Arlington Road (1999)
76%RT Audience Score: 74%
Awards & Nominations: 5 nominations
Arlington Road is a film that will leave you feeling like you’ve been on a rollercoaster ride of emotions. With its Hitchcockian suspense and thought-provoking themes, this movie is not for the faint of heart. While some critics found it formulaic and over-the-top, others praised its crisp and gripping storytelling. Jeff Bridges and Tim Robbins deliver solid performances, but it’s the direction of Mark Pellington that truly shines. He creates a world that is both stylish and unsettling, leaving you on the edge of your seat until the very end. Overall, Arlington Road is a must-see for fans of the thriller genre who are looking for a film that will challenge their intellect and keep them guessing until the final credits roll.
If you’re looking for a movie that will make you paranoid for days, Arlington Road is the one for you. It’s a thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat, but don’t watch it with your kids unless you want them to have nightmares. The acting is great, the premise is intriguing, and the execution is stylish and unsettling. Just be prepared to look over your shoulder for a while after watching it.
Production Company(ies)
Twentieth Century Fox,
Distributor
Screen Gems
Release Type
Filming Location(s)
University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for violence and some language
Year of Release
1999
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:2.35 : 1
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Runtime:1h 59m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jul 9, 1999 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 26, 1999
Genre(s)
Mystery & thriller
Keyword(s)
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Worldwide gross: $41,067,311
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $73,716,968
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,168
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 8,038,928
US/Canada gross: $24,756,177
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $44,438,028
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,128
US/Canada opening weekend: $7,515,145
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $13,489,895
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 842
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $31,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $55,645,864
Production budget ranking: 721
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $29,965,298
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): -$11,894,194
ROI to date (est.): -14%
ROI ranking: 1,472
Tim Robbins – Oliver Lang
Joan Cusack – Cheryl Lang
Hope Davis – Brooke Wolfe
Robert Gossett – F.B.I. Agent Whit Carver
Mason Gamble – Brady Lang
Director – Mark Pellington
Producers – Tom Gorai, Marc Samuelson, Peter Samuelson
Writer – Ehren Kruger
Director(s)
Mark Pellington
Writer(s)
Ehren Kruger
Producer(s)
Tom Gorai, Marc Samuelson, Peter Samuelson
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
5 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (92) | Top Critics (25) | Fresh (58) | Rotten (34)
Scary movie about terrorism. Not for kids.
December 22, 2010 | Rating: 3/5
Nell Minow
Common Sense Media
TOP CRITIC
June 18, 2002 | Rating: 3/4
Bob Graham
San Francisco Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
February 14, 2001 | Rating: 4.5/5
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
TOP CRITIC
A flat, formulaic ride!
January 1, 2000 | Rating: 3/5
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
TOP CRITIC
A crisp, suspenseful thriller!
January 1, 2000
Kevin Maynard
Mr. Showbiz
TOP CRITIC
Arlington Road succeeds at discomforting a viewer and making one apt to look over one’s shoulder for a day or two.
January 1, 2000
Tom Keogh
Film.com
TOP CRITIC
Gripping, provocative and haunting with Hitchcockian suspense. A bold, bitter, slow-burning thriller made for critical thinkers. One of the best thrillers of the 90s.
February 21, 2021 | Rating: 9/10
Avi Offer
NYC Movie Guru
Arlington Road is a mystery-laden thriller, not without flaws. Overall, it does the job of sucking you in and never letting go, not until the last beat.
May 7, 2019 | Rating: 4/5
C.H. Newell
Father Son Holy Gore
An entertaining yet egregiously over-the-top thriller…
April 7, 2017 | Rating: 2.5/4
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews
The premise is intriguing and the acting of Bridges and Robbins is decent, but the director Pellington’s execution leaves much to be desired.
February 15, 2013 | Rating: B-
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
February 15, 2013 | Rating: B-
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
Stylish and unsettling.
November 18, 2009 | Rating: 3/4
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com…
Plot
In suburban Reston, Virginia, George Washington University American History professor Michael Faraday is still mourning the death of his wife, FBI agent Leah Faraday, after three years. His inside knowledge of the agency colors what he teaches in his classes. Although on good terms with Leah’s ex-partner, Whit Carver, and the agency in general, Michael wants the agency at least to acknowledge their responsibility in her death in the line of duty. Michael is moving on with his personal life, he being in a serious relationship with his former teaching assistant Brooke Wolfe. Although he likes Brooke, Michael and Leah’s nine year old son, Grant Faraday, may not yet be quite ready for Brooke to be a permanent part of their lives. It is only in helping adolescent Brady Lang who he sees in medical distress that Michael meets his new neighbors, Oliver and Cheryl Lang, Brady’s parents. In the process, Michael and Brooke becomes friends with the Langs, as Grant and Brady become friends. However, the more time that he spends with them and catches discrepancies in their stories, Michael becomes suspicious that the Langs may not be everything they appear on the surface. As such, Michael, against Brooke’s concerns of invasion of the Lang’s privacy, begins his own investigation of Oliver in particular. What Michael discovers has serious national security implications, as well as possible life threatening dangers to him, Brooke and Grant.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
The cast of Arlington Road includes Jeff Bridges, Tim Robbins, Joan Cusack, and Hope Davis.
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