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Conspiracy Theory
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Conspiracy Theory is an American action thriller and crime drama film directed by Richard Donner from a screenplay by Brian Helgeland, named after the concept of conspiracy theory itself. Set and filmed in New York City, it stars Mel Gibson, Julia Roberts, Patrick Stewart and Cylk Cozart, with cinematography by John Schwartzman and a score by Carter Burwell, produced by Joel Silver for Warner Bros. Entertainment.
Released in 1997, the film had a budget of 75,000,000 and earned 137,000,000 at the box office. It won four awards from a single nomination, runs 135 minutes, and is rated R. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Netflix in video on demand format.
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6.6A man obsessed with conspiracy theories becomes a target after one of his theories turns out to be true. Unfortunately, in order to save himself, he has to figure out which theory it is.
Cast
- Mel Gibson as Jerry Fletcher
- Julia Roberts as Alice Sutton
- Patrick Stewart as Dr. Jonas
- Cylk Cozart as Agent Lowry
- Steve Kahan as Mr. Wilson
- Terry Alexander as Flip
Themes
- new york city
- assassin
- central intelligence agency (cia)
- helicopter
- government
- chase
- politics
- obsession
- taxi driver
- fbi
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Ratings
IMDb
6.7/10
111,559 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
59%
Metacritic
50/100
- Year
- 1997
- Runtime
- 135 min
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Drama
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 4 wins & 1 nomination total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Richard Donner
- Written by
- Brian Helgeland
- Produced by
- Richard Donner Joel Silver
- Starring
- Mel Gibson Julia Roberts Patrick Stewart
- Cinematography
- John Schwartzman
- Edited by
- Kevin Stitt Frank J. Urioste
- Music by
- Carter Burwell
- Production companies
- Silver Pictures Shuler Donner/Donner Productions
- Distributed by
- Warner Bros.
- Release date
- August 8, 1997 ( 1997-08-08 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 135 minutes
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $80 million
- Box office
- $137 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Named after
- conspiracy theory
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Richard Donner
- Screenwriter
- Brian Helgeland
- Cast member
- Leonard Jackson
- Composer
- Carter Burwell
- Producer
- Joel Silver
- Production company
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- John Schwartzman
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Filming location
- New York City
- Duration
- 135
- FilmAffinity ID
- 233480
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1997-01-01
- title
- Conspiracy Theory
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 6.7/10
- different from
- Conspiracy theory
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Encyclopedic overview
Conspiracy Theory is a 1997 American political action thriller film directed by Richard Donner. Starring Mel Gibson, Julia Roberts and Patrick Stewart, the original screenplay by Brian Helgeland centers on an eccentric taxi driver who believes many world events are triggered by government conspiracies, and the Justice Department attorney who becomes involved in his life. The film grossed $137 million, and critical reviews were mixed.
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