Virtuosity (1995)
Justice needs a new program.
Genre : Action, Crime, Science Fiction, Thriller
Runtime : 1H 46M
Director : Brett Leonard
Writer : Eric Bernt
Synopsis
The Law Enforcement Technology Advancement Centre (LETAC) has developed SID version 6.7: a Sadistic, Intelligent, and Dangerous virtual reality entity which is synthesized from the personalities of more than 150 serial killers, and only one man can stop him.
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