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Movie Info
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Director -
Brian De Palma -
Producer -
Art Linson , Moshe Diamant , Rudy Cohen -
Screenwriter -
Josh Friedman -
Distributor -
Universal Pictures -
Production Co -
Signature Pictures -
Rating -
R (Sexual Content|Language|Some Grisly Images|Strong Violence) -
Genre -
Mystery & Thriller , Crime , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Sep 15, 2006, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
May 20, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$22.5M -
Runtime -
2h 1m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby SRD , DTS -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)