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Lakeview Terrace

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44% Tomatometer 165 Reviews 39% Popcornmeter 100,000+ Ratings
An uptight cop (Samuel L. Jackson), the self-appointed watchdog of his neighborhood, strongly disapproves of the interracial newlyweds (Patrick Wilson, Kerry Washington) who just moved in next door. He becomes increasingly hostile toward the innocent pair, going to great lengths to force them out of their home. The situation changes when the young couple decide to fight back.
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Critics Consensus

This thriller about a menacing cop wreaking havoc on his neighbors is tense enough but threatens absurdity when it enters into excessive potboiler territory.

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Deborah Ross The Spectator 02/01/2018
Alas, LaBute loses it entirely in the third and final act, when he yields entirely to genre convention and allows it all to explode into a shoot-out of the utmost silliness. Go to Full Review
Kim Newman Empire Magazine 12/05/2008
4/5
As a thriller it's solid three-star tension. As a Samuel L. Jackson showcase it proves a man can only coast through so many motherfuckin' or milquetoastin' turns before having to display his full and overpowering talent. Go to Full Review
Trevor Johnston Time Out 12/05/2008
2/6
The yawning chasm between the film's aspirations to social significance and its cheese-o-licious straight-to-video construction make it a chucklesome guilty pleasure. Go to Full Review
Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 09/05/2023
3/4
Until the last fifteen minutes of the film when LaBute ceases to challenge us, but rather aggravates circumstances to the predictable nature of Hollywood potboilers, there’s much to admire. Go to Full Review
Mike Massie Gone With The Twins 11/28/2020
5/10
Jackson portrays the primary antagonist with a truly gleeful menace. Go to Full Review
Jason Best What's On TV 11/15/2020
Jackson is much more menacing when he is quietly insinuating than when he reaches for his gun, and Lakeview Terrace is much more disturbing before the film's corrosive racial resentment and hatred spills into actual violence. Go to Full Review
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thiago s @Thiagostone Jul 31 Filme mais ou menos para fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são mais ou menos, a história é fraca, o elenco é bacaninha, mas ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more AD 3 Feb 15 The writing is terrible. I turned it off with a hr to go, it was too phony and stupid i just couldn't fake interest anymore See more Andrei S 10/14/2024 This is a pure example of "good actors don't make a good film", as everything else is way below mediocre. I can only recommend you to NOT watch this movie, it is a complete waste of time. See more Jelisije J 10/08/2024 So many unnecessary characters in this film that dropped this movie rating for me even lower then what i originally watched.... I wish this movie story was handled better in a more realistic way. See more Bronwyn D 08/15/2024 This flick had good potential but it was just Too Silly to be any good. Which is unfortunate because the main actors are so talented. See more steve b 07/31/2024 In the writing school videos I sometimes watch one of the top tips they tell you is 'Do not start off your efforts by describing characters waking up and getting out of bed.' The first ten minutes, we see the main character slowly get up and then five minutes later - two people in bed with no (!) real action going on. I confess, that's as far as I got with this - it just seemed like it was some moral outrage thing and well...life is too short to be wasting time on lame things like this See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis An uptight cop (Samuel L. Jackson), the self-appointed watchdog of his neighborhood, strongly disapproves of the interracial newlyweds (Patrick Wilson, Kerry Washington) who just moved in next door. He becomes increasingly hostile toward the innocent pair, going to great lengths to force them out of their home. The situation changes when the young couple decide to fight back.
Director
Neil LaBute
Producer
Will Smith, James Lassiter
Screenwriter
David Loughery, Howard Korder
Distributor
Screen Gems, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co
Overbrook Entertainment
Rating
PG-13 (Language|Intense Thematic Material|Sexuality|Some Drug References|Violence)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 19, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 1, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$39.3M
Runtime
1h 46m
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