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Civic Duty

  • 20062006
  • RR
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
3.4K
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Peter Krause in Civic Duty (2006)
A man is paranoid that his neighbor is a terrorist in this trailer for the thriller
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Angry and depressed over losing his job, Terry Allen begins to suspect his new, Middle Eastern neighbor is at the center of a terrorist conspiracy. Obsessed about revealing the man's true id... Read allAngry and depressed over losing his job, Terry Allen begins to suspect his new, Middle Eastern neighbor is at the center of a terrorist conspiracy. Obsessed about revealing the man's true identity, he takes matters into his own hands.Angry and depressed over losing his job, Terry Allen begins to suspect his new, Middle Eastern neighbor is at the center of a terrorist conspiracy. Obsessed about revealing the man's true identity, he takes matters into his own hands.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
3.4K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Jeff Renfroe
  • Writer
    • Andrew Joiner
  • Stars
    • Peter Krause
    • Kal Naga
    • Richard Schiff
Top credits
  • Director
    • Jeff Renfroe
  • Writer
    • Andrew Joiner
  • Stars
    • Peter Krause
    • Kal Naga
    • Richard Schiff
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 36User reviews
    • 47Critic reviews
    • 48Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

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    Trailer 2:10
    Civic Duty

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    Peter Krause and Kari Matchett in Civic Duty (2006)
    Peter Krause in Civic Duty (2006)
    Peter Krause in Civic Duty (2006)
    Peter Krause and Kari Matchett in Civic Duty (2006)
    Kal Naga in Civic Duty (2006)
    Peter Krause in Civic Duty (2006)
    Peter Krause and Kal Naga in Civic Duty (2006)
    Peter Krause in Civic Duty (2006)
    Peter Krause in Civic Duty (2006)
    Peter Krause and Kal Naga in Civic Duty (2006)
    Richard Schiff in Civic Duty (2006)
    Peter Krause and Kal Naga in Civic Duty (2006)

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    Peter Krause
    Peter Krause
    • Terry Allenas Terry Allen
    Kal Naga
    Kal Naga
    • Gabe Hassanas Gabe Hassan
    • (as Khaled Abol Naga)
    Richard Schiff
    Richard Schiff
    • FBI Agent Tom Hilaryas FBI Agent Tom Hilary
    Kari Matchett
    Kari Matchett
    • Marla Allenas Marla Allen
    Ian Tracey
    Ian Tracey
    • Lieutenant Randall Lloydas Lieutenant Randall Lloyd
    Vanesa Tomasino
    Vanesa Tomasino
    • Bank Telleras Bank Teller
    Laurie Murdoch
    Laurie Murdoch
    • Loan Officeras Loan Officer
    Michael Roberds
    Michael Roberds
    • Post Office Clerkas Post Office Clerk
    Agam Darshi
    Agam Darshi
    • Nurseas Nurse
    Mark Brandon
    Mark Brandon
    • Night Anchor Bret Andersonas Night Anchor Bret Anderson
    Brenda Crichlow
    Brenda Crichlow
    • Day Anchor Tricia Wiseas Day Anchor Tricia Wise
    • (as Brenda M. Crichlow)
    Val Cole
    • Morning Anchor Susan Harwoodas Morning Anchor Susan Harwood
    Mark Docherty
    • News Reporter Chad Winslowas News Reporter Chad Winslow
    Michael St. John Smith
    Michael St. John Smith
    • Legal Analystas Legal Analyst
    P. Lynn Johnson
    P. Lynn Johnson
    • Govenor Bradleyas Govenor Bradley
    Bruno Verdoni
    Bruno Verdoni
    • Police Officeras Police Officer
    Benita Ha
    Benita Ha
    • On Scene News Reporter #2as On Scene News Reporter #2
    Allan Duncan
    • Golf Announceras Golf Announcer
    • Director
      • Jeff Renfroe
    • Writer
      • Andrew Joiner
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      The cast has strong ties to Aaron Sorkin's television projects: Peter Krause starred as anchor Casey McCall in Sports Night (1998), Richard Schiff was communications director Toby Ziegler on The West Wing (1999), and Kari Matchett did a five-episode run on Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006) as attorney Mary Tate.
    • Goofs
      All the news scrolls go from left to right, but news scrolls go right to left (at least in languages that read left to right) so you see the first words first. This makes it impossible to read. The filmmakers did this intentionally, and it's up to the viewer to decide why they did it this way.
    • Quotes

      Bank Teller: Did you know sir, in the future you can also use the ATM machine just outside the front doors and avoid the waiting in line for a teller?

      Terry Allen: Yes I did, thank you.

      Bank Teller: I love our customers prefer that option actually.

      Terry Allen: Really? Do you know what ATM stands for ? Automatic Teller Machine. So when you say ATM machine, what you're actually saying is automatic teller machine machine. Now either you're just being ignorantly redundant or you really want to emphasize that machine part. In which case you're not really providing very personal care or excellent service, are you? You just want to talk to customers, do some script that your manager set up for you to sell some programs or something like that, or give to you tellers behind the lines so to go outside and use the ATM?

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Georgia Rule/Away from Her/The Ex/28 Weeks Later/Civic Duty (2007)

    User reviews36

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    Top review
    8/10
    Frustration, Bigotry, Alienation and Paranoia
    After being laid off in a downsizing of his company, the bitter and bigoted American accountant Terry Allen (Peter Krause) faces financial problems with the mortgage of his house. He uses his available time to snoop his downstairs neighbor Gabe Hassan (Khaled Abol Naga), a Middle Eastern student that is having his Master degree sponsored by an Islamic organization in an American university, and calls the FBI to tell his suspicion. However, FBI Agent Tom Hilary (Richard Schiff) asks him to forget Hassan. When Terry tells his wife Marla Allen (Kari Matchett) that he had contacted FBI, she becomes upset and leaves Terry. However, his obsessive bigotry and alienation trigger paranoia against his neighbor and a tragic conclusion.

    "Civic Duty" repeats the storyline of "Rear Window", i.e., a neighbor snooping another one, to expose in low pace the prejudice and alienation against immigrants in USA after the infamous September, 11th. Peter Krause gives a top-notch performance in the role of an average American citizen of middle-class, frustrated by the unemployment, bombed by the media with shallow information against Islamic people and his alienation and bigotry becoming paranoia that the poor Islamic student is associated to a terrorist group. The plot is totally believable and the tragic conclusion is very realistic. Unfortunately, the DVD released by FOX gives wrong information in the cover, since it has NO SUBTITLES and NO CLOSED CAPTION. My vote is eight.

    Title (Brazil): Not Available
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    • May 4, 2008

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 11, 2008 (Brazil)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Languages
      • English
      • Arabic
    • Also known as
      • Гражданская обязанность
    • Filming locations
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Civic Duty Productions
      • Intandem Films
      • Landslide Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $3,400,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $95,953
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $54,902
      • May 6, 2007
    • Gross worldwide
      • $108,187
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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