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Summary
Tenacious homicide detective Cassie Mayweather and her still-green partner are working a murder case, attempting to profile two malevolently brilliant young men: cold, calculating killers whose dark secrets might explain their crimes.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+18)
Critics 40Audiences 58GoodWatch 49
Metascore50
Tomatometer30%
IMDb6.2
User score6.2
Letterboxd · 51 K ratings2.9/5
Audience score49%
Box office
1.1×its budget
- Budget
- $50 M
- Worldwide
- $57 M
Worldwide it earned $7 M more than it cost.
Running time
2 h
A typical length for crime movies, +14 min on the typical 106
typical 106120Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 35 countries, rent or buy in 43 more
+25Released
2002
April 19, 2002
24 years ago
Genres
CrimeDramaThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 26
Sandra BullockCassie Mayweather
Ben ChaplinSam Kennedy
Ryan GoslingRichard Haywood
Michael PittJustin Pendleton
Agnes BrucknerLisa Mills
Chris PennRay Feathers
R. D. CallRod Cody
Tom VericaAl Swanson
Janni BrennMs. Elder
John VickeryRestaurant Manager- MCMichael CanavanMr. Chechi
Krista CarpenterOlivia Lake
Neal MatarazzoMale Officer in Flashback
Adilah BarnesLab Technician
Jim JansenLawyer- PSPaula ScarpinoFemale Officer in Flashback
Brian StepanekParole Board Marshall
Sharon MaddenNurse
John DoolittleFingerprint Technician
Dennis CockrumCriminalist #1 at Ray's House
Eric SaietCriminalist #2 at Ray's House- NONancy OsborneRichard's Mother
Ralph SeymourParamedic
Christine HealyJustin's Mother
Directing · 2
- Barbet Schroeder Director, Producer
- Kerry Lyn McKissick Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
- Tony Gayton Screenplay
Production · 9
- Sandra Bullock Executive Producer
- Jeffrey Stott Executive Producer
- Susan Hoffman Producer
- Howard Feuer Casting
- Eileen A. O'Donnell Production Coordinator
- Ann Gray Post Production Coordinator
Camera · 5
- Luciano Tovoli Director of Photography
- Gary C. Beaird Sr. Key Grip
- Suzanne Hanover Still Photographer
- Bob Gorelick Steadicam Operator
- Dustin Blauvelt Camera Operator
Editing · 8
- Lee Percy Editor
- Michelle Harrison Associate Editor
- Mo Henry Negative Cutter
- Tamara McDonough Assistant Editor
- Rebecca Nicolaou Assistant Editor
- Misako Shimizu Assistant Editor
Sound · 23
- Clint Mansell Original Music Composer
- Nicholas Renbeck Supervising Sound Editor
- Ron Bochar Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Cate Montana Apprentice Sound Editor
- Dennis Sands Scoring Mixer
- David Lucarelli ADR Recordist
Art · 22
- Stuart Wurtzel Production Design
- Hilton Rosemarin Set Decoration
- Steve Saklad Set Designer
- Caroline Perzan Assistant Set Decoration
- Simon Cassels Title Designer
- Martin Charles Graphic Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 13
- Carol Oditz Costume Design
- Lori Guidroz Key Hair Stylist
- Conan Castro Jr. Costumer
- Pamela S. Westmore Makeup Artist
- Valli O'Reilly Key Makeup Artist
- Lona Vigi Hairstylist
Visual Effects · 1
- Charles Gibson Visual Effects Supervisor
Lighting · 3
- Michael J. Bailey Best Boy Electric
- Kevin J. Lang Rigging Gaffer
- Gary Tandrow Chief Lighting Technician
Other crew · 17
- Norman Howell Stunt Coordinator
- Donna Evans Stunt Double
- Kanin Howell Stunts
- Paul A. Levin Post Production Supervisor
- Alan D. Purwin Pilot
- Jerome Butler Dialect Coach
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