Untraceable (2008)

FBI agent Jennifer Marsh is tasked with hunting down a seemingly untraceable serial killer who posts live videos of his victims on the Internet. As time runs out, the cat and mouse chase becomes more personal.

Director:

Gregory Hoblit

Writers:

Robert Fyvolent (screenplay), Mark Brinker (screenplay) (as Mark R. Brinker)

Stars:

Diane Lane, Colin Hanks, Joseph Cross

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Diane Lane	...	Jennifer Marsh
Billy Burke	...	Detective Eric Box
Colin Hanks	...	Griffin Dowd
Joseph Cross	...	Owen Reilly
Mary Beth Hurt	...	Stella Marsh
Peter Gray Lewis	...	Richard Brooks (as Peter Lewis)
Tyrone Giordano	...	Tim Wilks
Perla Haney-Jardine	...	Annie Haskins
Tim DeZarn	...	Herbert Miller (as Tim deZarn)
Christopher Cousins	...	David Williams (as Chris Cousins)
Jesse Tyler Ferguson	...	Arthur James Elmer
Trina Adams	...	Female Cop #3
Brynn Baron	...	Mrs. Miller
John Breen	...	Richard Weymouth
Dan Callahan	...	Trey Restom

Storyline

A secret service agent, Jennifer Marsh, gets caught in a very personal and deadly cat-and-mouse game with a serial killer who knows that people (being what they are - both curious and drawn to the dark side of things) will log onto an "untraceable" website where he conducts violent and painful murders LIVE on the net. The more people who log on and enter the website, the quicker and more violently the victim dies.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | fbi agent | website | serial killer | torture | 

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Taglines:

Something Deadly is on the Internet

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Genres:

Crime | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for grisly violence and torture, and some language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Australia] Paramount [France]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 January 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Streaming Evil

Filming Locations:

3712 SE Carlton Street, Portland, Oregon, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$11,354,069, 27 January 2008, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$28,687,835, 2 March 2008

Company Credits

Production Co:

Screen Gems, Lakeshore Entertainment, Cohen / Pearl Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Release prints were shipped to some theaters under the fake name, "One Way Lane".

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Goofs

When Collin Hanks character does a look-up for "Blue Sky ISP" he types in 10.12.121.99, which is a Private IP or non-routable address. The search wouldn't return any information.

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Quotes

[online, Griffin sits in a chamber with sulfuric acid pumping into it]
Detective Eric Box: If that's water in that tank, pretty soon he's going to be sitting in battery acid.

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Connections

Featured in Untraceable: The Anatomy of Murder (2008)

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Soundtracks

Tavern In The Town
Traditional
Performed by Gary Russell

User Reviews

Sick killer, good cop, and disappointing ending.

This film is too intense for most audiences. I was very glad I did not take my wife with me to see it. I teach computer networking, there is no way the killer in this movie could possibly do all the things he did. The film uses the unknown of how networks are managed to create fear for the public. Believe me, the FBI Internet police would have a lot more capability than this killer.

Diane Lane is one of my favorites. I wish she would choose her roles better.

Lastly, I was very disappointed with the ending of the movie. This movie did not have near the appeal of Silence of the Lambs.