Stars: Craig Bierko, Gretchen Mol, Vincent D'Onofrio, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Dennis Haysbert, Steven Schub, Jeremy Roberts, Rif Hutton, Leon Rippy, Janet MacLachlan

Director: Josef Rusnak

Summary: Doug and Hannon, on the thirteenth floor of an office block, create a living simulation of 1937 Los Angeles on a computer chip. After Hannon is murdered, Doug becomes the prime suspect and life flips between two worlds - one in 1937 - the other in the present...

A curious letter left by a murdered colleague leads computer scientist Douglas Hall (Craig Bierko) to investigate the mysterious circumstances. Hall finds a portal to a parallel cyber-world that resembles the 1930s, and when he becomes a suspect in the murder, he enters this cyberworld and finds many surprises. A film filled with atmosphere that leaves you wondering what is real and what isn't. Also starring Armin Mueller-Stahl and Vincent D'Onofrio.

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Computer scientist Hannon Fuller (Armin Mueller-Stahl) finds something extremely important. Knowing that he's marked for assassination, he leaves a message in the virtual reality world he's designed, hoping it will be found by colleague Douglas Hall (Craig Bierko). Hall is a suspect in Fuller's murder and indeed finds a bloody shirt in his house, with no recollection of what he did the night before. Hall plunges headlong into Fuller's world (a re-creation of l937 Los Angeles) to try to unravel the slaying and is soon knee-deep in confusion and trouble. What this film lacks in character depth and plot cohesiveness it makes up for in special effects and high concept. Fans of films like Blade Runner, Dark City, eXistenZ, and even the game Sim Cityshould find this appealing. Of course, there's the question of letting the computers do all the heavy lifting in films while the humans walk through the plot (an all-too-familiar scenario in 1999), but the re-creation of 30s Los Angeles is certainly something to see, pallid script and acting or not. The Thirteenth Flooris a stylish modern-day noirthat raises questions about technology vs. reality, all the while wrapped up in a murder-mystery story line. --Jerry Renshaw

Aspect Ratio:	2.35 Wide Screen, 16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Original Theatrical Trailer, Commentary, Music Video, Art Gallery, Before And After Special Effects Comparison, Filmographies
Subtitles:	Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish
Year:	1999
Release Date:	July 3, 2000
Runtime:	96 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	C D R 26772
Keywords:	Floor, General, Wide, Screen, Fiction, Science, Horror, 13th, Sci, Fi, Thirteenth
Genre:	Science Fiction