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Surveillance (2009)

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Reviews Counted:114

Fresh:60

Rotten:54

Average Rating:5.2/10

Consensus: This dark psycho-thriller from Jennifer Lynch, is violent, sharp and baffling, but not to everyone's taste.

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: It's been a hell of a day on the highway. When Federal Officers Elizabeth Anderson (Julia Ormond) and Sam Hallaway (Bill Pullman) arrive at Captain Billing's office, they have three sets of... It's been a hell of a day on the highway.

When Federal Officers Elizabeth Anderson (Julia Ormond) and Sam Hallaway (Bill Pullman) arrive at Captain Billing's office, they have three sets of stories to figure out and a string of vicious murders to consider.

One zealot cop, a strung out junkie and an eight year old girl all sit in testimony to the roadside rampage, but as the Feds begin to expose the fragile little details each witness conceals so carefully with a well practiced lie, they soon discover that uncovering ‘the truth’ can come at a very big cost… --© Magnolia Pictures [More]

Starring: Julia Ormond, Bill Pullman, Pell James, Ryan Simpkins

Starring: Julia Ormond, Bill Pullman, Pell James, Ryan Simpkins, Michael Ironside, French Stewart

Director: Jennifer Lynch

Director: Jennifer Lynch
Screenwriter: Kent Harper, Jennifer Lynch
Producer: Kent Harper, Marco Mehlitz, David Michaels
Composer: Todd Bryanton
Studio: Magnolia Pictures

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