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Conspiracy Theory (1997)

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Reviews Counted: 40

Fresh: 19

Rotten:21

Average Rating: 6.2/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 15 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: A crackpot Big Apple cabbie finds himself in a heap of trouble after his self-published conspiracy 'zine elicits the interest of some shady government heavies--and leads to the unexplained murders... A crackpot Big Apple cabbie finds himself in a heap of trouble after his self-published conspiracy 'zine elicits the interest of some shady government heavies--and leads to the unexplained murders of all five subscribers. As the J. Edgars close in, he takes to the lam with the one person who may be able to help him--a Justice Department attorney with a mysterious murder of her own to solve. [More]

Starring: Mel Gibson, Julia Roberts, Patrick Stewart, Cylk Cozart

Starring: Mel Gibson, Julia Roberts, Patrick Stewart, Cylk Cozart, Stephen Kahan, Terrence Alexander, Alex McArthur, Brian J. Williams, George Aguilar

Director: Richard Donner

Director: Richard Donner
Screenwriter: Brian Helgeland
Composer: Carter Burwell
Producer: Dan Cracchiolo, Richard Donner, Julie Durk, J. Mills Goodloe, Ilyse A. Reutlinger, Joel Silver, Jim Van Wyck

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Dec 30, 1997

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03/26/09
Todd McCarthy
Variety
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Two-thirds of a fine comedy of paranoia.

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07/30/07
Rob Gonsalves
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10/10/03
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Leonard Schwarz
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04/18/03
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03/16/03
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

Donner directs with an efficient hand. He keeps the action moving briskly. But most important for this format, he knows how to slip in a quick joke or two without detracting from the tension of the suspenseful plot.

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11/06/02
Jeff Strickler
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10/15/02
Margaret A. McGurk
Cincinnati Enquirer

About a truth seeker who has a difficult time figuring out who to trust in a world where everyone seems to be playing multiple roles.

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08/29/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

If you've ever questioned Gibson's appeal, this serio-comic thriller offers 135 minutes of persuasive evidence as to why he's become one of the world's most reliable box-office draws.

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06/23/02
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

The film starts to sour after 20 minutes...

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06/18/02
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
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...even at two hours and 15 minutes, Conspiracy Theory is fast-paced and exciting, effectively mixing drama, comedy, ingenuity, suspense, revelation and a heartening sense of a triumph of humanity.

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06/05/02
Christine James
Boxoffice Magazine

Parece que se tornou uma especialidade de Hollywood transformar idéias boas, criativas, em filmes de perseguição constante.

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05/31/02
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

...more long-winded than cunningly elaborate, more simplistic than elegantly simple, and more nonsensical than anything else.

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04/12/02
Rick Groen
Globe and Mail
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I guess a Julia Roberts fetish can't overcome a crummy script and bad production values after all.

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06/16/01
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

...the strong impact that Gibson makes as damaged goods is diluted by selling Jerry as cute and redeemable.

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05/11/01
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
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In the hands of stars in denial about their stardom and a director who can't be bothered to take things seriously, it has come out implausible and unsatisfying, a comic thriller that is not especially funny or thrilling.

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02/14/01
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
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The action gets tiresome early, and the inspiration-starved script shamelessly lifts key plot elements from The Parallax View and Manchurian Candidate.

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