The 6th Day
A near-future action thriller follows a pilot who battles a lethal conspiracy after discovering that a clone has taken his place at home.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- propulsive
- paranoid
- technologically flashy
- action movie night
- science fiction marathon
What critics said
Critics found the cloning premise intriguing and disturbing but judged the execution routine, formulaic, and visually generic.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Adam Gibson confronts a duplicate self and a society capable of cloning and manipulating personhood.
The cloning enterprise and its powerful corporate operators define the film's futuristic social environment.
Adam is attacked after discovering a clone occupying his family life and must uncover the truth behind the conspiracy.
The film repeatedly centers its spectacle and unease on Adam's encounter with his own manufactured double.
Films like The 6th Day, and why
Total Recall
shares a near-future science fiction setting, identity anxiety, corporate technology, and propulsive action-thriller structure
Blade Runner
shares cyberpunk world-building, human identity questions, corporate power, and futuristic action
Face/Off
shares cloning and identity themes within a heightened science fiction action thriller
The Terminator
shares an arnold schwarzenegger-led dystopian science fiction chase involving technological control and personal survival
Movie Details
- Director
- Roger Spottiswoode
- Release Date
- 2000-11-17
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (2364)
Cast
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Michael Rapaport
- Tony Goldwyn
- Michael Rooker
- Robert Duvall
- Sarah Wynter
- Wendy Crewson
- Rodney Rowland
- Terry Crews
- Colin Cunningham
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel
- 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 The 6th Day about?
- A near-future action thriller follows a pilot who battles a lethal conspiracy after discovering that a clone has taken his place at home.
- What is The 6th Day like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The 6th Day as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The 6th Day violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The 6th Day as moderate.
- What did critics think of The 6th Day?
- Critics found the cloning premise intriguing and disturbing but judged the execution routine, formulaic, and visually generic.
- Which films are like The 6th Day?
- Films with a similar feel include Total Recall, Blade Runner, Face/Off, and The Terminator.
- How long is The 6th Day?
- The 6th Day runs 123 minutes.
- Where can I watch The 6th Day?
- In United States, The 6th Day streams on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel.
