The Fountain

– Spanning over one thousand years, and three parallel stories, The Fountain is a story of love, death..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.30 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 36 Minutes
Release Year:
2006
The Fountain (2006)

Spanning over one thousand years, and three parallel stories, The Fountain is a story of love, death, spirituality, and the fragility of our existence in this world.

The Fountain (2006) - Trailer

Release Date:

22 Nov 2006

Language:

English, Maya

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

Darren Aronofsky

Writer:

Darren Aronofsky (screenplay), Darren Aronofsky (story), Ari Handel (story)

Main Actors:

Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz, Ellen Burstyn, Mark Margolis

Plot:

Three stories - one each from the past, present, and future - about men in pursuit of eternity with their love. A conquistador in Mayan country searches for the tree of life to free his captive queen; a medical researcher, working with various trees, looks for a cure that will save his dying wife; a space traveler, traveling with an aged tree encapsulated within a bubble, moves toward a dying star that's wrapped in a nebula; he seeks eternity with his love. The stories intersect and parallel; the quests fail and succeed.

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 9 wins & 34 nominations.

Gross profit:

$10,046,093

Production:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
52%
Metacritic:
51%