Self/less (2015)
Director
Tarsem Singh
Main cast
Ryan Reynolds; Ben Kingsley; Natalie Martinez; Matthew Goode; Michelle Dockery
Genres
Mystery, Thriller, Sci-Fi
Description
An extremely wealthy elderly man dying from cancer undergoes a radical medical procedure that transfers his consciousness to the body of a healthy young man but everything may not be as good as it seems when he starts to uncover the mystery of the body's origins and the secret organization that will kill to keep its secrets.
Tarsem Singh
Main cast
Ryan Reynolds; Ben Kingsley; Natalie Martinez; Matthew Goode; Michelle Dockery
Genres
Mystery, Thriller, Sci-Fi
Description
An extremely wealthy elderly man dying from cancer undergoes a radical medical procedure that transfers his consciousness to the body of a healthy young man but everything may not be as good as it seems when he starts to uncover the mystery of the body's origins and the secret organization that will kill to keep its secrets.
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