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20/02/1985 Comedy, Science Fiction 2h 23m
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It's only a state of mind.

Overview

Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent man instead of wanted terrorist Harry Tuttle, he meets the woman from his daydream, and in trying to help her gets caught in a web of mistaken identities, mindless bureaucracy and lies.

  1. Terry Gilliam

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Jonathan Pryce

    Sam Lowry

  2. Robert De Niro

    Harry Tuttle

  3. Katherine Helmond

    Mrs. Ida Lowry

  4. Ian Holm

    Mr. Kurtzmann

  5. Bob Hoskins

    Spoor

  6. Michael Palin

    Jack Lint

  7. Ian Richardson

    Mr. Warrenn

  8. Peter Vaughan

    Mr. Helpmann

  9. Kim Greist

    Jill Layton

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by misubisu
Written by misubisu on 2026-05-31
**Score: 20/10 A Perfect, Unassailable Masterpiece of Dystopian Imagination**

Some films are not merely watched; they are *inhabited*. Terry Gilliam's *Brazil* is such a film. It is a towering, terrifying, hilarious, and heartbreaking vision of a world that feels more prescient with each passing year. The Director's Cut the *only* version that should ever be watched is a flawless work of art, an achievement so complete that it transcends traditional scoring systems. Hence, the only appropriate score is 20/10.

**The Imagination of Terry Gilliam is Other Worldly**

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$15,000,000.00

Revenue
$9,953,708.00

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