Mr. Nobody

Mr. Nobody (2009)

Nothing is real, everything is possible.

Release:2009
Runtime:2h 21m
Country:Belgium
Director:Jaco Van Dormael
Language:English

Genre

DramaRomanceScience Fiction
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Keywords

time-travelSurrealismTimeChoiceFree WillMultiple StorylinesCuriousShocking

Mr. Nobody rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.7/10· 256K votes
Rotten Tomatoes64%
Metacritic63%
TMDb7.795/10· 6K votes

With 64% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.7/10 on IMDb and 63/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.

About Mr. Nobody

Nemo Nobody leads an ordinary existence with his wife and 3 children; one day, he wakes up as a mortal centenarian in the year 2092.

Cast of Mr. Nobody

  • Jared Leto

    Jared Leto

    as Nemo Nobody (Adult / Old)

  • Sarah Polley

    Sarah Polley

    as Adult Elise

  • Diane Kruger

    Diane Kruger

    as Adult Anna

  • Linh-Dan Pham

    Linh-Dan Pham

    as Adult Jean

  • Rhys Ifans

    Rhys Ifans

    as Nemo's Father

  • Natasha Little

    Natasha Little

    as Nemo's Mother

  • Toby Regbo

    Toby Regbo

    as Nemo age 16

  • Juno Temple

    Juno Temple

    as Anna age 15

  • Allan Corduner

    Allan Corduner

    as Dr. Feldheim

  • Daniel Mays

    Daniel Mays

    as Young Journalist

  • C

    Clare Stone

    as Elise age 15

  • Audrey Giacomini

    Audrey Giacomini

    as Jean age 15

Mr. Nobody facts

Budget
$47M
Box office
$2.3M

Our take on Mr. Nobody

Jaco Van Dormael's 2009 drama imagines Nemo Nobody, who wakes in 2092 as the last mortal at a hundred and looks back on the many lives he might have lived. Branching across choices, loves and could-have-beens, it uses science-fiction as a frame for a sweeping meditation on chance, regret and the roads not taken. The structure is deliberately fragmented, folding parallel realities into a lush, ambitious puzzle that prizes feeling and philosophy over linear clarity. It suits patient viewers who relish ambiguity, romance and films that ask to be assembled in the mind. Those wanting a straightforward plot may find it demanding; the reflective will find it haunting.

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • Complex philosophical narrative explores choice and ambiguous fate with stunning visual artistry
  • Science fiction romance drama balances 2090s setting with intimate emotional character journey
  • Jaco Van Dormael crafts curious ambitious cinema transcending conventional narrative structures entirely

What the audience disliked

  • Deliberately convoluted plot deliberately frustrates viewers seeking clear coherent narrative comprehension
  • Depressing tone and ambiguous conclusion leave audiences in melancholic rather than satisfying space

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