor
Warner Bros.
Production Co
Warner Brothers, Regency Enterprises
Rating
PG-13 (Language|Intense Violent Action|Some Sensuality)
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Romance, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 22, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 1, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$10.1M
Runtime
1h 36m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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