Cypher (film)

Cypher
Promotional movie poster
Directed byVincenzo Natali
Written byBrian King
Produced by
  • Paul Federbush
  • Wendy Grean
  • Casey La Scala
  • Hunt Lowry
Starring
CinematographyDerek Rogers
Edited byBert Kish
Music byMichael Andrews
Distributed byPandora Cinema
Miramax Films
Release date
  • August 2, 2002 (2002-08-02)
Running time
95 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Canada
LanguageEnglish
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.

  1. ^ Nahigyan, Pierce (19 September 2013). "Cypher (2002) Retro Review". Post Script Productions. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Cypher (2002)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved May 11, 2023.