The Fountain

  • Theatrical - Wide 2006-11-22
Box Office Gross: $15,304,890
Running Time: 96 minutes
Language: English
Production Company: Regency Enterprises, Protozoa Pictures, New Regency Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures

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8/10

Synopsis

Spanning over one thousand years, and three parallel stories, The Fountain is a story of love, death, spirituality, and the fragility of our existence in this world.

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Review Date: Director: Darren Aronofsky Writer: Darren Aronofsky Producers: Arnon Milchan, Iain Smith, Eric Watson Actors: Hugh Jackman as Tom Rachel Weisz as Izzi Ellen Burstyn as Lilian Plot: This movie is pretty hard to explain (especially for a half-wit...

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Fountain explained?

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