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About 2019 film directed by Robert Rodriguez
Genres cyberpunk, action, post-apocalyptic fiction, science fiction, dystopian
Directed by Robert Rodriguez
Written by James Cameron, Robert Rodriguez, Laeta Kalogridis
Starring Edward Norton, Jennifer Connelly, Michelle Rodriguez, Christoph Waltz, Mahershala Ali, Casper Van Dien, Eiza Gonzalez, Lana Condor
Music Junkie XL
Runtime 122 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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