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TIL the 2012 Total Recall remake has a 130m director's cut that is 12m longer, features Ethan Hawke, and has a different, ambiguous ending. The theatrical cut was created because younger test audiences unfamiliar with the Verhoeven adaptation were confused by the story.

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