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:

Kill With Me?

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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

Marilyn Deutsch, Pete Ferryman, David Freitas, Jim Hyde, Kimberly Maus, and Kerry Tomlinson are actual newscasters from Portland, Oregon's KPTV Fox 12, and played themselves in the film.

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Goofs

The movie takes place in 2008, as seen when the killer types the death dates of his victims. However, early in the film, after an Internet thief is captured, Jennifer Marsh says "Sunday is his father's birthday". She is referring to January 10, which was a Thursday in 2008.

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Quotes

Owen Reilly: [types on killwithme.com blog] Did you really think I would let you people hurt that little girl?

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Connections

Referenced in Friend Request (2016)

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Soundtracks

Tavern In The Town
Traditional
Performed by Gary Russell

User Reviews

Good enough to be worth your while, probably not to own.

The movie had a few things going in its favor. For one, it used reasonable technology and background, so the story wasn't far-fetched. Secondly, and most importantly in my eyes, it did NOT go for shock value. It didn't try to use gore to elicit a reaction from the crowd. Not to say that some scenes weren't rough on the eyes, but it was far from a Saw or Hostel. Thirdly, it honestly kept me on the edge of my seat for a good portion of the movie. And lastly, the ending does not drag itself out. It ends at the logical point.

That having been said, this movie will not change your life. It's a little bit of a commentary on society, but moreso, it's just an entertaining movie to watch.