A murky mess that grows more hopelessly convoluted with each passing minute.
Conspiracy Theory (1997)
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Reviews Counted:41
Fresh:20
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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Reviews for Conspiracy Theory
Unfortunately, the parts of the movie that are truly good are buried beneath the deadening layers of thriller cliches and an unconvincing love story.
The plot is every bit as zany and far more elaborate than that of Face/Off, but here again, you just go along with the silliness to savor the performances.
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