Arlington Road

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Arlington Road

R

1999

1h 59m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

Action

Adventure

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62%

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90 Reviews

74%

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25,000+ Ratings

Widowed when his FBI agent wife is killed by an extremist group, college professor Michael Faraday (Jeff Bridges) becomes obsessed with the culture of these groups -- especially when his new all-American neighbors, Oliver (Tim Robbins) and Cheryl Lang (Joan Cusack), start acting suspiciously. With each twist, the mystery deepens and questions loom whether Faraday is consumed by fear and driven by paranoia, or whether a lethal conspiracy has been born on Arlington Road.

Critics Consensus

A suspenseful thriller led by strong cast performances built around a somewhat implausible story.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

12/22/2010

3/5

Scary movie about terrorism. Not for kids.

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

01/01/2000

B

An engrossing thriller!

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Andrew O'Hehir

Salon.com

01/01/2000

A dank, mechanical exercise that refuses to have any fun.

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

02/21/2021

9/10

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.

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C.H. Newell

Father Son Holy Gore

05/07/2019

4/5

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.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

04/07/2017

2.5/4

An entertaining yet egregiously over-the-top thriller...

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Mark W.

@MinneMark612 Mar 15

Timely plot about right wing groups. Silly plot twists but a fun watch.

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D P

@RT45936356 Mar 15

Never knew this movie even existed until the wonderful internet alerted me to its presence. Checked it out and thought it was very good. Thank you, internet.

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Alan N.

@dingdong999 Mar 9

Great cast. Horrible movie. Overly stylistic choices that don't hold up and completely unbelievable story.

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Melissa L

@Agent99 Jan 20

I found this to be an excellent and well-acted movie. As a parent, I found it quite frightening. I definitely recommend it!

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Joe U.

@ACSolarski Jan 9

Started off good but the ending is aggravatingly stupid, impossible not nonsensical.

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Shawn R

@satiable Jan 6

This is a good movie.. ignore the wannabe critics posting in audience reviews.

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Mark Pellington

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Jeff Bridges

Michael Faraday

Tim Robbins

Oliver Lang

Joan Cusack

Cheryl Lang

Hope Davis

Brooke Wolfe

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Synopsis

Widowed when his FBI agent wife is killed by an extremist group, college professor Michael Faraday (Jeff Bridges) becomes obsessed with the culture of these groups -- especially when his new all-American neighbors, Oliver (Tim Robbins) and Cheryl Lang (Joan Cusack), start acting suspiciously. With each twist, the mystery deepens and questions loom whether Faraday is consumed by fear and driven by paranoia, or whether a lethal conspiracy has been born on Arlington Road.

Director: Mark Pellington
Producer: Tom Gorai, Marc Samuelson, Peter Samuelson
Screenwriter: Ehren Kruger
Distributor: Screen Gems
Production Co: Screen Gems, Lakeshore Entertainment
Rating: R (Violence|Some Language)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 9, 1999, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $24.4M
Runtime: 1h 59m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)