Review of Arlington Road (1999) by Peter C — 13 Oct 2007

This was a very tight thriller. Scary stuff.

This review of Arlington Road (1999) was written by Peter C on 13 Oct 2007.

Arlington Road has generally received positive reviews.

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By Maitland Mcdonagh (2,150) for TV Guide Magazine (2,375) on 21 Dec 2016

A successful thriller makes you forget such impossibilities, but here they poison every scene…

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By Gerald B (47) on 17 Oct 2016

It really might have been good...if it hadn't been so preposterously stupid…

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By Aaron H (880) on 07 Jun 2014

I saw this in theaters when it first came out, and watching it again 15 years later, it's amazing how much of it stuck with me, but on second…

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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 Eric O (621) on 11 Mar 2015

You knew all along that Tim Robbins was nefarious, but I felt like the movie moved too quickly at parts, leaving you clueless as to his motivations…

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By Hillary D (258) on 13 Mar 2014

Despite what the critics said, this movie is a winner…

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By Olly H (260) on 23 Dec 2013

Auch nach all den jahren immer noch sehr spannend…

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By Ryan W (1,236) on 09 Sep 2014

Excellent political thriller. Great fuck you Hollywood ending. fantastic…

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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 John Hartl (735) for Film.com (1,892) on 28 Oct 2015

Before it finally twists itself into a pretzel in the third act, this paranoid thriller creates a scary mood and allows its leading actors…

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