produced in 1999, Germany , USA
| Actors |
Nicolas Cage Joaquin Phoenix James Gandolfini Peter Stormare Anthony Heald Chris Bauer Catherine Keener Myra Carter Amy Morton Jenny Powell Anne Gee Byrd Jack Betts Luis Oropeza Rachel Singer Don Creech |
Tom Welles Max California Eddie Poole Dino Velvet Daniel Longdale George Higgins/Machine Amy Welles Mrs. Christian Janet Mathews Mary Ann Mathews Senator Michaelson Butler Archive Director Neighbor Mr. Anderson |
| Directors: | Joel Schumacher | |
| Certification: |
Canada:18 USA:R Canada:18A Singapore:R21 Canada:R
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| IMDB Rating: | 6.00 out of 10 (21397 votes) | |
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| Taglines: |
1: You can't prepare for where the truth will take you. 2: You are never prepared for the truth 3: Be careful when you kill a monster, that you don't become one yourself 4: Some doors should never be opened |
| Plot Summary | A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles (Nicolas Cage) down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the help of the streetwise Max (Joaquin Phoenix), Welles relentlessly follows a bizarre trail of evidence to determine the fate of a complete stranger. As his work turns into obsession, he drifts farther and farther away from his wife (Catherine Keener), family and simple life as a small-town private eye. |
| Plot Keywords |
faked death | blood splatter | shot in the chest | beaten to death | kicked in the face | betrayal | pistol | blood | fellatio | loss of daughter | shot in the neck | silencer | mask | fall from height | deceit | prostitute | premarital sex | stabbed in the chest | prison | slit throat | suicide | stabbed to death | throat slitting | thrown through window | snuff film | crossbow | guillotine | private detective | pornographer | surveillance | neo noir | pistol whip | disturbing | adult bookstore | brooklyn bridge
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