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Enemy of the State (1998) -- A lawyer becomes a target by a corrupt politician and his NSA goons when he accidentally receives key evidence to a serious politically motivated crime.
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Overview

User Rating:
7.2/10   61,429 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
David Marconi (written by)
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Release Date:
20 November 1998 (USA) more
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Tagline:
It's not paranoia if they're really after you. more
Plot:
A lawyer becomes a target by a corrupt politician and his NSA goons when he accidentally receives key evidence to a serious politically motivated crime. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
5 wins & 12 nominations more
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(31 articles)
User Comments:
Interesting plot, will make you wonder who's watching you! more (378 total)

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language and violence.
Runtime:
132 min | USA:140 min (extended version)
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:R (certificate #36342) | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Ontario) (video rating) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) | South Korea:15 | Canada:AA (Ontario) (original rating) | Argentina:13 | Netherlands:12 (re-rating) | Netherlands:16 (video rating) | Philippines:PG-13 | New Zealand:M | Brazil:14 | Australia:M | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Hong Kong:IIB | Italy:T | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15
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The Ruby lingerie store is actually the doctored store front of Lambda Rising, a well-known gay bookstore on Connecticut Avenue in Washington, DC. more
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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): A character called the birds being taped Canadian Geese, but they are actually Canada Geese - a common mistake. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Congressman Phillip Hammersley: Come on. Come on, mutt. Now, look at that ball. All right. Come on, get that ball. Ah!
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Movie Connections:
References True Romance (1993) more
Soundtrack:
O Come All Ye Faithful more

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22 out of 29 people found the following comment useful.
Interesting plot, will make you wonder who's watching you!, 7 September 1999
Author: TxMike from Houston, Tx, USA, Earth

Jon Voight, Will Smith, and Gene Hackman are the three stars who make this movie interesting. Voight is a rogue NSA operative and Smith quite accidentally gets on his trail without even realizing it. Hackman provides the key to exposing the crooks and facilitating a reasonable ending. Watching this movie makes you wonder how much of the surveillance depicted can really be done today by our governments. Although the movie has its share of violence, and an ending out of Reservoir Dogs, it also is sprinkled with some good humor. If you like action and espionage, then you'll like this movie. The DVD picture and soundtrack are both excellent. I give the movie overall 8 of 10.

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