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Enemy of the State

Enemy of the State

7.1/ 10

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4,200

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1998

Release Year

132 min

Runtime

Action
Drama
Thriller

Overview

When the videotape of the murder of a congressman unknowingly ends up in the hands of labor lawyer and dedicated family man Robert Clayton Dean, he is framed for the murder. With the help of the mysterious Brill, Dean attempts to throw the NSA off his trail and prove his innocence.

Keywords

washington dc, usa
wiretap
satellite
national security agency (nsa)
murder
invasion of privacy
on the run
mafia
false accusations
surveillance
tape recording  
voyeurism
tracking device
congressman
married man
concealed cameras
surveillance state
faraday
christmastime
baltimore, maryland
antagonistic
authoritarian
confidential source
entire life upended
labor lawyer
discredit

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Reviews(5)

7.8avg rating
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YouShouldKnow

October 25, 2017

9
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 t

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Wuchak

Wuchak

June 2, 2018

8
8/10

Fast-paced surveillance-oriented action/thriller with Will Smith, Gene Hackman and Jon Voight RELEASED IN 1998 and directed by Tony Scott, "Enemy of the State” is an action/crime/thriller starring Will Smith as a DC lawyer who unknowingly apprehends evidence of a serious crime involving a formida

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John Chard

John Chard

July 18, 2020

9
9/10

The government's been in bed with the entire telecommunications industry since the forties. They've infected everything. Enemy of the State is directed by Tony Scott and written by David Marconi. It stars Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight, Regina King and Lisa Bonet. Music is by Harry Gregson-

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

July 8, 2022

6
6/10

Poor Jason Lee ("Zavitz") has only the smallest of parts in this film, yet in the few minutes he is on screen (before he is squished in a road accident) he manages to dump unsuspecting lawyer "Dean" (Will Smith) into an whole world of pain. Why? Well we already know what happened regarding the myste

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The Movie Mob

The Movie Mob

@mooney240

October 28, 2022

7
7/10

**Enemy of the State is an underrated action thriller that might not innovate the genre but definitely entertains!** A paranoid conspiracy action thriller with Tony Scott flair. Scott has directed some of my favorite movies, and while this one isn’t on the top of my list, it’s still a fantastic s

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