Self/less
A dying billionaire buys a second life in a young body, only to find that immortality comes with a lethal hidden history.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- urgent
- glossy
- paranoid
- sci fi movie night
- action thriller marathon
What critics said
Critics agreed that the film's promising consciousness-transfer premise was undermined by familiar ideas and lackluster action.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Damian undergoes a medical procedure that places his consciousness in the body of a healthy young man.
Damian's terminal cancer motivates an experimental procedure intended to let him continue living indefinitely.
Damian discovers that the organization behind the procedure protects its operation through deadly measures.
The laboratory, medical technology, and affluent environments are presented through sleek, high-production-value science fiction imagery.
Films like Self/less, and why
The Island
shares a science fiction premise about consciousness transfer, bodily identity, and the moral costs of extending life
Unknown
shares a conspiracy thriller structure involving technological manipulation of identity and hunted protagonists
The 6th Day
shares speculative body-exchange ideas, corporate secrecy, and action-driven questions about personal identity
In Time
shares a sleek science fiction thriller atmosphere focused on immortality, memory, and the commodification of bodies
Movie Details
- Director
- Tarsem Singh
- Release Date
- 2015-07-10
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (3379)
Cast
- Ryan Reynolds
- Ben Kingsley
- Natalie Martinez
- Matthew Goode
- Michelle Dockery
- Melora Hardin
- Victor Garber
- Sam Page
- Derek Luke
- Mariana Paola Vicente
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Self/less about?
- A dying billionaire buys a second life in a young body, only to find that immortality comes with a lethal hidden history.
- What is Self/less like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Self/less as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Self/less violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Self/less as moderate.
- What did critics think of Self/less?
- Critics agreed that the film's promising consciousness-transfer premise was undermined by familiar ideas and lackluster action.
- Which films are like Self/less?
- Films with a similar feel include The Island, Unknown, The 6th Day, and In Time.
- How long is Self/less?
- Self/less runs 117 minutes.
- Where can I watch Self/less?
- In United States, Self/less is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
