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MONEY
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Earned back only 39% of its budget on initial theatrical β a commercial disappointment on release.
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Freedomland
"The Truth Is Hiding Where No One Dares To Look."
2006 1h 53m EN
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5.3TMDB Β· 372π₯«22%Rotten Tomatoesβ43Metacriticβ
5.2IMDB Β· 17,391
ThrillerCrimeMystery
Synopsis
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A black police detective must solve a strange case of a kidnapped boy and deal with a big racial protest.
βThe Truth Is Hiding Where No One Dares To Look.β
Cast
Samuel L. Jackson
Lorenzo Council
Julianne Moore
Brenda Martin
Edie Falco
Karen Collucci
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Felicia
William Forsythe
Boyle
Anthony Mackie
Billy Williams
Peter Friedman
Lt. Gold
Domenick Lombardozzi
Leo Sullivan
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Joe Roth
- Writers
- Karl Shefelman, Narges Takesh, Richard Price
- Languages
- English, Italian
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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ERA
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Released 20 years ago.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Joe Roth, shot by Anastas N. Michos. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by James Newton Howard. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Nick Moore 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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Samuel L. Jackson and Julianne Moore and Edie Falco carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "The Truth Is Hiding Where No One Dares To Look.".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Joe Roth directs. Anastas N. Michos behind the camera. James Newton Howard scores. Nick Moore cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Italian.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Earned back only 39% of its budget on initial theatrical β a commercial disappointment on release.
- 2Released 20 years ago.
- 3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.
- 4Directed by Joe Roth, shot by Anastas N. Michos. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by James Newton Howard. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Nick Moore shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Samuel L. Jackson and Julianne Moore and Edie Falco carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "The Truth Is Hiding Where No One Dares To Look.".
- 9IMDB entry: tt0349467 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Classified under 8 themes, including "new jersey", "psychopath", "lie", "psychological stress".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Anastas N. Michos
- Original score
- James Newton Howard
- Editing
- Nick Moore
- Production design
- David Wasco
- Costume design
- Ann Roth
- Makeup / hair
- Jacqueline Payne
- VFX supervisor
- Mark Freund
- Sound
- Tom Fleischman
- Stunt coordinator
- G.A. Aguilar
- Runtime
- 113 min Β· 1h 53m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $37,665,000
- Box office
- $14,655,628
- Return
- 39% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 22% π₯« Rotten
- Metacritic
- 43/100
- IMDB rating
- 5.2/10 Β· 17,391 votes
- MPAA
- R
Awards
2 wins & 3 nominations
Also by
Joe Roth
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Scott Rudin Productions
US
Revolution Studios
US
Key crew
- CastingMargery Simkin
- Set DecorationSandy Reynolds-Wasco
- Costume DesignAnn Roth
- Executive ProducerCharles Newirth
- Production DesignDavid Wasco
- Art DirectionPatricia Woodbridge
- ProducerScott Rudin
- EditorNick Moore
- Set DecorationCarolyn Cartwright
- StuntsShawnna Thibodeau
- StuntsAaron Vexler
- StuntsPeter Epstein
- StuntsBrian Smyj
- StuntsJodi Michelle Pynn
- StuntsBlaise Corrigan
- StuntsTina McKissick
- StuntsJohn Cenatiempo
- StuntsJill Brown
- Art Department AssistantVanessa Merrill
- Key Hair StylistJacqueline Payne
- Special Effects CoordinatorChris Jordan
- Set DresserPatrice Canfield Longo
- Special Effects SupervisorJ.C. Brotherhood
- Post Production SupervisorGail Laskowski
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- new jersey
- psychopath
- lie
- psychological stress
- baby-snatching
- psychiatric ward
- xenophobia
- human mystery
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical2006-02-17R
Also known as
International titles
- Ve stΓnu pravdyCZ
- Freedomland - Das Gesicht der WahrheitDE
- Laisves Ε‘alisLT
- Kayip YasamlarTR
- Π‘ΡΡΠ°Π½Π° ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ±ΠΎΠ΄ΡRU
