Source Code (2011): Cast, Ratings, Box Office & Plot
Source Code is a 2011 action thriller directed by Duncan Jones, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan and Vera Farmiga. It runs 1 hour 33 minutes and earned $147.3 million worldwide on a $32 million budget. Critics gave it 92% on Rotten Tomatoes and 74 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 7.5/10.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 33m (93 min)
- Director
- Duncan Jones
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Summit Entertainment
- Budget
- $32M
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Source Code About?
The premise of Source Code without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Captain Colter Stevens, a decorated soldier, finds himself unexpectedly reliving the last eight minutes of a stranger’s life. He's drawn into a top-secret government program called "Source Code," a mission to identify a bomber on a commuter train. Forced to repeatedly experience these final moments, Colter must gather clues and unravel the mystery to prevent a devastating attack that could impact millions of lives. Each loop brings him closer to understanding the bomber's identity and stopping the impending disaster.
Source Code Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- train
- time loop
- bomber
- memory
- reliving same event
- suspense
- bomb
- commuter train
- wallet
- helicopter pilot
- time
- containment
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- psycho thriller
- surprise ending
- woman in jeopardy
- backward time travel
- cat and mouse
- hitchcockian
- die hard scenario
- psychological manipulation
- haunted by the past
- mind game
- hidden truth
- averting disaster
- multiple suspects
- alternate timeline
- nuclear threat
- surrealism
- seeing the future
- nonlinear timeline
- science experiment
- time limit
- chicago illinois
- terrorist
- single set production
- vigilantism
- time bomb
- looking at oneself in a mirror
- memory game
- male time traveler
- aerial camera shot
- shooting a woman
- techno thriller
- character repeats someone else's dialogue
- locked room mystery
- interdimensional sci fi
- body switching
- altering the past
- seeing someone else's reflection in a mirror
- bomb on a train
Source Code Cast
Jake Gyllenhaal leads the cast, with Michelle Monaghan and Vera Farmiga. Directed by Duncan Jones.
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Director Duncan Jones
Source Code Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Source Code 92% on Rotten Tomatoes and 74 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 7.5/10.
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IMDb 7.5 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes 92% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 82%
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Metacritic 74 Metascore
User score 7.6
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TMDB 73% User score
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Letterboxd 3.5 /5
464 ratings
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Movie Insider 4.0 /5
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Source Code Plot Summary
What happens in Source Code from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
A man, portrayed by Jake Gyllenhaal, suddenly finds himself awake on a train, facing a woman named Christina Warren, played by Michelle Monaghan. Struggling with his identity, he learns that he is called Sean Fentress, but he has no recollection of who she is. Just eight minutes into this bewildering experience, a catastrophic explosion rocks the train, jolting him back to reality, where he finds himself confined within a small, high-tech dome. Here, he is confronted by Air Force Capt. Colleen Goodwin, who communicates through a computer screen. She reveals to him that he is actually Colter Stevens, a highly decorated helicopter pilot, trapped in a critical mission to track down the creator of the bomb that caused chaos on the train bound for Chicago.
Full summary
The whole story of Source Code, scene by scene
Source Code Box Office & Budget
Source Code grossed $147.3 million worldwide on a $32 million budget, 4.6 times what it cost. $54.7 million came from the US and Canada and $92.6 million (63%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$147.3M
4.6× its budget
- US & Canada
- $54.7M
- International
- $92.6M
- Budget
- $32M
Source Code Trailers & Videos
27 videos: 3 trailers, 6 teasers, 4 clips and 14 featurettes.
- Trailer Trailer 2
- Trailer Official Trailer
- Teaser No Way Out
- Teaser Time
How Well Do You Know Source Code?
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
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- Question 10: not answered
What is the name of the program that allows Stevens to inhabit another person's body?
Cars in Source Code
7 cars on screen, including the 2001 Ford E-Series and the 2004 Honda Civic.
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2009 Honda Fit Background role -
1998 Jeep Wrangler Background role
Source Code Also Known As
35 alternative titles, including “8 minutos antes de morir” and “Código Fuente”.
- Also known as
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- 8 minutos antes de morir
- Código Fuente
- Transfer de identitate
- 启动原始码
- 危机解密
- 소스 코드
- Contra o Tempo
- Išeities kodas
- Code source
- ミッション：8ミニッツ
- ミッション：8ミニッツ：2011
- Mã Nguồn
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- کد منبع
- منبع رمز
- Zdrojový kód
- Исходный код
- 源代码
- O Código Base
- Yaşam Şifresi
- Forráskód
- Kod nieśmiertelności
- แฝงร่างขวางนรก
- קוד מקור
- Първичен код
- Τα Τελευταία 8 Λεπτά
- Початковий код
- Codi font
- 啟動原始碼
- 危機解密
- 8 минута
- Mật Mã Sống Còn
- شفرة المصدر
- Pirmkods
- Izvorni kod, საწყისი კოდი
- رمز منبع
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Source Code FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, ratings and post-credit scenes of Source Code, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Source Code?
Source Code runs 1 hour 33 minutes (93 minutes).
When was Source Code released?
Source Code was released on April 1, 2011.
Who directed Source Code?
Source Code was directed by Duncan Jones.
More films by Duncan Jones Who is in the cast of Source Code?
Source Code stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan and Vera Farmiga.
How much did Source Code make at the box office?
Source Code grossed $147.3 million worldwide ($54.7 million domestic, $92.6 million international) on a budget of $32 million.
How is Source Code rated?
Source Code has 7.5/10 on IMDb, 92% on Rotten Tomatoes, 74 on Metacritic and 73% on TMDB.
Does Source Code have a post-credit scene?
No. Source Code has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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