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Civic Duty

Play trailer Poster for Civic Duty R,  2006,  1h 38m,  Drama/ Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 56% 57 Reviews Tomatometer 33% 25,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
56% Tomatometer 57 Reviews 33% Popcornmeter 25,000+ Ratings
Terry Allen (Peter Krause), an unemployed accountant, has time on his hands and chooses to spend it by snooping on his new Middle Eastern neighbor, Gabe Hassan (Khaled Abol Naga). Despite his wife's (Kari Matchett) protests, Terry becomes increasingly paranoid about Gabe's activities and is determined to prove he is a terrorist.
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Critics Consensus

At times a tense and provocative thriller, Civic Duty struggles to move beyond its one-note premise.

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Richard Roeper Ebert & Roeper May 21, 2007
A flawed but worthwhile examination of paranoia and clashing cultures in the 21st century. Go to Full Review
Scott Tobias AV Club May 5, 2007
C
All that flash serves to prop up what's in essence a one-act play, constructed around a political message that's telegraphed from the start. Go to Full Review
Mark Holcomb Time Out May 5, 2007
4/6
The film's pace lags toward the end, but its grasp of manufactured fear's dreary pervasiveness never falters. Go to Full Review
Ed Travis Hollywood Jesus Apr 10, 2020
The questions Civic Duty raises are better than the movie itself. Go to Full Review
C.H. Newell Father Son Holy Gore May 7, 2019
4/5
Civic Duty pulls us into the post-9/11 hysteria that felt ready to pop in America. Go to Full Review
Kevin Carr 7M Pictures Oct 16, 2007
2/5
mostly suffers from overwriting Go to Full Review
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Jeff Renfroe

Director

Peter Krause

Terry Allen

Kari Matchett

Marla Allen

Ian Tracey

Lt. Lloyd

Richard Schiff

Agent Hillary

Kal Naga

Gabe Hassan

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Movie Info

Synopsis Terry Allen (Peter Krause), an unemployed accountant, has time on his hands and chooses to spend it by snooping on his new Middle Eastern neighbor, Gabe Hassan (Khaled Abol Naga). Despite his wife's (Kari Matchett) protests, Terry becomes increasingly paranoid about Gabe's activities and is determined to prove he is a terrorist.
Director
Jeff Renfroe
Producer
Tina Pehme, Kim Roberts, Peter Krause, Andrew Joiner, Andrew Lanter
Screenwriter
Andrew Joiner
Production Co
Civic Duty Productions
Rating
R (Some Threatening Situations|Language)
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Apr 20, 2007
Release Date (Streaming)
May 13, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$54.9K
Runtime
1h 38m
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