Description George Washington University professor Michael Faraday (Jeff Bridges) teaches a course in terrorism, but after his wife, an FBI agent, is killed under questionable circumstances, he becomes obsessed with the topic. An all-American family moves in across the street, but Faraday soon suspects that they might be terrorists themselves. Bridges's portrayal of the man fighting against a virtually unseen enemy, with no one believing him, is reminiscent of Jimmy Stewart in Alfred Hitchcock's THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH.
| Credits | | Producer: | Marc Samuelson, Peter Samuelson, Tom Gorai | | Score Composer: | Angelo Badalamenti |
Editorial Reviews "...Builds to a beautifully plotted -- if totally preposterous -- parlor trick of an ending....Cusack scares the bejesus out of Hope Davis [and viewers]..." -- Rating: B+ Entertainment Weekly - p.118 - Daniel Fierman (10/29/1999)
"...The movie generates real excitement..." Rolling Stone - p.80 - Peter Travers (08/05/1999)
"...A stylish throwback to the paranoid thrillers of the 1970's..." New York Times - p.E1 - Janet Maslin (07/09/1999)
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