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You can't prepare for where the truth will take you.

R 1999 · 123 min · ★ 6.5 (2K) · Thriller, Crime, Mystery

A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the help of the streetwise Max, he relentlessly follows a bizarre trail of evidence to determine the fate of a complete stranger. As his work turns into obsession, he drifts farther and farther away from his wife, family and simple life as a small-town PI.

Directed by Joel Schumacher · Written by Andrew Kevin Walker

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Nicolas Cage Tom Welles
Joaquin Phoenix Max California
James Gandolfini Eddie Poole
Peter Stormare Dino Velvet
Anthony Heald Longdale
Chris Bauer Machine
Catherine Keener Amy Welles
Myra Carter Mrs. Christian
Amy Morton Mrs. Mathews
Norman Reedus Warren Anderson
Jenny Powell Mary Ann Mathews
Anne Gee Byrd Senator

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