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Arlington Road

Arlington Road

Fear Thy Neighbor.

19997.01h 57m

Overview

Bedraggled college professor Michael Faraday has been vexed — and increasingly paranoid — since his wife's accidental death in a botched FBI operation. When a seemingly all-American couple set up house next door, Michael begins to suspect there’s more to them than meets the eye.

Directed by Mark Pellington
Written by Ehren Kruger
Produced by Tom Gorai, Marc Samuelson, Peter Samuelson
Box OfficeBudget: $31.0MRevenue: $41.1M

Top Cast

Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges

Michael Faraday

Tim Robbins

Tim Robbins

Oliver Lang

Joan Cusack

Joan Cusack

Cheryl Lang

Hope Davis

Hope Davis

Brooke Wolfe

Robert Gossett

Robert Gossett

FBI Agent Whit Carver

Mason Gamble

Mason Gamble

Brady Lang

Spencer Treat Clark

Spencer Treat Clark

Grant Faraday

Stanley Anderson

Stanley Anderson

Dr. Archer Scobee

Lee Stringer

Lee Stringer

Orderly

Darryl Cox

Darryl Cox

Troopmaster

Themes & Keywords

armywashington dc, usabombwifepoliticsprofessorfbiparanoiacollegesuspicionmurderneighborconspiracyterrorismagentblueprintclassifiedneo-noirdomestic terrorism

About Arlington Road

Arlington Road is a crime, drama, thriller, mystery film released in 1999 exploring themes of army, washington dc, usa, bomb, wife, politics, professor. Directed by Mark Pellington, it stars Jeff Bridges, Tim Robbins, Joan Cusack. Bedraggled college professor Michael Faraday has been vexed — and increasingly paranoid — since his wife's accidental death in a botched FBI operation. When a seemingly all-American couple set up house next door, Michael begins to suspect there’s more to them than meets the eye.

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