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Film · 2018

Ready Player One

Directed by Steven Spielberg · starring Robert Gilbert, James Dryden and Turlough Convery

  • 2 h 20 min
  • 12
  • Science fiction · Drama · Action
  • USA
  • Released in the UK 29 March 2018
  • 7.9 Users47 votes

Synopsis

Steven Spielberg returns to science fiction films with a dystopian and futuristic story, set in 2045. The world has changed, the fossil fuels have been seriously depleted and the cost of fuel is exorbitant. Without any hope because of the poverty and grief, society is playing a virtual reality video game named OASIS, in which the users can do much more than in their boring ordinary life. But, when the millionaire creator and founder of OASIS dies, he hides special and mysterious "easter egg" in the game: whichever digital geek finds this hidden treasure digital geek will inherit his fortune. Everyone soon starts to live between reality and virtuality to find the treasure.

After five years, the main character Wade Watts, now important gamer in the video game and has many enemies. Wade manages to uncover one of the puzzles that bring him closer to the reward, commencing a horrible competition between the Sixers, the employees from IOI that want control over OASIS; and the Gunsters, the rest of the people. The treasure soon becomes invaluable since, for those who seek it, the only chance of survival is to win.

The story is based in the successful novel of the same title, written by Ernest Cline, who has also had a major role in the writing of the screenplay along with Zack Penn.The film is directed and produced by Steven Spielberg, and also produced by Donald De Line. The two have been working together on this film for a while. The film endeavors to show us how the futuristic society confront their difficulties (that maybe one day all of us will live with). Tye Sheridan plays the young Wade Watts. Other actors include: Olivia Cooke, T. J. Miller, Hannah John-Kamen, Julia Nickson, Mark Rylance, Ben Mendelsohn, Letitia Wright, Simon Pegg, Lena Waithe, Sara Sharman Kiera Bell and Kae Alexander.

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The essentials

Runtime
140 min2 hours and 20 minutes
Box office
$130.8min US
Rating
12Suitable for 12 years and over
How long is Ready Player One?
2 hours and 20 minutes (140 minutes).
When was Ready Player One released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 29 March 2018.
Who directed Ready Player One?
Steven Spielberg.
Who is in Ready Player One?
It stars Robert Gilbert, James Dryden, Turlough Convery and Tye Sheridan.
Where can I watch Ready Player One?
In the UK you can watch it on subscription on HBO Max and Netflix, with a channel on Now and a channel on Prime Video and on rent on Apple TV.
How much did Ready Player One make?
It took $130.8 million in US.
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Director
Steven Spielberg

Videos and trailers

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Photos and posters

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Reviews

All 6 reviews
7.9 47 votes
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What the critics say

  • VarietyOwen Gleiberman ?Ready Player One? tells a breathless and relatively coherent story ? essentially, the future of civilization is riding on the outcome of a video game ? but the movie, first and foremost, is a… Read
  • Vanity FairJohanna Robinson ?[...] all of the real-world heroes and their interactions outside the OASIS are so well-done that fans of both the the book (which necessarily goes deeper into the narrative?s backstory) and… Read
  • The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeFore ?Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One makes big changes to the specifics and structure of Ernest Cline's best-selling novel but keeps the spirit and level-up thrills intact?. Read

Box office

Weekend by weekend
  • US $130.8m
  • UK £11.5m

Soundtrack

All 22 songs
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  2. Everybody Wants To Rule The WorldTears for Fears Spotify
  3. I Hate Myself For Loving YouJoan Jett, The Blackhearts Spotify
  4. I Wanna Be Your LoverPrince Spotify

Trivia

All 8 facts
  • Possible directors

    Christopher Nolan, Robert Zemeckis, Matthew Vaughn, Peter Jackson, & Edgar Wright were all considered to direct this film.

  • First film

    Steven Spielberg's first science fiction film since War of the Worlds (2005).

  • Competition

    Ready Player One (2018) was scheduled to be released on December 15, 2017. The date was pushed back until March 30, 2018 to avoid competition with Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017).

  • Recycle

    The teaser trailer contains an orchestral version of the song "Pure Imagination" from the film 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory'. It also contains a segment of the song "Tom Sawyer" by the band Rush.

  • The Iron Giant

    Steven Speilberg confirmed that the titular character from the film 'The Iron Giant' (1999) will be in the movie.

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