Underrated masterpiece

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You can't prepare for where the truth will take you.
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Release Date
2/26/1999Runtime
123 minsOverview
A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the help of the streetwise Max, he 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, family and simple life as a small-town PI.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$40,000,000Revenue
$96,618,699Homepage
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How It Feels
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A descent into the ugliest corners of human depravity that pulls you deeper with each dark revelation. Watching it feels like becoming complicit in Tom's obsession, as the film systematically strips away his humanity alongside yours.
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Heads up

Nicolas Cage
Tom Welles

Joaquin Phoenix
Max California

James Gandolfini
Eddie Poole

Peter Stormare
Dino Velvet

Anthony Heald
Daniel Longdale

Chris Bauer
George Higgins

Catherine Keener
Amy Welles

Myra Carter
Mrs. Christian

Amy Morton
Janet Mathews

Norman Reedus
Warren Anderson
Jenny Powell
Mary Ann Mathews

Anne Gee Byrd
Senator
Reviews
Might be the darkest and bleak nicolas cage movie out there
A nicolas cage thriller works really well
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