“You can force your story's shape, but the color will always bloom upstream.”
Upstream Color
6.3
813 votes·2013
·1h 36m
·MovieDramaScience Fiction
Overview
A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the lifecycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives.
Commercial Verdict
Blockbuster
Revenue vs Budget4.4x
0x1x2x3x4x5x
Massive commercial success
Keywords
hopesadnesshypnosislossromancedruggedparasiteexperimental
Cast
Amy Seimetz
Kris
Shane Carruth
Jeff
Andrew Sensenig
The Sampler
Thiago Martins
Thief
Carolyn King
Wife
Mollie Milligan
Maggie
Myles McGee
Monty
Ashton Miramontes
Lucas
Andreon Watson
Peter
Frank Mosley
Husband
John Walpole
Bank Investigator
Kerry McCormick
OBGYN
Marco Antonio Rodriguez
MRI Tech
Brina Palencia
Woman in Club
Jack Watkins
The Sampled
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