Enemy of the State

R

Released Nov 20, 1998

2h 7m

Mystery & Thriller

Action

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78%

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250,000+ Ratings

Corrupt National Security Agency official Thomas Reynolds (Jon Voight) has a congressman assassinated to assure the passage of expansive new surveillance legislation. When a videotape of the murder ends up in the hands of Robert Clayton Dean (Will Smith), a labor lawyer and dedicated family man, he is framed for murder. With the help of ex-intelligence agent Edward "Brill" Lyle (Gene Hackman), Dean attempts to throw Reynolds off his trail and prove his innocence.

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Critics Consensus

An entertaining, topical thriller that finds director Tony Scott on solid form and Will Smith confirming his action headliner status.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Decent thriller; not suitable for kids.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 24, 2010

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Lisa Alspector

Chicago Reader

[Its] spirited action is balanced by an almost contemplative attitude toward surveillance phobias and the movie cliches they've spawned.

Mar 30, 2009

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Time Out

Add Smith's lippy innocent and a host of subcontracted indie fresh faces, and you have the Bruckheimer formula: loud, lavish, seemingly efficient; over-large, over-long, over-plotted. Safe and sorry.

Jan 26, 2006

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

It’s a shame to see a film about the intelligence community executed with so little intelligence but it’s a fun ride.

Aug 19, 2023

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Far ahead of its time in educating society on its rapidly diminishing freedoms from governmental scrutiny, the screenplay favorably manages not to forget to entertain.

Rated: 7/10

Sep 11, 2020

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Michael Gaither

Santa Cruz Sentinel

Scott creates suspense by utilizing believable technology and realistic, well-grounded characters.

Rated: B+

Mar 25, 2020

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erdene c

The content, direction, and visuals of this movie are all good. I don't get bored watching it again and again

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/25/24

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Munkhjargal A

The director and the actors have done a good job of showing how dangerous corruption is in this movie. It has become a very interesting movie that reminds us how corruption is still present in our lives and how to avoid it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/25/24

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Bahad j

In my opinion, the movie uses very good camera and audio visual equipment and the crew members and the filmmakers have played their roles very well. I really liked it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/24/24

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Carlos T

Filme: Inimigo do Estado Assistido: 3-7-24 Elenco: @willsmith @thejakebusey @scottcaanofficial_ @sethgreen @jackblack @officiallisabonet @iamreginaking #genehackman #johnvoight Modelo: #suspense #ação #espionagem Duração: 2h 12m Ano: 1998 Minha opinião: Filme inteligente que gosto. E este se enquadra nesse perfi. Com atuações boas dos atores e ressalva para Smith. Aqui temos Robert (Smith) casado com Carla (King), um antiga namorada Rachel (Bonet) que tem Edward (Gene) que foi quem a criou. Temos aqui uma ação de assassinato a um senador por Thomas (Voight) que precisa do aval para instalação de espionagem cibernética. E tem em suas mãos as armas tecnológicas, satélite e os agentes de elite. Enquanto em temos em Veloses 7 e Duro de Matar 4 que conseguem penetrar em qualquer sistema e descobrir uma agulha no palheiro. Desta forma meio fantasiosa, digamos que este seja um dos primeiros filmes com este pespectiva. Ou derrepente já haja nos dias de hoje. Uma pessoa filma o assassinato e a cara de Thomas como mandante. E quando é descoberto inicia uma caçada implcavel. Mas antes de ser atropelado ele esbarra com Robert e coloca o vídeo em sua sacola. E quando os assassinos não encontram a fita e descobre que esta com Robert a caçada vai agora para ele. Sua vida é destruída e Rachel que também não tem nada haver é morta. Então surge Edward para vingar sua morte e desmascarar tudo com sendo um ex- agente. E começa uma grande corrida de rato e gato. Até que ao final quando Robert e Edward armam uma arapuca para eles com um mafioso local. E assim virá uma chacina e temos um final feliz. Roteiro e enredo muito bem elaborado e inteligente. Faz uma mistura, mas ao final da certo. E poder ver Gene Hackman e Jon Voight atuando, vale o filme. Vale apena assistir? Sim recomendo. Nota: 8,75

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/03/24

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M J

Love this one. It's like who watching who?

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/18/24

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Cyrus M

Classic movie. Deserves more attention.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/13/24

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Synopsis

Corrupt National Security Agency official Thomas Reynolds (Jon Voight) has a congressman assassinated to assure the passage of expansive new surveillance legislation. When a videotape of the murder ends up in the hands of Robert Clayton Dean (Will Smith), a labor lawyer and dedicated family man, he is framed for murder. With the help of ex-intelligence agent Edward "Brill" Lyle (Gene Hackman), Dean attempts to throw Reynolds off his trail and prove his innocence.

Director: Tony Scott
Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer
Screenwriter: David Marconi
Distributor: Buena Vista International [us], Touchstone Home Video, Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co: Touchstone Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 20, 1998, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 4, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $111.5M
Runtime: 2h 7m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround

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