How does Source Code end?

In the final act ("The Final Run and Alternate Reality"): Goodwin sends Stevens back one last time, promising to disconnect his life support. He successfully defuses the bomb, reconciles with his father, and discovers the machine creates alternate timelines.

Source Code (2011) — AI Story Visualization

Name: Source Code
Genre: mystery, science-fiction, thriller
Released: 2011
Rating: 7.3

Plot Analysis Summary

A soldier relives eight minutes to stop a train bombing, discovering the machine creates alternate timelines.

Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases

Awakening on the Tracks

The Source Code Revelation

The Hunt for Frost

Mission Success and Betrayal

The Final Run and Alternate Reality

When decorated soldier Captain Colter Stevens wakes up in the body of an unknown man, he discovers he's part of a mission to find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train.

Directed by

Duncan Jones

Key Cast

Jake Gyllenhaal — Colter Stevens
Michelle Monaghan — Christina Warren
Vera Farmiga — Colleen Goodwin
Jeffrey Wright — Dr. Rutledge
Michael Arden — Derek Frost

Rating: 7.3/10 (9,283 votes)