A Glitch in the Matrix

A Glitch in the Matrix

True stories / False realities

Directed by Rodney Ascher

Produced by Campfire Studios

2021108 min5.3 / 10

A cerebral, paranoia-tinged documentary that grapples with simulation theory and the nature of reality through interviews and archival evidence, leaving fundamental questions deliberately unresolved.

Are we in fact living in a simulation? This is the question postulated, wrestled with, and ultimately argued for through archival footage, compelling interviews with real people shrouded in digital avatars, and a collection of cases from some of our most iconoclastic figures in contemporary culture.

Questions people ask

  • Is A Glitch in the Matrix violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is A Glitch in the Matrix scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Does A Glitch in the Matrix end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is A Glitch in the Matrix easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is A Glitch in the Matrix sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

23/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity96

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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