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Surveillance

Surveillance

20086.01h 37m

Overview

An FBI agent tracks a serial killer with the help of three of his would-be victims - all of whom have wildly different stories to tell.

Directed by Jennifer Lynch
Written by Kent Harper, Jennifer Lynch
Produced by Marco Mehlitz, Kent Harper, Stephen Onda
Box OfficeBudget: $3.5MRevenue: $1.1M

Top Cast

Julia Ormond

Julia Ormond

Elisabeth Anderson

Bill Pullman

Bill Pullman

Sam Hallaway

Pell James

Pell James

Bobbi Prescott

Ryan Simpkins

Ryan Simpkins

Stephanie

Cheri Oteri

Cheri Oteri

Mom

Michael Ironside

Michael Ironside

Billings

French Stewart

French Stewart

Jim Conrad

Kent Harper

Kent Harper

Bennett

Caroline Aaron

Caroline Aaron

Janet

Gill Gayle

Gill Gayle

Degrasso

Themes & Keywords

dying and deathpolicesadismmass murderfbicamerainvestigationloversmurderseries of murdersdrugswitness to murdersurveillancewoman directormurder hunt

About Surveillance

Surveillance is a horror, thriller, mystery film released in 2008 exploring themes of dying and death, police, sadism, mass murder, fbi, camera. Directed by Jennifer Lynch, it stars Julia Ormond, Bill Pullman, Pell James. An FBI agent tracks a serial killer with the help of three of his would-be victims - all of whom have wildly different stories to tell.

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