Twelve Monkeys
The future is history.
In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground communities.But when Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990 instead of 1996, he's arrested and locked up in a mental hospital.
- Director
- Terry Gilliam
- Signature
- Craft · Tension · Wonder
- Worldwide
- $169M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Twelve Monkeys actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground communities. But when Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990 instead of 1996, he's arrested and locked up in a mental hospital. There he meets psychiatrist Dr. Kathryn Railly and the son of a famous virus expert who may hold the key to the Army of the 12 Monkeys; thought to be responsible for unleashing the killer disease.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Twelve Monkeys appears in 1 Nutevio collection. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Mystery Movies Ranked #30
Placed at #30 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
2 wins · 2 nominations
Academy Awards
No wins yet · 2 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Costume Design
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Golden Globes
1 win
- WinnerGolden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
Saturn Awards
1 win
- WinnerSaturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Twelve Monkeys returned 5.8× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $29M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $169M
- Release date
- Dec 29, 1995
- Runtime
- 2h 9m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, French
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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