Twelve Monkeys
“The future is history.”
In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground communities. But when Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990 instead of 1996, he's arrested and locked up in a mental hospital. There he meets psychiatrist Dr. Kathryn Railly and the son of a famous virus expert who may hold the key to the Army of the 12 Monkeys; thought to be responsible for unleashing the killer disease.
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Cast
68 people
Bruce Willis
James Cole
Known for
The Sixth Sense
Die Hard
Madeleine Stowe
Dr. Kathryn Railly
Known for
IT: Welcome to Derry
The Last of the Mohicans
Brad Pitt
Jeffrey Goines
Known for
Inglourious Basterds
Fight Club
Christopher Plummer
Dr. Goines
Known for
Up
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
David Morse
Dr. Peters
Known for
The Green Mile
The Hurt Locker
Jon Seda
Jose
Known for
Chicago P.D.
The Pacific
Christopher Meloni
Lt. Halperin
Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Oz
Joey Perillo
Detective Franki
Known for
Two Bits
Wide Awake
LisaGay Hamilton
Teddy
Known for
Beastly
Jackie Brown
Matt Ross
Bee
Known for
Silicon Valley
American Psycho
Annie Golden
Woman Cabbie
Known for
Orange Is the New Black
Hair
Michael Chance
Scarface
Known for
Route 666
Terry Gilliam Director · Janet Peoples Screenplay David Webb Peoples Screenplay
Worldwide gross $169M · Budget $29M · United States release December 29, 1995
Box office
Budget
$29,000,000
Worldwide gross
$168,841,459
Gross vs. budget
5.8×
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
Atlas Entertainment
Production
Classico
Production
Twelve Monkeys Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
United States · December 8, 1995
Premiere · New York City, New York
United States · December 29, 1995
Limited theatrical
United States · December 1, 1996
Physical · MCA Home Video #82751 [𝐕𝐇𝐒📼] 𝟭𝟯𝟬 mínutєѕ
United States
January 5, 1996 · Theatrical
Argentina
March 28, 1996 · Theatrical
Australia
March 14, 1996 · Theatrical
Austria
November 23, 1998 · TV · ORF1
Belgium
March 8, 1996 · Premiere · Brussels International Festival of Fantasy, Thriller & Science Fiction Films
March 20, 1996 · Theatrical
Brazil
March 22, 1996 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
December 2, 1996 · Theatrical
Canada
February 8, 2011 · Theatrical
Czechia
May 23, 1996 · Theatrical
Denmark
May 3, 1996 · Theatrical
Ecuador
September 23, 2021 · Physical · DVD
Egypt
April 24, 2021 · Physical · DVD
Finland
April 5, 1996 · Theatrical
France
February 28, 1996 · Theatrical
January 15, 1998 · TV · Canal +
January 12, 1999 · Premiere · Travelling Festival de Cinema de Rennes
March 17, 1999 · Physical · DVD
October 20, 2009 · Physical · Blu-Ray
October 15, 2023 · Premiere · Lumières Film Festival, 4k restoration
December 5, 2023 · Physical · 4K UHD
Germany
February 1, 1996 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
March 21, 1996 · Theatrical
November 23, 1998 · TV · ZDF
Greece
April 18, 1996 · Theatrical
October 9, 2008 · Premiere · Panorama of European Cinema
Hong Kong SAR China
April 4, 1996 · Theatrical
Hungary
May 9, 1996 · Theatrical
Iceland
May 10, 1996 · Theatrical
India
October 14, 2019 · Digital
Indonesia
January 23, 2022 · TV
Ireland
April 19, 1996 · Theatrical
Israel
March 29, 1996 · Theatrical
Italy
May 10, 1996 · Theatrical
Japan
June 29, 1996 · Theatrical
Luxembourg
March 13, 2021 · Premiere · Luxembourg City Film Festival
Mexico
April 10, 1996 · Premiere
April 12, 1996 · Theatrical
Netherlands
April 18, 1996 · Theatrical
June 22, 2002 · TV · Net 5
April 24, 2008 · Physical · DVD
September 24, 2009 · Physical · Blu ray
New Zealand
May 10, 1996 · Theatrical
Norway
May 10, 1996 · Theatrical
Philippines
January 5, 1996
Poland
May 31, 1996 · Theatrical
Portugal
April 12, 1996 · Theatrical
Singapore
April 4, 1996 · Theatrical
Slovakia
May 23, 1996 · Theatrical
Slovenia
April 18, 1996 · Theatrical
South Korea
April 5, 1996 · Theatrical
Spain
March 6, 1996 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 12, 1996 · Theatrical
November 6, 1996 · Physical · VHS
August 8, 2001 · Physical · DVD
November 11, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray
Switzerland
March 8, 1996 · Theatrical · French
March 9, 1996 · Theatrical · Italian
May 10, 1996 · Theatrical · German
Taiwan
May 31, 2022 · Digital
Thailand
May 31, 2022 · Digital
Türkiye
May 31, 1996 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
February 8, 2021 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
April 19, 1996 · Theatrical
Uruguay
May 10, 1996 · Theatrical
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