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6th Day, The

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6th Day, The reviews
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6.1 User Score:

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Movie Info

Genre(s): Suspense/Thriller

Written by: Cormac Wibberley
Marianne Wibberley

Directed by: Roger Spottiswoode

Release Date:
Theatrical: November 17, 2000
DVD: March 27, 2001

Running Time: 124 minutes, Color

Origin: Canada / USA

Summary

RATING: PG-13 for strong action violence, brief strong language and some sensuality

Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tony Goldwyn, Robert Duvall, and Michael Rapaport

A provocative, high-octane look at what happens when technology falls into destructive, corrupt hands -- and when one man refuses to be a pawn in the deadly conspiracy. (Columbia TriStar)

What The Critics Said

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80

Dallas Observer Gregory Weinkauf

The delight of this awesome thriller is simply that Schwarzenegger--an old hand at this sort of running-around-shooting-henchmen thing--could easily sleepwalk through the movie...but he doesn't.

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75

San Francisco Chronicle Bob Graham

This movie knows how to entertain.

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75

Boston Globe Jay Carr

Puts the fun back into going to Arnold Schwarzenegger movies. He said he'd be back, and he is.

75

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sean Axmaker

Spottiswoode and Schwarzenegger deliver a clever and colorful conspiratorial thriller with high-energy action scenes, car crashes a go-go, spectacular technology and big explosions, packaged with ferocious glee and spoofing humor. Who could ask for more from Ah-nold?

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75

Portland Oregonian Shawn Levy

Under the tight wraps provided by a veteran director and a generally clever script, he (Arnold) has, in The 6th Day, his best picture in many years.

75

Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

A well-crafted entertainment containing enough ideas to qualify it as science fiction and not just as a futurist thriller.

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70

Mr. Showbiz Larry Terenzi

A clever but routine science fiction flick.

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70

Film.com Gemma Files

Well worth the price of admission.

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70

Slate David Edelstein

A fun ride. It's loud and obvious, but it's also the first high-tech, sci-fi thriller to think through some of the implications of cloning and capitalism.

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67

Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman

A bit of a clone itself, but it's got a crackerjack helicopter chase, a semblance of a script, and a sotto voce performance by Robert Duvall as a biotech genius who murmurs sweet nothings to his dying cloned wife.

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63

New York Post Jonathan Foreman

This otherwise undistinguished thriller about cloning is the most entertaining movie from the aging action star for some time.

63

Baltimore Sun Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan

Closely follows the Schwarzenegger formula, right down to the fiery, explosive-rife finale. If you like the formula, you'll probably enjoy the movie.

63

Charlotte Observer Lawrence Toppman

Offers high-speed helicopter chases, fireballing explosions, deadly laser guns, futuristic technology gone amok, multiple car crashes, two Arnold Schwarzeneggers for the price of one - almost everything except a plot that makes sense.

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63

Chicago Tribune Marc Caro

Once Schwarzenegger got attached, the short-sighted, commercially minded forces took over; the man is desperate for a hit, so the movie dare not overestimate the audience's intelligence or tolerance for uneasily resolved dilemmas.

60

TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

The movie isn't "Blade Runner," but it's got some provocative ideas about the implications of cloning in a market-driven, capitalist society.

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60

Variety Todd McCarthy

A mostly standard-issue latter-day Arnold Schwarzenegger actioner spiked with a creepily plausible cloning angle.

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50

Miami Herald Rene Rodriguez

The 6th Day gets a lot of mileage out of Schwarzenegger, who once seemed incapable of playing anything other than a cartoon but is becoming more and more of a "real" person with age.

50

Chicago Reader Jonathan Rosenbaum

This movie is a clone itself, a far cry from "Total Recall" but vastly superior to "End of Days."

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50

New York Daily News Jack Mathews

Like Schwarzenegger himself, it looks tired, and a little bored.

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50

USA Today Susan Wloszczyna

Edited like the world's most expensive car ad. The screen opens and closes like a nervous accordion, and the action shifts speeds like crazy.

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50

The New York Times A.O. Scott

Plays like something picked up at a vintage store; you can see all the greasy fingerprints from those who have handled it before.

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50

San Francisco Examiner Walter Addiego

Modestly better than last year's awful "End of Days," though it falls well short of Arnold's "Terminator" peak period.

50

Philadelphia Inquirer Desmond Ryan

There's no doubt that the formula for this kind of action film is showing its age.

40

Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan

From its standard-issue action to its halfhearted dialogue and acting, that's one situation even two Schwarzeneggers aren't enough to solve.

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40

Rolling Stone Peter Travers

Offers action in the Arnold Schwarzenegger style. Well, not right away.

30

Washington Post Dan Via

Neither smart nor exciting enough to justify the effort.

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30

LA Weekly Paul Malcolm

Achieves a level of hypocrisy astounding less for its brazenness than for its sheer stupidity.

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30

Austin Chronicle Marc Savlov

It's mediocrity at its most unremarkable.

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30

Village Voice Michael Atkinson

Offers director Roger Spottiswoode a chance to have the worst actor in Beverly Hills play scenes with himself.

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10

Film.com Sean Means

Another droning formulaic thriller.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 6.1 (out of 10) based on 7 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

[Anonymous] gave it a6:
Starts off well, with an interesting future where cloning seeps its way into the industry, as well as debates over its use. Unfortunately, despite some smarter moments, the film gets too unfocused as it progresses along. Still, it does pose the question of whether or not we should try to preserve the better people in our society. But, who decides who those people are? And based on what merits? Hope another, better movie comes along in the future to tackle those issues.

A movie fan gave it an 8:
A great movie, with an interesting plot, with cool looking futuristic environments, and cool action scenes. Definitely recommended.

Blanco A. gave it a 7:
A much more fun movie than you'd expect. Arnie is back, baby.

Elvis S. gave it a 3:
Elvis fell asleep during this film.

Maria W. gave it a 6:
This movie was done really well by the aging Arnold. It has a lot of action, surprising twists, and even a little bit of comedy. The plot is a little far-fetched but enjoyable.

Dan Z. gave it a 10:
Loved it, mostly because I'm from Vancouver, where it was filmed.

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