The Thirteenth Floor

The Thirteenth Floor is a 1999 science fiction neo-noir film written and directed by Josef Rusnak, and produced by Roland Emmerich through his Centropolis Entertainment company. It is loosely based upon Simulacron-3 (1964), a novel by Daniel F. Galouye, and a remake of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s miniseries World on a Wire (1973). The film stars Craig Bierko, Gretchen Mol, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Dennis Haysbert. In 2000, The Thirteenth Floor was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film, but lost to The Matrix.

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The Thirteenth Floor
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Josef Rusnak
Screenplay by	Josef Rusnak Ravel Centeno-Rodriguez
Based on	Simulacron-3 by Daniel F. Galouye World on a Wire by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Produced by	Roland Emmerich Ute Emmerich Marco Weber
Starring	Craig Bierko Gretchen Mol Vincent D'Onofrio Dennis Haysbert Armin Mueller-Stahl
Cinematography	Wedigo von Schultzendorff
Edited by	Henry Richardson
Music by	Harald Kloser
Production company	Centropolis Entertainment
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures[1] (United States) Jugendfilm 20th Century Fox[2] (Germany)
Release dates	April 16, 1999 (1999-04-16) (Denmark) May 28, 1999 (1999-05-28) (United States) November 25, 1999 (1999-11-25) (Germany)
Running time	100 minutes
Countries	United States Germany
Language	English
Budget	$16 million[3]
Box office	$18.5 million[3]