- HD 1080
- Runtime: 93m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: Belgium, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Director: Michael Winterbottom
- Stars: Tim Robbins, Samantha Morton, Nabil Elouahabi, Om Puri, Emil Marwa
- keywords: future, insurance salesman, shanghai, china, dystopia, seattle, washington
- Production_studio: BBC Film, BBC, Kailash Picture Company, Revolution Films, UK Film Council, United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, MEDIA Programme of the European Union
- Slogan: How do you solve a crime when the last thing you want to know is the truth?
- providers: MGM Plus, ScreenPix Apple TV Channel
- The Code 46 is featured in the top rankings of 2003
- #57 in Top Thriller Movies of 2003
In a dystopian future, insurance fraud investigator William Gold arrives in Shanghai to investigate a forgery ring for "papelles", futuristic passports that record people's identities and genetics. Gold falls for Maria Gonzalez, the woman in charge of the forgeries. After a passionate affair, Gold returns home, having named a coworker as the culprit. But when one of Gonzalez's customers is found dead, Gold is sent back to Shanghai to complete the investigation.