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Surveillance

Play trailer Poster for Surveillance R Released Jun 26, 2009 1h 37m Mystery & Thriller Crime Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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After a spree of horrific murders in the New Mexico desert, two FBI agents arrive at a small Sante Fe police station to interview the key witnesses. Using elaborate surveillance equipment to view the interrogations simultaneously, Sam Hallaway watches as his partner cross examines the three survivors. As several inconsistencies emerge, it becomes clear that somebody in the room knows the truth behind the slayings.
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This dark psycho-thriller from Jennifer Lynch, is violent, sharp and baffling, but not to everyone's taste.

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Candice Frederick Reel Talk Online It's a great whodunit. Rated: B+ Sep 12, 2017 Full Review S. James Snyder Time Out Rated: 3/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review Jason Anderson Toronto Star Pullman's striking performance here is undermined by Lynch's overreliance on those same grisly shock tactics, as well as a script that fails to capitalize on a promising premise and then swiftly collapses upon the revelation of a not-so-shocking twist. Rated: 2/4 Jul 24, 2009 Full Review Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens Taut, edgy, titillating, thrilling. Surveillance is a masterful examination into the dark side of the human condition. Nov 15, 2019 Full Review David Harris Spectrum Culture Surveillance will create almost no ripples whatsoever as it slithers in and out of theaters to find a second life on late-night cable. Rated: 1.5/5 Oct 9, 2019 Full Review Mike Edwards What Culture This strange thriller mixes a penchant for grittiness with the surreal and very very dark stylings of David Lynch, who happens to be the father of the director... Rated: 3/5 Mar 13, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jeffrey P One of the darker films dealing with the subject of corrupt police that one will see. From top to bottom, all the way through the end, a top notch degenerate tale. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/26/24 Full Review Audience Member I regret giving some bad critics to some low budget movies when i watched this movie.... what a bad plot, i mean it looks like the director was in a resstaurent had some drinks and the said lets do a movid where 2 FBI agents will be the killers... of course his friends laughed and said yeaaaah great idea... the next day the went filming .... it s bad, the characters are paper i was worried about them i hope they had good career after this bad bad ... really bad movie Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member Felt this was a reasonable watch. It has a promising premise, starts well, interesting format, very well shot (IMHO), and then speeds up towards the end following a big revelation. Could be better but, enjoyable nevertheless. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review nilufer e I quite enjoyed it and I believe it was under-rated. The acting was good and I loved the twists. It was thrilling and exciting even though it was a low budget flick. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Obviously Lynchesque, This modern film noir plays upon the stereotipical fears that permeates consistently throughout the history of hollywood storytelling - authority and untamed depravity. Despite the text book thrills there is enough here to push the genre forward. Strong, diverse female characters, dealing with a mysoginistic society are a welcome addition and then of course there is the western obsession with the ultimate, alternative American Dream - Bonnie and Clyde. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review ronald h This film is a crime against humanity. Despicable garbage. Not one ounce of intelligence. The so-called "black" humor is clumsily juxtaposed against the grisly violence. An utterly pointless, disgusting pile of excrement. The "twist" in the final act is abhorrent. Not funny, not clever, just nauseating. I never liked David Lynch, and it's apparent that he has passed his genes on to his daughter, whose apparent view of the world is on par with a mentally sick 12 year old kid who is destined to commit a school shooting---just because it's "fun." Well, it's not fun to waste an hour and a half of screen time on the lowest depravity imaginable. Shame on Jennifer Lynch and every actor who agreed to appear in this piece of garbage. Shame on the parents who let their child actor participate in this. Shame on every critic who gave this film a positive review. It's films like this that illustrate how low Hollywood has descended. Do yourself a favor and avoid this, even if you're curious, as I was. Save yourself the regret. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After a spree of horrific murders in the New Mexico desert, two FBI agents arrive at a small Sante Fe police station to interview the key witnesses. Using elaborate surveillance equipment to view the interrogations simultaneously, Sam Hallaway watches as his partner cross examines the three survivors. As several inconsistencies emerge, it becomes clear that somebody in the room knows the truth behind the slayings.
Director
Jennifer Chambers Lynch
Producer
Kent Harper, David Michaels, Marco Mehlitz
Screenwriter
Jennifer Chambers Lynch, Kent Harper
Distributor
Magnolia Pictures
Production Co
Film Star Pictures, Blue Rider Pictures, See Film, Lago Film, Stephen Onda Productions
Rating
R (Scene of Aberrant Sexuality|Pervasive Language|Some Drug Use|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 26, 2009, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 18, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$25.4K
Runtime
1h 37m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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