
Mr. Nobody (2009)
Nothing is real, everything is possible.
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Mr. Nobody rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
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
as Nemo Nobody (Adult / Old)

Sarah Polley
as Adult Elise

Diane Kruger
as Adult Anna

Linh-Dan Pham
as Adult Jean

Rhys Ifans
as Nemo's Father

Natasha Little
as Nemo's Mother

Toby Regbo
as Nemo age 16

Juno Temple
as Anna age 15

Allan Corduner
as Dr. Feldheim

Daniel Mays
as Young Journalist
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Clare Stone
as Elise age 15

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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