Writer: Ben Ripley
Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan and Vera Famiga
Source Code is an action thriller about a soldier who wakes up in the body of another man and discovers he is part of a mission to find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train.
Box Office
Budget:$32,000,000 estimated
Opening weekend: $14,812,094 in the USA with 2961 screens showing film
Gross: $54,696,902 from USA on the 10/07/2011
So what makes this is a 'thriller'?
There's non-stop action as he only has eight minutes each time on the train to find the bomber, there's a twist as we find out that Jake Gyllenhaal's character is actually injured and on life support as he lost his arms and his body below the waist. And suspense is built as we start to question: is he going to find the bomber and stop the other attack from happening in time?
This is also an unconventional thriller as the main character dies and the people on the train can not be saved.
The film also has an element of a psychological thriller, constantly questioning what is going on? As the film is unclear at times, the main character doesn't know what's going and neither does the audience making you feel on the edge of your seats. The end of the film especially is interesting as it is unclear if he has re-written history or is the ending all in his mind as he has died.
There is a detective element as the main character is trying to find out who is the bomber, and will he find the bomb in time.
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