Arlington Road (1999)
Average Rating: 6.1/10
Reviews Counted: 89
Fresh: 55 | Rotten: 34
A suspenseful thriller led by strong cast performances built around a somewhat implausible story.
Average Rating: 5.8/10
Critic Reviews: 20
Fresh: 10 | Rotten: 10
A suspenseful thriller led by strong cast performances built around a somewhat implausible story.
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In this tense thriller, a man begins to suspect his neighbors are not what they appear to be -- and their secrets could be deadly. Michael Faraday (played by Jeff Bridges) is a college professor whose wife, an FBI agent, was killed in the line of duty by members of an extremist right-wing terrorist group, leaving him to raise their nine-year-old son by himself. One day, he saves the life of a boy he sees on the street. The child turns out to be the son of his new neighbors, Oliver and Cheryl
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Cast
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Jeff Bridges
Faraday -
Tim Robbins
Oliver Lang -
Joan Cusack
Cheryl Lang -
Hope Davis
Brooke Wolf -
Robert Gossett
FBI Agent Whit Carver -
Mason Gamble
Brady Lang -
Spencer Treat Clark
Grant Faraday -
Stanley Anderson
Dr. Archer Scobee
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All Critics (108) | Top Critics (24) | Fresh (55) | Rotten (35) | DVD (16)
The machinations and manipulations built into the story it spins are simply too obvious to be taken to heart.
Top CriticArlington Road is a movie trying so hard for intelligence, quality and deeper meanings, you can almost sense the strain under the celluloid.
The climax is so implausible we stop caring and start scratching our heads!
The premise is intriguing and the acting of Bridges and Robbins is decent, but the director Pellington's execution leaves much to be desired.
Scary movie about terrorism. Not for kids.
Stylish and unsettling.
Arlington Road is like more recent thrillers that ask us to suspend logic and just be swept up by the character's paranoia and suspicions.
Darker and more intimate than you expect.
A tight, well-rounded piece of suspense/thriller filmmaking with an electric performance by Bridges.
It merely exploits our fears and emotions to jerk us around.
Apesar da narrativa morna e nada sutil, o final do filme redime parte dos fracassos do projeto.
Audience Reviews for Arlington Road
An enjoyable performance by Jeff Bridges and overall an enjoyable Conspiracy/Political Thriller.
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Believe me when i say that there is a real heart-stopper finale if you just have a patience to wait it. Arlinglotn Road is flawed but highly stylistic film with some true touches of genius. Director Mark Pellington is clearly talented director with great visual eye.