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Domestic Disturbance

  • 2001
  • PG-13
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
28K
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John Travolta, Teri Polo, and Matt O'Leary in Domestic Disturbance (2001)
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When Danny witnesses his stepfather Rick murder a man, Danny's father Frank has to protect his son from the greatest danger.When Danny witnesses his stepfather Rick murder a man, Danny's father Frank has to protect his son from the greatest danger.When Danny witnesses his stepfather Rick murder a man, Danny's father Frank has to protect his son from the greatest danger.

  • Director
    • Harold Becker
  • Writers
    • Lewis Colick
    • William S. Comanor
    • Gary Drucker
  • Stars
    • John Travolta
    • Nick Loren
    • Matt O'Leary
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    28K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Harold Becker
    • Writers
      • Lewis Colick
      • William S. Comanor
      • Gary Drucker
    • Stars
      • John Travolta
      • Nick Loren
      • Matt O'Leary
    • 212User reviews
    • 94Critic reviews
    • 29Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations

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    John Travolta in Domestic Disturbance (2001)
    John Travolta and Teri Polo in Domestic Disturbance (2001)
    Vince Vaughn in Domestic Disturbance (2001)
    Steve Buscemi in Domestic Disturbance (2001)
    John Travolta, Vince Vaughn, and Matt O'Leary in Domestic Disturbance (2001)
    John Travolta, Matt O'Leary, and Ruben Santiago-Hudson in Domestic Disturbance (2001)
    John Travolta in Domestic Disturbance (2001)
    John Travolta, Teri Polo, and Matt O'Leary in Domestic Disturbance (2001)
    John Travolta and Vince Vaughn in Domestic Disturbance (2001)
    Vince Vaughn and Teri Polo in Domestic Disturbance (2001)
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    Vince Vaughn and Matt O'Leary in Domestic Disturbance (2001)

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    John Travolta
    John Travolta
    • Frank Morrison
    Nick Loren
    Nick Loren
    • Cop
    Matt O'Leary
    Matt O'Leary
    • Danny Morrison
    Ruben Santiago-Hudson
    Ruben Santiago-Hudson
    • Sgt. Edgar Stevens
    Vince Vaughn
    Vince Vaughn
    • Rick Barnes
    Susan Floyd
    Susan Floyd
    • Diane
    Teri Polo
    Teri Polo
    • Susan
    Angelica Page
    Angelica Page
    • Patty
    • (as Angelica Torn)
    James Lashly
    James Lashly
    • Jason
    Rebecca Tilney
    Rebecca Tilney
    • Laurie
    Debra Mooney
    Debra Mooney
    • Theresa
    Leland L. Jones
    Leland L. Jones
    • Coach Mark
    William Parry
    • Don Patterson
    Steve Buscemi
    Steve Buscemi
    • Ray Coleman
    Suzanne Nystrom
    • Wedding Coordinator
    George Christy
    George Christy
    • Wedding Photographer
    David Bridgewater
    • Priest
    Tait Ruppert
    Tait Ruppert
    • Wedding Guest
    • Director
      • Harold Becker
    • Writers
      • Lewis Colick
      • William S. Comanor
      • Gary Drucker
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      According to the Smoking Gun website, "Vince Vaughn was arrested by North Carolina cops in April 2001 and charged with fighting in public for his part in a brawl outside a New Hanover County bar (the movie star was in town working on the film Domestic Disturbance). During the mêlée, fellow actor Steve Buscemi was stabbed several times. Vaughn entered a no contest plea and the minor charge was dropped six months later."
    • Goofs
      Ray Coleman and Patty were watching a college basketball game on October 18 in the motel, a month before the college basketball season starts.
    • Quotes

      Frank Morrison: [To Rick] You touch a little as a hair on my son's head, and I swear, as God as my witness, that'll be the last thing you'll ever do in this world.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Siskel & Ebert: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone/Heist/Shallow Hal/Maze (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      When I Fall in Love
      by Edward Heyman & Victor Young

    User reviews212

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    Polished and professional but obvious genre movie with nothing to really recommend it for other than being serviceable genre fare
    Frank and Laurie have been divorced for years but still get on well and look after their teenage son Danny. However when Laurie decides to get married to boyfriend Rick, Danny starts playing up, leading Frank to get involved with the happy couple to try and help his son accept the changes. However when an "old friend" of Rick's turns up at the wedding, Frank notices that Rick seems surprised by the man and, in casual chat, notices minor discrepancies in how the two men describe their relationship with one another. When Danny claims he has seen Rick murder his friend, Frank is the only one who believes his son.

    By choosing to let us in on the fact that Rick is indeed "a bad man", this drama becomes more a matter of time rather than a film that is packed with twists and intrigues. The detail of what way Rick is a "bad man" is not revealed until later on but this detail doesn't really matter and although the "revelation" is delivered as a discovery, the fact that the audience already knew most of it, we're not really with Frank as he gets sucked in. This is not to say it is a bad film, just quite an unmemorable one, as it doesn't have much special going on in it and just delivers a typical "enemy within" thriller (albeit quite low on thrills). This is due to the delivery mostly. Personally I would have preferred it if the film had kept an air of mystery and played with the character of Rick – it would have given Vaughn more to work with and would have made more of the mystery. As it is we trudge drearily towards the inevitable conclusion, doing what you'd expect in a professional manner which might be enough for many viewers just looking to fill time.

    The cast don't seem too thankful for having been given obvious material. Travolta is OK but he is hardly pushing out the ol' acting boat on this one. It is at least a chance to see Vaughn out of "Swingers" mode and he does well enough. It would have been much better for him to have had more mystery within his script but he is still OK. Tilney, Floyd, Santiago-Hudson and Buscemi all fill round the edges solidly enough but really nothing is there to allow any of them to do much more than produce generic performances within an obvious genre film.

    Polished and professional stuff then but nothing out of the ordinary or special. To fill a few hours with something undemanding and by-the-numbers, this is probably just good enough to do you as a genre film but a different delivery and better script could have produced something better and given Vaughn and Travolta more to do.
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    • bob the moo
    • Dec 18, 2006

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 2, 2001 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Enemigo en casa
    • Filming locations
      • Southport, North Carolina, USA
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • De Line Pictures
      • Jonathan Krane Group
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $75,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $45,246,095
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $14,033,112
      • Nov 4, 2001
    • Gross worldwide
      • $54,249,294
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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