# Source Code (2011)

> An army captain trapped in an eight-minute simulation races through a doomed commuter train to uncover a bomber and reclaim control of his fractured reality.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/30179

## Facts

- Runtime: 93 min
- Genres: Thriller, Science Fiction, Mystery
- Director: Duncan Jones
- Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga, Jeffrey Wright, Michael Arden, Cas Anvar, Russell Peters, Brent Skagford
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0945513/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: tense, propulsive, mysterious, science fiction movie night, thriller night

## Synopsis

A soldier's mind races against time to prevent disaster, but can he change fate?

## Movies like Source Code

- [In the Shadow of the Moon (2019)](https://ember.film/movie/368748)
- [Primer (2004)](https://ember.film/movie/8460)
- [The Signal (2014)](https://ember.film/movie/138286)
- [ARQ (2016)](https://ember.film/movie/274135)
- [Déjà Vu (2006)](https://ember.film/movie/3861)
- [Looper (2012)](https://ember.film/movie/41201)
- [Paycheck (2003)](https://ember.film/movie/4795)
- [Hypnotic (2023)](https://ember.film/movie/373734)
- [Predestination (2014)](https://ember.film/movie/120237)
- [Self/less (2015)](https://ember.film/movie/136566)

---

Site overview: https://ember.film/llms.txt