Enemy of the State
It's not paranoia if they're really after you.
It's not paranoia if they're really after you.
Action, Drama, Thriller
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1998
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When the videotape of the murder of a congressman unknowingly ends up in the hands of labor lawyer and dedicated family man Robert Clayton Dean, he is framed for the murder. With the help of the mysterious Brill, Dean attempts to throw the NSA off his trail and prove his innocence.
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Runtime:
132 min
Release date:
20 Nov 1998
Country:
GB, US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$90,000,000
Revenue:
$250,649,836
Awards:
5 wins & 16 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
[Its] spirited action is balanced by an almost contemplative attitude toward surveillance phobias and the movie cliches they've spawned.
– Lisa Alspector,
Chicago Reader,
30 Mar 2009
rotten:
Since Scott could not make this film snap, crackle or pop faster or more loudly, you might find the evening a bit light.
– Jeff Millar,
Houston Chronicle,
21 Jul 2005
rotten:
Hard to sit through.
– Mick LaSalle,
San Francisco Chronicle,
18 Jun 2002
rotten:
From there, with the mystery entirely gone and the thrills fading fast, the rest is pretty much a two-hour chase sequence, culminating in a hilariously maladroit shoot-out.
– Rick Groen,
Globe and Mail,
19 Mar 2002
fresh:
What do you say about a movie that sends you home in a frenzy to search for bugs? In the new age of Big Brother, that's entertainment.
– Peter Travers,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2001