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Directed by | Vincenzo Natali |
Written by | Brian King |
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Cinematography | Derek Rogers |
Edited by | Bert Kish |
Music by | Michael Andrews |
Distributed by | Pandora Cinema Miramax Films |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Budget | $7 million[1] |
Box office | $898,365 (international only)[2] |
Cypher (also known as Brainstorm and Company Man), is a 2002 science fiction spy-fi thriller film directed by Vincenzo Natali and written by Brian King. The film follows an accountant (Jeremy Northam) whose sudden career as a corporate spy takes an unexpected turn when he meets a mysterious woman (Lucy Liu), uncovering secrets about the nature of his work. The film was shown in limited release in theaters in the US and Australia, and released on DVD on August 2, 2005. The film received mixed reviews, and Northam received the Best Actor award at the Sitges Film Festival.