as she begins the film ends, the screen image collapsing to a thin line of light before going dark like a computer monitor being turned off. Cast Craig Bierko as John Ferguson (1937), Douglas Hall (1999), and David (2024) Gretchen Mol as Natasha Molinaro (1999) and Jane Fuller (2024) Armin Mueller-Stahl as Grierson (1937), Hannon Fuller (1999), and Jane's father (2024) Vincent D'Onofrio as Jerry Ashton (1937) and Jason Whitney (1999) Dennis Haysbert as Detective Larry McBain (1999) Shiri Appleby as Bridget Manilla (1937) Leon Rippy as Jane's Lawyer (1999) Rif Hutton as Joe (1999) Jeremy Roberts as Tom Jones (1999) Janet MacLachlan as Ellen (1999) Steven Schub as Detective Zev Bernstein (1999) Alison Lohman as Honey Bear Girl (1937) Production The Thirteenth Floor was a co-production of Columbia Pictures and Centropolis Entertainment. Most of the film was shot in Los Angeles, California. Release The Thirteenth Floor was first released in Denmark on April 16, 1999, followed by a North American released on May 28, 1999. It grossed $11.9 million in North America, and $18.5 million worldwide. The Thirteenth Floor was released on DVD on October 5, 1999, and on Blu-ray on April 14, 2009. Reception The Thirteenth Floor received mostly negative reviews. Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, reported that 30% of critics gave the film positive reviews, with an average score of 4.51/10, based upon a sample of 64 reviews, and the critical consensus "Bad script and confusing plot undermine the movie's impressive visuals." At Metacritic, the film received an average score of 36/100, based on 22 reviews. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "D+" on an A+ to F scale. Philosopher Slavoj Žižek called the film “much better than The Matrix.” Awards and nominations See also Brain in a vat eXistenZ, 1999 film Simulated reality Simulated reality in fiction The Matrix World on a Wire, 1973 TV film based on the same book References External links Full movie at 1999 films 1990s science fiction thriller films German science fiction thriller films English-language German films Films about consciousness transfer Films based on American novels Films based on science fiction novels Films set in 1937 Films set in 1999 Films set in 2024 Films set in Los Angeles Films shot in Los Angeles Films about telepresence Films scored by Harald Kloser American remakes of German films Columbia Pictures films Centropolis Entertainment films Films about simulated