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Enemy of the State

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7.1/10 • 3.9K

1998-11-202h 12m

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It's not paranoia if they're really after you.

The life of labor lawyer and dedicated family man Robert Clayton Dean is turned upside down after a chance meeting with a college buddy while holiday shopping. Unbeknownst to Dean, he's just been burdened with a videotape of a congressman's assassination. Hot on the trail of this tape is a ruthless group of National Security Agents commanded by a belligerently ambitious NSA official named Reynolds. Using satellite surveillance, bugs, and other sophisticated snooping devices, the NSA infiltrates every facet of Dean's existence, tracing each physical and digital footprint he leaves while also framing him for murder. With the help of the mysterious Brill, he attempts to throw the NSA off his trail and prove his innocence.

Directors
Tony Scott
Writters
David Marconi
Editors
Chris Lebenzon

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Will Smith

    Will Smith

    Robert Clayton Dean

  2. Gene Hackman

    Gene Hackman

    Brill

  3. Jon Voight

    Jon Voight

    Reynolds

  4. Regina King

    Regina King

    Carla Dean

  5. Loren Dean

    Loren Dean

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  6. Jake Busey

    Jake Busey

    Krug

  7. Barry Pepper

    Barry Pepper

    Pratt

  8. Jason Lee

    Jason Lee

    Daniel Zavitz

  9. Gabriel Byrne

    Gabriel Byrne

    'Brill'

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Oct 25, 2017

9/10

What was just a movie then is quickly becoming reality now. With the erosion of our rights and privacy online, this movie should have served as a harbinger of a world we do not want to live in. We are introduced to the same arguments politicians, the wealthy and the agencies brought forth after the terror attacks we endured. The exact same rhetoric is used in this film ("if you have nothing to hide..."). At times, it looks like the real world emulates fiction or worse, this film was a blue print. From a protagonist unaware or unwilling to see the state of affairs, who's unwittingly caught in the path of bad guys, to what might then have been a tinfoil hat wearing, paranoid conspiracy theorist, but would now (post Snowden) be a a very concerned citizen, this film has what it needs to tell a good story. What's great too is the ending, which is bittersweet. It reflects pretty well what goes on in the highest spheres where the working class has little to no influence. All in all, a great film for everybody.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$90,000,000.00
Revenue
$250,649,836.00
Keywords
washington dc, usawiretapsatellitenational security agency (nsa)murdertrackerinvasion of privacyon the runmafialawyerfalse accusationssurveillancetape recording  tracking devicecongressmanconcealed camerassurveillance statefaradaychristmas timebaltimore, marylandantagonisticauthoritarianconfidential sourcedeathsentire life upended