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Lakeview Terrace (2008) -- Samuel L. Jackson, Patrick Wilson, and Kerry Washington star in Neil LaBute's thriller, Lakeview Terrace.
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Overview

User Rating:
6.3/10   12,890 votes
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Director:
Neil LaBute
Writers (WGA):
David Loughery (screenplay) and
Howard Korder (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
19 September 2008 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
What could be safer than living next to a cop?
Plot:
An LAPD officer will stop at nothing to force out the interracial couple who just moved in next door. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
Lakeview Terrace - Pacific Heights no- entertaining...yes more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Samuel L. Jackson ... Abel Turner

Patrick Wilson ... Chris Mattson

Kerry Washington ... Lisa Mattson
Ron Glass ... Harold Perreau

Justin Chambers ... Donnie Eaton

Jay Hernandez ... Javier Villareal

Regine Nehy ... Celia Turner

Jaishon Fisher ... Marcus Turner
Robert Pine ... Captain Wentworth

Keith Loneker ... Clarence Darlington

Caleeb Pinkett ... Damon Richards

Robert Dahey ... Jung Lee Pak

Ho-Jung ... Sang Hee Pak

Bitsie Tulloch ... Nadine

Michael Sean Tighe ... Manager
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for intense thematic material, violence, sexuality, language and some drug references.
Runtime:
110 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
UK:15 | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Singapore:PG | Argentina:13 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Australia:MA | South Korea:15 | Ireland:15A | USA:PG-13 (certificate #44057) | Denmark:15 | Malaysia:U | France:U | Finland:K-15 | Netherlands:12 | Mexico:B | Germany:12 | New Zealand:R16

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Trivia:
Lakeview Terrace is the name of the area that Rodney King was beaten by L.A. police in 1991. His name and famous line, "Can't we all just get along?" is also referenced in the movie. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: As the fires are encroaching closer to the homes on Lakeview Terrace/Circle, no mention or even suggestion of ash is made. With a wildfire raging that close to the neighborhood, and especially towards the end of the film, the air could be very toxic and should, at least, be extremely ashen. more
Quotes:
[last lines]
Chris Mattson: I love you.
Lisa Mattson: I know.... I love you too.
Chris Mattson: The rest isn't important.
Lisa Mattson: [whispering] Shhhhh....
Chris Mattson: We're going to have a family.
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Movie Connections:
References "Hawaii Five-O" (1968) more
Soundtrack:
We Pop more

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19 out of 28 people found the following comment useful:-
Lakeview Terrace - Pacific Heights no- entertaining...yes, 6 December 2008
7/10
Author: Dude-Evo from Ireland

When i saw the trailer for this movie i immediately compared it to "pacific heights" which stars Michael Keaton and is a favorite movie of mine, i am not a fan of Samuel L Jackson i have never really enjoyed his work and the few movies he has been in lately including "the cleaner" did not help my view on his acting, so going into this movie i was determined i would not like it and i was wrong , the first thing i want to clear up is this isn't like the movie i compared it to, it deals with racism but from the other end which i have never seen before in a movie, And secondly Samule L Jackson does great in this role as a cop with a grudge, the story is more than what you would think and the trailers did not give anything away, it is not a complicated movie with twists but it is a movie that is different from previous films with this type of aim. the fact that i am not a fan of Samuel L Jackson yet i praise him for this role shows how much quality this movie has. Patrick Wilson also does a great job , he is a good actor and its a good warm up role for people to know his face in his next role in "watchmen".

The rest of the cast do a good job in there supporting roles. This by far is not a movie that will win any Oscars but it is a movie that will entertain, i recommend it for a Saturday night in with drinks. A very entertaining thriller with great acting from its two leading actors. I hope my review was help full and if you get the chance to see this take it, because it will not disappoint.

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