Source Code

This article is about the film. For the software concept, see Source code. For "source coding", see Data compression.

Source Code
A man runs away from an expulsion with a montage of images fling out. The tagline reads "Make Every Second Count"
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDuncan Jones
Written byBen Ripley
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDon Burgess
Edited byPaul Hirsch
Music byChris Bacon
Production
companies
Distributed bySummit Entertainment
Release dates
  • March 11, 2011 (2011-03-11) (SXSW)
  • April 1, 2011 (2011-04-01) (United States)
  • April 20, 2011 (2011-04-20) (France)
Running time
93 minutes
Countries
LanguageEnglish
Budget$31.9 million[2]
Box office$147.3 million[3]

Source Code is a 2011 U.S. science fiction action thriller film[4] directed by Duncan Jones and written by Ben Ripley. It stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Captain Colter Stevens of the U.S. Army, who is sent into an eight-minute virtual re-creation of a real-life train explosion, and tasked with determining the identity of the terrorist who bombed it. Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga, and Jeffrey Wright play supporting roles.

It had its world premiere on March 11, 2011, at South by Southwest and was released by Summit Entertainment on April 1, 2011, in North America and Europe. It received positive reviews from critics and was a box office success, grossing over $147.3 million on a $31.9 million budget.[3][5]

  1. ^ a b "Source Code". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
  2. ^ Kaufman, Amy (March 31, 2011). "Movie Projector: "Hop" will jump over rivals this weekend". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Source Code (2011)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on May 3, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
  4. ^ "Source Code". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on November 21, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2022. SOURCE CODE is a sci-fi action thriller about a soldier who wakes up on a train in the body of a stranger, and is told that he must locate the train's bomber within eight minutes.
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