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.
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Nicolas Cage | Tom Welles |
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Joaquin Phoenix | Max California |
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James Gandolfini | Eddie Poole |
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Peter Stormare | Dino Velvet |
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Anthony Heald | Longdale |
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Chris Bauer | Machine |
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Catherine Keener | Amy Welles |
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Myra Carter | Mrs. Christian |
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Amy Morton | Janet Mathews |
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Jenny Powell | Mary Ann Mathews |
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Anne Gee Byrd | Senator |
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Jack Betts | Butler |
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Luis Oropeza | Archive Director |
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Rachel Singer | Neighbor |
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Don Creech | Mr. Anderson |
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Norman Reedus | Warren Anderson |
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Fran Bennett | Nun |
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Wilma Bonet | Nun |
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Luis Saguar | Manny |
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Walter K. Jordan | Thug |
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Norm Compton | Thug |
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Brian Keith Russell | Thug |
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John Robb | Porn Dealer |
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Devan Brown | Flea Market Woman |
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Doris Brent | Machine's Mother |
Director | Joel Schumacher |
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Writer | Andrew Kevin Walker | |
Producer | Joseph M. Caracciolo, Judy Hofflund, Jeff Levine, Gavin Polone, Joel Schumacher | |
Musician | Mychael Danna | |
Photography | Robert Elswit |