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Arlington Road (1999)
98K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Threats from sinister foreign nationals aren't the only thing to fear. Bedraggled college professor Michael Faraday has been vexed (and increasingly paranoid) since his wife's accidental death in a botched FBI operation. But all that takes a backseat when a seemingly all-American couple set up house next door.
Style:
neo noir, suspense, psychological, tense, surprise ending, bleak, clever, bad ending, disturbing, mind blowing ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
conspiracy, terrorism, twists and turns, professor, evil wins, paranoia, terrorist, obsession, suspicion, fbi, uncover truth, danger, investigation, bad guy wins, plot twist, murder, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, college professor, secrets, deception, bomb, violence, kidnapping, villain, single father ...
Time:
year 1999, 90s, 20th century, 1990s
Place:
washington d.c., usa, west virginia, virginia, kansas, st. louis missouri
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Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Place:
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Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Place:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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