Transcendence

2014 film directed by Wally Pfister
Movie film Q10384115
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Summary

Transcendence is a film[1]. Transcendence ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,808 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Wally Pfister[3]
  • Screenwriter: Jack Paglen[4]
  • Composer: Mychael Danna[5]
  • Genre: science fiction film[6], action film[7], thriller film[8], dystopian film[9], drama film[10]
  • Named after: transcendence[11]
  • Cast member: Johnny Depp[12], Rebecca Hall[13], Morgan Freeman[14], Kate Mara[15], Cillian Murphy[16], Clifton Collins[17], Cole Hauser[18], Josh Stewart[19], Lukas Haas[20], Paul Bettany[21], Wallace Langham[22], Xander Berkeley[23], Cory Hardrict[24], Falk Hentschel[25]
  • Producer: Broderick Johnson[26], Andrew Kosove[27], David Valdes[28], Christopher Nolan[29], Emma Thomas[30], Aaron Ryder[31]
  • Production company: Alcon Entertainment[32], Syncopy Inc.[33], DMG Entertainment[34]
  • Director of photography: Jess Hall[35]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[36]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[37]
  • Review score: 4.6/10[38], 19%[39], 42/100[40]
  • Color: color[41]
  • Country of origin: United States[42]
  • Publication date: January 1, 2014[43], April 10, 2014[44], April 24, 2014[45], April 17, 2014[46]
  • Distributed by: 01 Distribution[47], ProVideo[48], Netflix[49]
  • Narrative location: San Francisco[50]
  • Official website: http://www.transcendencemovie.com[51]
  • Filming location: Los Angeles[52], California[53], New Mexico[54]
  • Main subject: artificial intelligence[55], mind uploading[56], human enhancement[57], AI takeover[58]
  • Film editor: David Rosenbloom[59]
  • Executive producer: Christopher Nolan[60], Emma Thomas[61]
  • Title: Transcendence[62]
  • Has characteristic: 3D film[63]
  • MPA film rating: PG-13[64]

Why It Matters

Transcendence has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] Transcendence is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [65] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [66] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 9w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 → 48877
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  3. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2014-01-01T00:00:00Z, +2014-04-10T00:00:00Z, +2014-04-24T00:00:00Z +1
    Screenwriter → Jack Paglen
    Duration → {'amount': '+119'}
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