Arlington Road
1999 · Movie · R · 117 min · ★ 7.0 · 64% critics
After losing his wife in a failed federal operation, a shaken college professor grows increasingly paranoid. When a friendly, picture-perfect family moves in next door, small inconsistencies and unsettling clues push him into a private investigation that strains his relationships and raises the question of whether he’s seeing a real threat—or unraveling.
Also known as Rue Arlington · Arlington Rd.
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Details
- Years
- 1999
- Release date
- 1999-03-19
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Critic score
- 64/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (1,249 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a grim, suspenseful conspiracy thriller that keeps you guessing and uneasy, with a lingering aftertaste; Not for you if you need airtight logic, nonstop action, or a reassuring payoff like In the Line of Fire.
Pros: tense slow-burn paranoia; gripping opening hook; memorable, bold finale | Cons: uneven pacing; stretches believability; some over-the-top acting
Themes
- army
- washington dc, usa
- bomb
- wife
- politics
- professor
- fbi
- paranoia
- college
- suspicion
- murder
- neighbor
- +7 more
Cast & crew
Jeff Bridges
as Michael Faraday
Tim Robbins
as Oliver Lang
Joan Cusack
as Cheryl Lang
Hope Davis
as Brooke Wolfe
Robert Gossett
as FBI Agent Whit Carver
Mason Gamble
as Brady Lang
Spencer Treat Clark
as Grant Faraday
Stanley Anderson
as Dr. Archer Scobee
Lee Stringer
as Orderly
Darryl Cox
as Troopmaster
Directed by Mark Pellington