Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008): Cast, Ratings & Box Office
Repo! The Genetic Opera is a 2008 sci-fi musical directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, starring Paul Sorvino, Anthony Head and Alexa Vega. It runs 1 hour 38 minutes and earned $188,126 worldwide. Critics gave it 37% on Rotten Tomatoes and 32 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.4/10.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 38m (98 min)
- Director
- Darren Lynn Bousman
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Lionsgate
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Repo! The Genetic Opera About?
The premise of Repo! The Genetic Opera without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
In a dystopian future where organ failure is rampant, GeneCo provides life-saving transplants—but at a considerable cost. When patients can't afford the payments, relentless Repo Men seize their organs. A young woman with a mysterious illness searches for answers about her past and her family’s connection to GeneCo. Her quest leads her into the dangerous world of the Genetic Opera, a bizarre and theatrical stage where dark secrets and deadly dependencies intertwine, and the truth may be more perilous than she imagined.
Repo! The Genetic Opera Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- gore
- violence
- steampunk
- biotech sci fi
- repossession
- future
- surgery
- opera
- murder
- blood splatter
- guts
- mutilation
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- mercilessness
- organ harvesting
- dark comedy
- murder of a pregnant woman
- pregnancy
- good versus evil
- punctuation in title
- lung
- scream
- sex scene
- cult favorite
- heart transplant
- man wears eyeglasses
- woman wears a gas mask
- midnight movie
- grindhouse film
- horror b movie
- four word title
- fictional drug
- biopunk
- steampunk sci fi
- car
- exclamation point in title
- italy
- rock musical
- company
- epidemic
- girl
- planet
- savior
- gas mask
- pile of corpses
- illness
- teenage girl
- sadism
- cruelty
- entrails
- evisceration
Repo! The Genetic Opera Cast
Paul Sorvino leads the cast, with Anthony Head and Alexa Vega. Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman.
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Director Darren Lynn Bousman
More from Darren Lynn Bousman
More films directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, best-rated first: St. Agatha, Tales of Halloween, Saw III and Saw II.
Repo! The Genetic Opera Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Repo! The Genetic Opera 37% on Rotten Tomatoes and 32 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.4/10.
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IMDb 6.4 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes 37% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 73%
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Metacritic 32 Metascore
User score 7.1
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TMDB 62% User score
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Repo! The Genetic Opera Plot Summary
What happens in Repo! The Genetic Opera from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
The film begins with a captivating sequence of comic-book illustrations that reveal a devastating global epidemic of organ failures in a bleak future. Out of this chaos arises GeneCo, a billion-dollar biotechnology company that profits from organ transplantation. With financial options for their customers, GeneCo also holds the power to repossess organs from those who fall behind on payments. This is where the “organ repo men,” lethal enforcers working for GeneCo, come into play, relentlessly reclaiming the company’s assets by any means necessary. One such Repo Man ruthlessly stalks and eliminates a client, claiming their heart for GeneCo.
Full summary
The whole story of Repo! The Genetic Opera, scene by scene
Repo! The Genetic Opera Box Office
Repo! The Genetic Opera grossed $188,126 worldwide. $146,750 came from the US and Canada and $41,376 (22%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$188.1K
- US & Canada
- $146.8K
- International
- $41.4K
Repo! The Genetic Opera Trailers & Videos
5 videos: 2 trailers and 3 behind-the-scenes videos.
- Trailer Official Trailer
- Behind the Scenes Addicted to the Knife - Making of Zydrate Anatomy
- Behind the Scenes Voice of GeneCo - Behind the Scenes
- Behind the Scenes A Villain of Operatic Proportions - Paul Sorvino Behind the Scenes
How Well Do You Know Repo! The Genetic Opera?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
- Question 1: not answered
- Question 2: not answered
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- Question 10: not answered
What catastrophic event led to the rise of GeneCo?
Cars in Repo! The Genetic Opera
4 cars on screen, including the 1995 Cadillac Fleetwood Stretched Limousine and the 1957 Cadillac Fleetwood 75.
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1995 Cadillac Fleetwood Stretched Limousine Important role -
1957 Cadillac Fleetwood 75 Minor role -
1936 Chrysler Airflow Imperial Minor role -
International Harvester Cargostar Minor role
Repo! The Genetic Opera Also Known As
8 alternative titles, including “遗传学歌剧” and “Генетическая опера”.
- Also known as
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- 遗传学歌剧
- Генетическая опера
- Repo: Genetická opera!
- רפו! האופרה הגנטית!
- 리포! 더 제네틱 오페라
- Repo! A Genetikus Opera
- Asiņainā opera
- 莎拉布萊曼之生化歌劇
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Movies Like Repo! The Genetic Opera
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Repo Men, Replicant and Crimes of the Future.
Repo! The Genetic Opera FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, ratings and post-credit scenes of Repo! The Genetic Opera, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Repo! The Genetic Opera?
Repo! The Genetic Opera runs 1 hour 38 minutes (98 minutes).
When was Repo! The Genetic Opera released?
Repo! The Genetic Opera was released on November 7, 2008.
Who directed Repo! The Genetic Opera?
Repo! The Genetic Opera was directed by Darren Lynn Bousman.
More films by Darren Lynn Bousman Who is in the cast of Repo! The Genetic Opera?
Repo! The Genetic Opera stars Paul Sorvino, Anthony Head and Alexa Vega.
How much did Repo! The Genetic Opera make at the box office?
Repo! The Genetic Opera grossed $188,126 worldwide ($146,750 domestic, $41,376 international).
How is Repo! The Genetic Opera rated?
Repo! The Genetic Opera has 6.4/10 on IMDb, 37% on Rotten Tomatoes, 32 on Metacritic and 62% on TMDB.
Does Repo! The Genetic Opera have a post-credit scene?
No. Repo! The Genetic Opera has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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