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

Did You Know?

Trivia

The hotel room that Jennifer Marsh stays in is room 237. This is the same as the room number in "The Shining".

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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

Agent Griffin Dowd: What's he into?
Agent Jennifer Marsh: High-end tech and low-end porn.
Agent Griffin Dowd: You sure he's a guy? If it's a woman, she could be my soulmate.

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Women Cops from Film (2013)

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Soundtracks

The Man On The Flying Trapeze
Traditional
Performed by Gary Russell

User Reviews

You sure he's a guy? If it's a women, she could be my soulmate.

This film brings up all sorts of interesting questions.

Are we accomplices if we watch murder being committed on the Internet. Will we eventually see executions online? What are the limits of the net? All this is interwoven in an exciting police chase for a mentally unstable individual who is seeking revenge for what he considers unreasonable use of the net. Of course, the motive takes while to figure out and, in the meantime, we are treated to a Saw/Hostel type of entertainment as murders do take place in view of the public.

Diane Lane is very good as the FBI agent trying to solve this cyber crime. We all know how these movies end - no surprises there, but it was fun being along for the ride.

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

Gross USA:

$28,687,835

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$52,933,513

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