eXistenZ
Metascore
68 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 29 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 29
  3. Negative: 2 out of 29
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  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Bob Graham
    100
    Leigh is perfectly cast as the game-pod goddess.
  2. San Francisco Examiner
    Reviewed by: Wesley Morris
    100
    Gets diagnosably schizo.
  3. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Ron Wells
    90
    This is not light-hearted entertainment. Be prepared to think. Uncle Dave will take you someplace new.
  4. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: F. X. Feeney
    90
    eXistenZ gives us Cronenberg at his wittiest, and Leigh at her most vulnerable and fascinating.
  5. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    90
    The Cronenberg trademarks are here in full force, including an outrageous sexual suggestiveness in his bizarre special effects.
  6. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Wilmington
    88
    With his usual consummate visual skills and his flair for the nauseatingly audacious, David Cronenberg’s written (spottily) and directed (stunningly) a movie that often makes you feel as if you'd lost contact with reality: a twisted, nightmarish tale of futuristic reality games and a couple on the run. [23 April 1999, Friday, p.D]
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User Score
7.9 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 24 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. AdamA.
    10
    This movie is one of the best films I've seen. Totally original. Great cast and performances. Killer story and great direction. Totally creepy. So many great scenes.… Full Review »
  2. JoshC
    9
    Cronenberg's best film since Dead Ringers. This film ends a decade long slump of duds and near misses. This movie returns to his greatnes of the 70's and 80's and stops pandering to smug critics like J. Hoberman. This film is for the fans.… Full Review »
  3. CharlieW.
    7
    This movie made me scream at the end for its pure weirdness... I don't know whether I like it or not... *twitch* *twitch*
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