Arlington Road

"Fear Thy Neighbor."

1999 1h 57m EN

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7.0

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7.2

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★7.0TMDB · 1,320🍅62%Rotten Tomatoes●65Metacritic★7.2IMDB · 97,134

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Synopsis

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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.

“Fear Thy Neighbor.”

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Cast

Jeff Bridges
Michael Faraday
Tim Robbins
Oliver Lang
Joan Cusack
Cheryl Lang
Hope Davis
Brooke Wolfe
Robert Gossett
FBI Agent Whit Carver
Mason Gamble
Brady Lang
Spencer Treat Clark
Grant Faraday
Stanley Anderson
Dr. Archer Scobee

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mark Pellington
Writers: Ehren Kruger
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mark Pellington, shot by Bobby Bukowski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Angelo Badalamenti. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Conrad Buff IV shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Jeff Bridges and Tim Robbins and Joan Cusack carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Fear Thy Neighbor.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0137363 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Mark Pellington directs. Bobby Bukowski behind the camera. Angelo Badalamenti scores. Conrad Buff IV cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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127 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Mark Pellington, shot by Bobby Bukowski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Angelo Badalamenti. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Conrad Buff IV shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Jeff Bridges and Tim Robbins and Joan Cusack carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Fear Thy Neighbor.".
7IMDB entry: tt0137363 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 19 themes, including "army", "washington dc, usa", "bomb", "wife".
9Released under 16 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Bobby Bukowski
Original score: Angelo Badalamenti
Editing: Conrad Buff IV
Production design: Thérèse DePrez
Costume design: Jennifer Barrett Pellington
Makeup / hair: Edouard F. Henriques III
VFX supervisor: Gene Warren Jr.
Sound: Randy Thom
Stunt coordinator: Vince Deadrick Jr.
Runtime: 117 min · 1h 57m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $31,000,000
Box office: $41,100,000
Return: 133% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Arlington Road (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes: 62% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 65/100
IMDB rating: 7.2/10 · 97,134 votes
MPAA: R

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5 nominations total

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Rob2023-05-15
★ 7/10
Mindbendingly horrifying! This movie had me in its grips until the very end. I wanted to look away, but I just couldn't. It left one question in my mind...What if that had been me? Jeff Bridges is a phenomenon in this.

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