# Cypher (2002)

> A restless corporate drone becomes trapped in a cyberpunk espionage maze where every assignment threatens to rewrite who he is.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5246

## Facts

- Runtime: 95 min
- Genres: Thriller, Science Fiction
- Director: Vincenzo Natali
- Cast: Jeremy Northam, Kristina Nicoll, Nigel Bennett, Kari Matchett, Lucy Liu, Timothy Webber, David Hewlett, Joseph Scoren
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0284978/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: dense
- Violence: mild
- Mood: paranoid, claustrophobic, cerebral, late night thriller viewing, science fiction double feature

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