Best Movies Guide: Why Twelve Monkeys Still Matters

Twelve Monkeys (1995) — an evergreen reference for this movie: the essentials, the cast, where to watch and what to watch next. The future is history.

Where to watch

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Cast

Bruce Willis as James Cole; Madeleine Stowe as Dr. Kathryn Railly; Brad Pitt as Jeffrey Goines; Christopher Plummer as Dr. Goines; David Morse as Dr. Peters; Jon Seda as Jose; Christopher Meloni as Lt. Halperin; Joey Perillo as Detective Franki

About Twelve Monkeys

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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