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| Release Date: |
August 8, 1997 |
| Genre: |
Suspense, Romance |
| Running Time: |
129 minutes |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated R for some violence. |
| Director: |
Richard Donner |
| Writer: |
Brian Helgeland |
| Cast: |
Brian J. Williams, Rich Hebert, Jim Sterling, Michael Potts, Rod McLachlan, Alex McArthur, Terry Alexander, Steve Kahan, Cylk Cozart, Patrick Stewart, Julia Roberts, Mel Gibson |
He lives a life of fear and paranoia. He lives a life where he thinks everything is a conspiracy and people are watching him, waiting for him. He is right. Jerry Fletcher is a troubled man, haunted by visions of his mysterious past. He's a cabby by day, rambling on about his insane conspiracies, and a writer by night, producing his own newsletter called "Conspiracy Theory." People think him insane, even the one woman who Read more
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Movie Review
Grade: C+
If you want a little, awkward romance and some humor, this is your movie. If you want an action-packed movie with a semi-realistic plot, this is not your movie. The back and forth plot overflowing with complexity and ending up having none of Jerry's conspiracies being the driving force of the movie made Conspiracy Theory too confusing. It wasn't really hard to understand, but the whole concept was stupid. Romance fans would probably like this more than action fans, but Conspiracy Theory doesn't excel in either genre. Read the full movie review
User Comments & Reviews
Conspiracy Theory, by Donner, Hellgelland
April 14, 2004
Though the Freedom of Information Act has seen many, many losses the last 4 years, this movie speaks to well documented research the government conducted during and after WWII on splitting personality to conduct mind-control intelligence assignments. Unfortunately some critique the movie soley for entertainment appeal, which foregoes any review of the extensive paper trail of the work America has unconscienably exercised in this area. The movie offers a primer for a citizen to research topics for yourself on whether you truly have a free nation or not.
Foreigners can see this, Americans somehow do not wish to examine themself to see their own behavior. This is what Jerry Fletcher reveals as a main character.
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