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The Adjuster

  • 19911991
  • RR
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
3.5K
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The Adjuster (1991)
Theatrical Trailer from Alliance Atlantis
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  • Comedy
  • Drama
A family with the lack of sincerity faces a crisis.A family with the lack of sincerity faces a crisis.A family with the lack of sincerity faces a crisis.
IMDb RATING
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3.5K
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  • Director
    • Atom Egoyan
  • Writer
    • Atom Egoyan
  • Stars
    • Elias Koteas
    • Arsinée Khanjian
    • Maury Chaykin
Top credits
  • Director
    • Atom Egoyan
  • Writer
    • Atom Egoyan
  • Stars
    • Elias Koteas
    • Arsinée Khanjian
    • Maury Chaykin
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 29User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 2 nominations

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    Top cast

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    Elias Koteas
    Elias Koteas
    • Noah
    Arsinée Khanjian
    Arsinée Khanjian
    • Hera
    Maury Chaykin
    Maury Chaykin
    • Bubba
    Gabrielle Rose
    Gabrielle Rose
    • Mimi
    Jennifer Dale
    Jennifer Dale
    • Arianne
    David Hemblen
    David Hemblen
    • Bert - The Head Censor
    Rose Sarkisyan
    • Seta - Hera's Sister
    Armen Kokorian
    • Simon - Hera's Child
    Jacqueline Samuda
    Jacqueline Samuda
    • Louise - The Maid
    Gerard Parkes
    Gerard Parkes
    • Tim
    Patricia Collins
    Patricia Collins
    • Lorraine
    Don McKellar
    Don McKellar
    • Tyler - The Young Censor
    John Gilbert
    John Gilbert
    • The Doctor
    Stephen Ouimette
    Stephen Ouimette
    • Larry - The Butterfly Collector
    Raoul Max Trujillo
    Raoul Max Trujillo
    • Matthew - His Lover
    • (as Raoul Trujillo)
    Tony Nardi
    Tony Nardi
    • The Motel Manager
    Paul Bettis
    • The Wild Man of the Billboards
    Frank Jefferson
    • Simon as a Baby
    • Director
      • Atom Egoyan
    • Writer
      • Atom Egoyan
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Atom Egoyan came up with the idea for the film when his family's home burned down as a child. He was fascinated by how much his family was forced to depend upon the insurance adjuster, who was just a stranger to them otherwise.
    • Quotes

      Hera: When I say something which deserves consideration and you respond without thinking, how do you feel?

      Noah: I feel fine.

      Hera: I thought you might feel stupid.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Unlawful Entry/Pinocchio/A League of Their Own/Highway 61/The Adjuster (1992)
    • Soundtracks
      Look Here My Dear
      by Jivan Gasparyan (as Djivan Gasparian)

      from the album "I Will Not Be Sad In This World"

      © Opal Music/VAAP 1989

      (p) 1989 Opal Ltd./Warner Bros. Records Inc.

    User reviews29

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    Top review
    exceptional
    this early atom egoyan film is truly the best of his movies that i have seen, and they are "exotica", "felecia's journey", "the sweet hereafter", "speaking parts" and of course "adjuster". egoyan has a very special gift and that is the way he tells the stories, a way that forces the characters to do things you wouldn't think they'll do, or do them in a very un-expected way. egoyan drives you into the story using all the tools included in a film director's case: beautiful, almost dreamy photography, haunting mysterious music,careful attention to movement and color. that is the case with all his films but in "adjuster" this unique style of his really comes to a peak. the strange story of an insurance adjuster being eaten inside by guilt and fear seems to take place in a world where morality and good are disappearing slowly, living the honest man to burn is his own hell, created by his inability to read the reality that lies before him. this is always a very good story material for films, because it allows the filmmaker an investigation of the psyche, tormented, searching, afraid and yet unable to tie all ropes together to make sense of the world. i recommend watching "the adjuster" and then watching it again after a day or two. if you dig movies, you will not forget this one. an exceptional experience.
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    • David_Moran
    • Nov 26, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 1992 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sigortacı
    • Filming locations
      • Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Alliance Entertainment
      • Ego Film Arts
      • Family Viewing Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • CA$1,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $396,573
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $10,686
      • May 31, 1992
    • Gross worldwide
      • $396,573
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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