12 Monkeys
Original title: Twelve Monkeys
“The future is history.”
1995 · 2 h 9 min
Terry GilliamCast
Bruce Willis 
Madeleine Stowe 
Brad Pitt Joseph Melito 
Jon Seda Michael Chance
Credits
Written by: 
Chris Marker
Plot
In a ruined 2035, a convict is sent back in time to find the source of a virus that wiped out most of humanity.
Sinekatalog’s take
Gilliam's time-travel puzzle is bleak, strange and gripping, with a standout turn from Brad Pitt.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 8.0 / 10 (685,807 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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