MOVIEmeter
SEE RANK
Up 2,858 this week

The Interview (1998)

7.1
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 7.1/10 from 2,364 users  
Reviews: 52 user | 23 critic

A duel between a suspected murderer and a detective pressed by people who want results. But whose skin is really wanted.

Director:

0Check in
0Share...

User Lists

Related lists from IMDb users

a list of 315 titles created 10 months ago
 
a list of 2916 titles created 16 May 2011
 
a list of 190 titles created 26 Mar 2011
 
a list of 193 titles created 13 Jun 2011
 

Connect with IMDb


Share this Rating

Title: The Interview (1998)

The Interview (1998) on IMDb 7.1/10

Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of The Interview.
9 wins & 13 nominations. See more awards »
Learn more

People who liked this also liked... 

Fargo (1996)
Crime | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.2/10 X  

Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.

Director: Joel Coen
Stars: William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare
Traffic (2000)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.7/10 X  

A conservative judge is appointed by the President to spearhead America's escalating war against drugs, only to discover that his teenage daughter is an addict.

Director: Steven Soderbergh
Stars: Benicio Del Toro, Jacob Vargas, Michael Douglas
Crime | Drama | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.3/10 X  

In late 1950s New York, Tom Ripley, a young underachiever, is sent to Italy to retrieve a rich and spoiled millionaire playboy, named Dickie Greenleaf. But when the errand fails, Ripley takes extreme measures.

Director: Anthony Minghella
Stars: Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law
In Bruges (2008)
Comedy | Crime | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8/10 X  

Guilt-stricken after a job gone wrong, hitman Ray and his partner await orders from their ruthless boss in Bruges, Belgium, the last place in the world Ray wants to be.

Director: Martin McDonagh
Stars: Elizabeth Berrington, Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson
Sin City (2005)
Crime | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.2/10 X  

A film that explores the dark and miserable town, Basin City, and tells the story of three different people, all caught up in violent corruption.

Directors: Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez, and 1 more credit »
Stars: Jessica Alba, Clive Owen, Mickey Rourke
Training Day (2001)
Action | Crime | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X  

On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears.

Director: Antoine Fuqua
Stars: Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Scott Glenn
Collateral (2004)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X  

A cab driver finds himself the hostage of an engaging contract killer as he makes his rounds from hit to hit during one night in LA. He must find a way to save both himself and one last victim.

Director: Michael Mann
Stars: Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith
Jackie Brown (1997)
Crime | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.5/10 X  

A female flight attendant becomes a key figure in a plot between the police and an arms dealer.

Director: Quentin Tarantino
Stars: Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Forster
Layer Cake (2004)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.3/10 X  

A successful cocaine dealer gets two tough assignments from his boss on the eve of his planned early retirement.

Director: Matthew Vaughn
Stars: Daniel Craig, Tom Hardy, Sienna Miller
The Bank Job (2008)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.3/10 X  

Martine offers Terry a lead on a foolproof bank hit on London's Baker Street. She targets a roomful of safe deposit boxes worth millions in cash and jewelry. But Terry and his crew don't realize the boxes also contain a treasure trove of dirty secrets - secrets that will thrust them into a deadly web of corruption and illicit scandal.

Director: Roger Donaldson
Stars: Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows, Stephen Campbell Moore
Falling Down (1993)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X  

An unemployed defense worker frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society, begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.

Director: Joel Schumacher
Stars: Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall, Barbara Hershey
Frailty (2001)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.3/10 X  

A man confesses to an FBI agent his family's story of how his religious fanatic father's visions lead to a series of murders to destroy supposed "demons."

Director: Bill Paxton
Stars: Bill Paxton, Matthew McConaughey, Powers Boothe
Edit

Cast

Credited cast:
...
Eddie Rodney Fleming
...
Det. Sgt. John Steele
...
Det. Sr. Const. Wayne Prior
Paul Sonkkila ...
Det. Insp. Jackson
...
Barry Walls
Peter McCauley ...
Det. Hudson
Glynis Angel ...
Det. Robran
Leverne McDonnell ...
Solicitor
Libby Stone ...
Mrs. Beecroft
Andrew Bayly ...
Const. Prowse
Doug Dew ...
Beecroft
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Pat Cavanaugh ...
Detective
Polly Crooke ...
Fingers
Robert Davis ...
Detective
Peta Doodson ...
Mrs Rogers
Edit

Storyline

At 5 o'clock in the morning, the police blasted their way into Eddie's apartment and took him to the police headquarters. He's sitting in an interrogation room opposite detective John Steele who frequently interrupts the interview letting Eddie sweat until he comes back. He's suspected of car theft and even murder. But he isn't the only one under pressure, the detective himself has people on his back with other agendas. Written by Jean-Marie Berthiaume <jiembe@videotron.ca>

Plot Summary | Add Synopsis

Taglines:

Two minds... one truth See more »

Genres:

Thriller | Crime | Drama

Edit

Details

Country:

Language:

Release Date:

20 August 1998 (Australia)  »

Also Known As:

Das Interview  »

Company Credits

Production Co:

 »
Show detailed on  »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Color:

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
See  »
Edit

Did You Know?

Quotes

Det. Sr. Const. Wayne Prior: [Looks down] Nice shoes. They Italian?
Eddie Rodney Fleming: No.
Det. Sr. Const. Wayne Prior: No? Where'd you get them then?
Eddie Rodney Fleming: David Jones.
Det. Sr. Const. Wayne Prior: David Jones?
[laughs]
See more »

Crazy Credits

At the beginning of the New Yorker Video DVD, right before the main menu appears, a quote of Eddie Fleming fills the screen: "Just goes to show you how the mind works." At the very end, after the credits roll, a quote of Det. Steele fills the screen: "I don't know Mr. Fleming, how does the mind work?" But if you run the end credits a second time a different quote appears at the end, this time from Det. Prior: "It's about a fucking stolen fucking car you fucking fuckwit." See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

See more (Spoiler Alert!) »

User Reviews

 
An Aussie Classic!
3 April 2002 | by (Perth, Western Australia) – See all my reviews

While the supporting cast is excellent, make no mistake: this is Hugo Weaving's film. He constantly keeps the audience guessing and easily changes his role from the victim to the villain by the tweaking of his facial features.

Hugo is starting to make waves in the international scene, and hopefully, if there's any justice he will a win similar success that Russell Crowe and Guy Pearce are enjoying. Roles in the Matrix (and now Lord Of The Rings) trilogy are winning him notice.

This film is recommended for those don't think any movie made in Australia (by Australians) can be worth watching. A very intelligent film that demands your attention and holds your intrigue until the very last shot.


10 of 11 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you?

Message Boards

Recent Posts
Did he do it? hammerhedd11
Great Acting/Good movie metalcj
Alternate Ending hammerhedd11
kafka ive-built-the-fall
AUS accent Q Urpomies
DVD with subtitles? Recopla
Discuss The Interview (1998) on the IMDb message boards »

Contribute to This Page

Create a character page for:
?