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Self/less

Self/less

God Created Man. Man Created Immortality.

20156.41h 57m

Overview

An extremely wealthy elderly man dying from cancer undergoes a radical medical procedure that transfers his consciousness to the body of a healthy young man but everything may not be as good as it seems when he starts to uncover the mystery of the body's origins and the secret organization that will kill to keep its secrets.

Directed by Tarsem Singh
Written by Àlex Pastor, David Pastor, Evan Trent
Produced by Peter Schlessel, Ram Bergman, James D. Stern
Box OfficeBudget: $26.0MRevenue: $31.8M

Top Cast

Ryan Reynolds

Ryan Reynolds

Young Damian

Ben Kingsley

Ben Kingsley

Damian

Natalie Martinez

Natalie Martinez

Madeline

Matthew Goode

Matthew Goode

Albright

Michelle Dockery

Michelle Dockery

Claire

Melora Hardin

Melora Hardin

Judy

Victor Garber

Victor Garber

Martin

Sam Page

Sam Page

Carl

Derek Luke

Derek Luke

Anton

Mariana Paola Vicente

Mariana Paola Vicente

Leah

Themes & Keywords

immortalitylieterminal illnesslaboratorycancertranshumanismdoctorbody-swapdeathfalse memorysoul transferencerich manmind transferhost bodybody snatchingeternal

About Self/less

Self/less is a science fiction, action, thriller film released in 2015 exploring themes of immortality, lie, terminal illness, laboratory, cancer, transhumanism. Directed by Tarsem Singh, it stars Ryan Reynolds, Ben Kingsley, Natalie Martinez. An extremely wealthy elderly man dying from cancer undergoes a radical medical procedure that transfers his consciousness to the body of a healthy young man but everything may not be as good as it seems when he starts to uncover the mystery of the body's origins and the secret organization that will kill to keep its secrets.

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