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Arlington Road

1999 · 117 min

A slow-building, nerve-jangling thriller that makes you question every friendly face, ending on a note of pure dread.

Directed by
Mark Pellington
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Starring
Jeff Bridges, Tim Robbins, Joan Cusack
Tagline
Fear Thy Neighbor.
Overview
Bedraggled college professor Michael Faraday has been vexed — and increasingly paranoid — since his wife's accidental death in a botched FBI operation. When a seemingly all-American couple set up house next door, Michael begins to suspect there’s more to them than meets the eye.

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Directed by
Mark Pellington
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Starring
Jeff Bridges, Tim Robbins, Joan Cusack
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • conspiracy
  • parenthood
  • grief
  • obsession
  • deception
Places
  • suburbs
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension9
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, thriller, mystery
Directed by
Mark Pellington
Written by
Ehren Kruger
Starring
Jeff Bridges, Tim Robbins, Joan Cusack, Hope Davis, Robert Gossett, Mason Gamble, Spencer Treat Clark, Stanley Anderson
Music
Angelo Badalamenti
Cinematography
Bobby Bukowski
Runtime
117 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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