A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the help of the streetwise Max, Welles relentlessly follows a bizarre trail of evidence to determine the fate of a complete stranger. As his work turns into obsession, he drifts farther and farther away from his wife, family and simple life as a small-town private eye.

| Release Date: | Feb 1999 |
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| Genre: | Thriller / Mystery |
| Awards: | 2 wins & 1 nomination |
| Cast: | Nicolas Cage (Tom Welles), Joaquin Phoenix (Max California), James Gandolfini (Eddie Poole), Peter Stormare (Dino Velvet), Anthony Heald (Daniel Longdale), Chris Bauer (George Higgins), Catherine Keener (Amy Welles), Myra Carter (Mrs. Christian), Amy Morton (Janet Mathews), Jenny Powell (Mary Ann Mathews), Anne Gee Byrd (Senator Michaelson), Jack Betts (Butler), Luis Oropeza (Archive Director), Rachel Singer (Neighbor), Don Creech (Mr. Anderson) |
