Tetris

2023
15
1h 58m

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7.4/10

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“Tetris” tells the unbelievable story of how one of the world's most popular video games found its way to avid players around the globe. Henk Rogers (Taron Egerton) discovers TETRIS in 1988, and then risks everything by traveling to the Soviet Union, where he joins forces with inventor Alexey Pajitnov (Nikita Efremov) to bring the game to the masses.

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Video game designer Henk Rogers seeks to secure global rights for Tetris (1984), leading to tense negotiations in the Soviet Union, involving creators, government, and corporate intrigues.Video game designer Henk Rogers seeks to secure global rights for Tetris (1984), leading to tense negotiations in the Soviet Union, involving creators, government, and corporate intrigues.Video game designer Henk Rogers seeks to secure global rights for Tetris (1984), leading to tense negotiations in the Soviet Union, involving creators, government, and corporate intrigues.

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IMDb RATING

7.4/10

95K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

1,860

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 5 nominations total

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Tetris: Final Countdown

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Tetris: I Never Thought Of That

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Tetris: Tetris

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Trivia
Being a non-gamer, then Nintendo President Hiroshi Yamauchi would give the game to his superstar programmer Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of their most popular franchises Super Mario and The Legend of Zelda, to see what he thought. Several days later, Miyamoto confirmed to Yamauchi that it was a great game and when Yamauchi asked why, Miyamoto responded "Because even your secretaries and accountants are playing it!"

Goofs
When reading the fax number of ELORG in Moscow Henk mentions the dialing code of Moscow as "495", which is the current code. In the soviet times until Russia 2005 it was "095".

Quotes
Alexey Pajitnov: Good ideas have no borders.

Crazy credits
A short video is playing about halfway through the credits. It seems to be actual footage of Henk and Alexey in Moscow.

Connections
Edited from Game Grumps: Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!: Finale - Part 6 (2015)

Soundtracks
Holding Out for a Hero
Written by Dean Pitchford & Jim Steinman
Published by Sony/ATV Melody, Paramount Pictures Corp
Performed by Ren Nagabuchi (as ReN)
Appearing courtesy of Warner Music Japan
Licensed courtesy of MARV Music Recording Ltd & Warner Music Japan

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Featured review

7/10

*Based on a true story...

*That Tetris was invented by a Russian.

That's it. Everything else is pretty much fiction. Then again, the true story was mainly a fairly complicated, protracted legal battle and wouldn't have made for a very exciting film. But an exciting film is what we have! It's well acted, the whole production is great, the story is gripping, but it's all fiction. Which is fine, but claiming it was "based on a true story" is... misleading, to put it nicely.

It's quite revealing to read all these glowing reviews praising the authenticity and what a wonderful historical edcuation these reviewers recieved upon viewing it, when even a cursory google search shows that the reality is almost entirely disconnected with the contents of this film.

Still, I have to give the film credit, it was a fun watch, a good story and VERY imaginative!