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The Machinist

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Movie Info
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Director -
Brad Anderson -
Producer -
Julio Fernández -
Screenwriter -
Scott Kosar -
Distributor -
Paramount Pictures -
Production Co -
Castelao Producciones S.A. , Filmax , Fantastic Factory (Filmax) -
Rating -
R (Language|Disturbing Images|Sexuality|Violence) -
Genre -
Mystery & Thriller -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Oct 22, 2004, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
May 1, 2012 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$1.1M -
Runtime -
1h 41m -
Sound Mix -
Surround