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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Mark Pellington
Writer (WGA):
Ehren Kruger (written by)
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Release Date:
9 July 1999 (USA) more
Genre:
Mystery | Thriller more
Tagline:
Fear Thy Neighbor more
Plot:
A college professor begins to suspect that his neighbour is a terrorist. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(22 articles)
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What a movie! more (542 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jeff Bridges ... Michael Faraday

Tim Robbins ... Oliver Lang

Joan Cusack ... Cheryl Lang

Hope Davis ... Brooke Wolfe
Robert Gossett ... FBI Agent Whit Carver
Mason Gamble ... Brady Lang

Spencer Treat Clark ... Grant Faraday

Stanley Anderson ... Dr. Archer Scobee

Viviane Vives ... Nurse
Lee Stringer ... Orderly

Darryl Cox ... Troopmaster, Conspirator

Loyd Catlett ... Delivery Man, Conspirator
Sid Hillman ... Phone Technician, Conspirator
Auden Thornton ... Hannah Lang
Mary Ashleigh Green ... Daphne Lang
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Arlington Rd. (USA) (alternative spelling)
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence and some language.
Runtime:
117 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Houston, Texas, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
You need only subtract a few letters from director Mark Pellington's name to get the word "Arlington." more
Goofs:
Continuity: The blood on Oliver's face changes during and after his fight with Michael. more
Quotes:
Oliver Lang: Michael, because of you my son is alive. I would like very much to return the favor. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Film Geek (2005) more
Soundtrack:
Get Down Tonight more

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12 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
What a movie!, 26 September 2000
8/10
Author: the narrator from Sydney, Australia

I have watched this twice, and despite its many flaws, I thought this movie was dynamite. This movie has the most effective opening sequence ever. The pulsating techno score, the giddy camerawork, if this movie didn't have that opening, I would have given Arlington Road a 7 instead of a 8.5. The movie had excellent, if sometimes overracted performances, particularly from Jeff Bridges, but I'll give special mention to Joan Cusack, her performance was chilling. Tim Robbins, was disappointing. He doesn't cut it as the villain. He was excellent in Jacob's Ladder, but here doesn't make the grade. The script faltered sometimes, towards the end (But not the ending), because it grew a bit confusing. However the dialogue was excellent and always realistic. The direction was outstanding. I could see no flaw in the direction. The cinematography was also excellent, the editing, too. And the music, just fabulous.

I'd like to discuss the ending. After seeing the commercial for this movie and reading the reviews, I knew there was going to be a big, surprise ending. Then how come I predicted the ending to occur?

But in a movie like this it didn't matter. Just sit back, and enjoy this for the acting, direction, music and cinematography. And if you don't predict it, the ending will be a big, satisfying surprise for you. 8.5/10.

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