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Movie Info
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Director -
Alan Parker -
Producer -
Alan Parker , Nicolas Cage -
Screenwriter -
Charles Randolph -
Distributor -
Universal Pictures -
Production Co -
Saturn Films , InterMedia Film Equities Ltd. -
Rating -
R (Nudity|Language|Sexuality|Violent Images) -
Genre -
Drama , Mystery & Thriller -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Feb 21, 2003, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Dec 10, 2015 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$19.6M -
Runtime -
2h 10m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby SR , DTS , Dolby Stereo , Surround , SDDS , Dolby A , Dolby Digital -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)