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{{Short description|1995 film by Terry Gilliam}}
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{{For|the 2015 television adaptation|12 Monkeys (TV series)}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = 12 Monkeys
| image          = Twelve monkeysmp.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Terry Gilliam]]
| screenplay     = {{Plainlist|
* [[David Peoples]]
* [[Janet Peoples]]
}}
| based_on       = {{Based on|''[[La Jetée]]''|[[Chris Marker]]}}
| producer       = [[Charles Roven]]
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Bruce Willis]]
* [[Madeleine Stowe]]
* [[Brad Pitt]]
* [[Christopher Plummer]]
}}
| cinematography = [[Roger Pratt (cinematographer)|Roger Pratt]]
| editing        = [[Mick Audsley]]
| music          = [[Paul Buckmaster]]
| studio         = {{Plainlist|
* [[Atlas Entertainment]]
* [[Mutual Film Company|Classico Entertainment]]
}}
| distributor    = [[Universal Pictures]]
| released       = {{Film date|1995|12|29}}
| runtime        = 129 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 129:18-->
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $29 million<ref name="nytimes">{{cite news|last=Gerston|first=Jill|date=December 24, 1995|title=FILM; Terry Gilliam: Going Mainstream (Sort Of)|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/24/movies/film-terry-gilliam-going-mainstream-sort-of.html|url-status=live|work=[[The New York Times]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404035132/https://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/24/movies/film-terry-gilliam-going-mainstream-sort-of.html|archive-date=April 4, 2023|access-date=November 7, 2023}}</ref>
| gross          = $168.8 million<ref name="boxofficemojo">{{cite Box Office Mojo|id=0114746|title=12 Monkeys|access-date=November 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131163458/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0114746/|archive-date=January 31, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
'''''12 Monkeys''''' is a 1995 American [[Science fiction film|science fiction]] [[thriller film]] directed by [[Terry Gilliam]] from a screenplay by [[David Peoples]] and [[Janet Peoples]], based on [[Chris Marker]]'s 1962 short film ''[[La Jetée]]''. It stars [[Bruce Willis]], [[Madeleine Stowe]], [[Brad Pitt]], and [[Christopher Plummer]]. Set in a [[Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction|post-apocalyptic future]] devastated by disease, the film follows a convict who is sent back in time to gather information about the man-made [[virus]] that wiped out most of the [[World population|human population]] on the planet.

The film was theatrically released in the United States on December 29, 1995, by [[Universal Pictures]]. It received positive reviews from critics and grossed over $168.8 million worldwide against a $29 million budget. At the [[68th Academy Awards]], the film was nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] (for Pitt) and [[Academy Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]]. It garnered seven nominations at the [[22nd Saturn Awards]], winning three: [[Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film|Best Science Fiction Film]], [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]], and [[Saturn Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costumes]]. Pitt also won [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actor]] at the [[53rd Golden Globe Awards]].