Review of Arlington Road (1999) by Brad J — 06 Jan 2010

A gripping thriller, well acted and punctuated by a downbeat ending.

This review of Arlington Road (1999) was written by Brad J on 06 Jan 2010.

Arlington Road has generally received positive reviews.

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By Bill S (2,971) on 08 Apr 2015

DOUBLE THUMBS UP Viewed this on 8/4/15 Arlington road is a unique, realistic, potent, edge of the seat thriller that's able to hold the attention…

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By Sherry M (113) on 02 Apr 2017

Interesting idea. Clever ending. Surprised me. Tim Robbins, Jeff Bridges, Joan Cusack all good…

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By Peter Brunette (102) for Film.com (1,892) on 30 Mar 2017

It plays lots of cool mind games with the audience -- if in an occasionally incoherent way -- and ends up providing a surprising amount of fun…

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By William Arnold (1,101) for Seattle Post-Intelligencer (2,422) on 27 Oct 2015

A clumsy and incompetent thriller for nine-tenths of its length, but it has an ending so clever and that goes so wildly against expectations…

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By Jayakrishnan R (1,070) on 08 Apr 2015

DOUBLE THUMBS UP Viewed this on 8/4/15 Arlington road is a unique, realistic, potent, edge of the seat thriller that's able to hold the attention…

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By Anthony T (639) on 27 Nov 2017

Brilliant piece of American paranoia...love the way tension builds. Best line: what are you doing here? Shopping…

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By Lisa Alspector (408) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 04 Jun 2016

The idiosyncratic instrumentation and melodies in the score by Angelo Badalamenti (Blue Velvet) and a masterful opening scene are wasted on…

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By Don S (1,504) on 09 Jun 2017

Fantastic movie…

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By Liddy S (1) on 16 Nov 2013

I saw this movie about 10 years ago. Maybe more…

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By Dominic A (70) on 10 Aug 2014

If you never saw this movie...see it. An amazing twist at the end will leave you shocked and surprised…

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