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Movie Info
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Director -
Roger Donaldson -
Producer -
Roger Birnbaum , Jeff Apple , Gary Barber -
Screenwriter -
Roger Towne , Kurt Wimmer , Mitch Glazer -
Distributor -
Touchstone Pictures -
Production Co -
Spyglass Entertainment -
Rating -
PG-13 (Sexuality|Language|Violence) -
Genre -
Mystery & Thriller -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jan 31, 2003, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Aug 10, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$52.8M -
Runtime -
1h 55m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby SR , DTS , Dolby Stereo , Surround , SDDS , Dolby A , Dolby Digital -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)
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