Cold Souls

Name: Cold Souls
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Released: 2009-08-07
Duration: 1 h 41 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Paul Giamatti, Emily Watson, Dina Korzun, David Strathairn, Katheryn Winnick

2009·Movie·101 min·★ 6.0(180)

Comedy Drama Fantasy Science Fiction More English titles

“A soul searching comedy.”

Paul is agonising over his interpretation of 'Uncle Vanya' and, paralysed by anxiety, stumbles upon a solution via a New Yorker article about a high-tech company promising to alleviate suffering by extracting souls. He enlists their services—only to discover that his soul is the shape and size of a chickpea.

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About Cold Souls

Cold Souls is a 2009 English-language comedy, drama and fantasy film directed by Sophie Barthes. The cast is led by Paul Giamatti, Emily Watson, Dina Korzun. It has a runtime of 1h 41m. Viewers rate it 6.0/10 across 200 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, The CW.

Cold Souls was produced by Two Lane Pictures, Winner Arts, and Journeyman Pictures and made in United States of America and France. It was released on August 7, 2009. At the box office it grossed around $1 million worldwide.

Director: Sophie Barthes
Writers: Sophie Barthes
Release date: August 7, 2009
Original language: English
Status: Released
Country: United States of America, France
Box office: $1 million
Production: Two Lane Pictures, Winner Arts, Journeyman Pictures

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Cold Souls cast & crew

Cold Souls was directed by Sophie Barthes and written by Sophie Barthes.

The cast features Paul Giamatti as Paul, Emily Watson as Claire, Dina Korzun as Nina, David Strathairn as Dr. Flintstein, Katheryn Winnick as Sveta, and Lauren Ambrose as Stephanie.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Dickon Hinchliffe, cinematography is by Andrij Parekh, and it was produced by Elizabeth Giamatti and James Shifren.

Is Cold Souls worth watching?

Cold Souls holds an audience score of 6.0/10 from 180 ratings, a more divisive comedy films.

At 1h 41m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy, drama, and fantasy, Cold Souls is worth a place on your watchlist.

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