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Untraceable

Play trailer 2:26 Poster for Untraceable R Released Jan 25, 2008 1h 41m Mystery & Thriller Crime Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Special Agent Jennifer Marsh works in an elite division of the FBI dedicated to fighting cybercrime. She thinks she has seen it all, until a particularly sadistic criminal arises on the internet. This tech-savvy killer posts live feeds of his crimes on his website and the more hits the site gets, the faster the victim dies. Marsh and her team must find the elusive killer before time runs out.
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Despite Diane Lane's earnest effort, Untraceable manages to be nothing more than a run-of-the-mill thriller with a hypocritical message.

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Mark Holcomb Time Out Rated: 3/5 Nov 18, 2011 Full Review Ben Kenigsberg Time Out Rated: 3/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review Alonso Duralde MSNBC [T]he honkingly stupid script is the kind that inspires Mystery Science Theater call-and-response. Rated: 1/5 May 1, 2008 Full Review Julie Washington Cleveland Plain Dealer We, the real-life audience, are as sick as the movie's fictional viral audience if we reward the studio behind Untraceable with our dollars. Rated: D Aug 17, 2017 Full Review Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com For all the would-be with-it cyber/techno-speak, strip that all away, and Gregory Hoblit's film is completely stale and cliched thriller nonsense. Rated: 1.5/4 Jan 2, 2014 Full Review Steve Newton Georgia Straight Untraceable boasts a respected director (Gregory Hoblit of Fracture and Primal Fear), and a popular movie star (Diane Lane) but it's still about people getting tortured to death. Rated: 1/5 Jul 6, 2010 Full Review Read all reviews

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angela g Good movie with diane lane and Colin hanks. but I wished they had made a sequel. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 11/28/24 Full Review Emma L 3.5/5 A less gory saw film, only with traps the victims can't escape. I liked the premise of showing the dark side of the internet, unfortunately I think the viewers then reacted much like humans would today. The cops are great and characters are portrayed well. A reasonable amount of gore without being unbearable, which I appreciated. Worth a watch for a thriller/horror Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/13/24 Full Review Gabriel S The story follows FBI agent Jennifer Marsh, who is specialized in cybercrimes, a single mom dealing with her fully commited life to the Bureau while trying to juggle time with a, what, 12 (-ish; 8?) old daughter. She stumbles upon a website broadcasting live the torturing and killing of a cat, and that sparkles on her the urge to shut down the site. Sounds quite stupid when you don't have the actual premise at hand, right? The advertised premise is that Jennifer is hunting a serial killer, but I'm laying out how the movie rolls. I guess the writers where playing a reverse Save the Cat!(r) Of course things ramp up fast when the broadcast starts transmitting live murders for all of America to watch. The movie itself falls into the okay, alrighty, department, if you look past the oddity. Something is amiss, for sure. Is this a crime movie? Well, yes, but the crimes are too high concept, and the killings are kinda off-screen if we think about it, even though rating is R. Is this a mystery movie? Well, investigation is there, but shattered, unconnected pieces of information until one plot point sort of reveals the whole "whydunit." Well, then what about Untraceable being a thriller? Sigh, the only thrilling aspect for sure is the pursuit of who is the serial killer, but the final revelation is just a bit meh, generic. "He is doing it because he had a trauma" sort of explanation, quite boring. But, like I said, the movie is okay overall. It's one of those you watch just because, you have the time to spare, you are already half-way through the movie; let's just give it a shot. When it ends, you just turn off the TV and go do something else. Alright, but dismissible. Late review entry: turns out this movie won a "Golden Trailer Award." I guess that's about what's decent in this movie. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/08/24 Full Review Carlos T Filme: Sem Vestígios Elenco: @dianelane_gallery @dianelane.officialpage @colinhanks Bill Burke @joseph.a.cross Modelo: #policial #suspense Duração: 1h 41m Ano: 2008 Minha opinião: Um filme forte, onde temos que segurar o estomago. E Lane aguenta bem as pontas do filme, onde faz o papel de uma agente do FBI, que seu departamento é de crime sibernetico. E em um dos casos ela descobre um site que passava a morte de pessoas on line. Quanto mais pessoas acessando, mais rápido ocorria a carnificina. Todos com mortes horríveis, como sob a luz latente que queima até a morte, tanque de ácido que vai correndo o corpo aos poucos entre outras. E quanto mais ela se aprofunda até que chama a atenção do psicopata killer Owen (Joseph Cross). Ele persegue sua família, principalmente sua filha. Então se torna algo pessoal. Até que se descobre que o pai de Owen veio a se suicidar e que foi filmado, e esta filmagem colocado na internet e o jovem Owen se revolta com tamanha visualização que o vídeo alcança e com isso ele começa a armar sua vingança, por isso suas mortes tinham a haver com audiência da intenet em seus assassinatos. E como mortes estavam relacionadas com a morte direta ou indireta de seu pai, onde levou o FBI a ele. Ao final ele captura Jennifer (Lane) e mais uma vez com uma morte cruel com uma máquina que apara a grama. Mas Jenni consegue escapar e uma luta com Owen ela aceta vários tiros. Assim terminando o filme. Roteiro e enredo gostei muito. Inteligente e cativante, apesar de uma brutalidade muito forte, mas muito bem realizada. Parabéns aos atores pela representação e a Diane mostrando uma outra face de sua atuação. Vale apena assistir? Sim, mas para miores. Nota: 8,5 Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/15/24 Full Review Connie C this is one of the best, thrilling, twists I have ever seen, Too bad the critics panned it and they still want to rent us to rent or buy. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/06/24 Full Review Farah R Diane Lane is channeling Jodie Foster in this intense thriller about an FBI agent chasing a serial killer in a digital age. The premise is intriguing, and the film's execution pushes forward its strengths and masks its flaws. That's why Untraceable is enjoyable. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/02/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Special Agent Jennifer Marsh works in an elite division of the FBI dedicated to fighting cybercrime. She thinks she has seen it all, until a particularly sadistic criminal arises on the internet. This tech-savvy killer posts live feeds of his crimes on his website and the more hits the site gets, the faster the victim dies. Marsh and her team must find the elusive killer before time runs out.
Director
Gregory Hoblit
Producer
Steven Pearl, Andy Cohen, Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Hawk Koch
Screenwriter
Robert Fyvolent, Mark R. Brinker, Allison Burnett
Distributor
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co
Lakeshore Entertainment
Rating
R (Strong Gruesome Violence|Language)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 25, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$28.7M
Runtime
1h 41m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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