Synopsis
A 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.
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Cast
- Mel GibsonJerry Fletcher
- Julia RobertsAlice Sutton
- Patrick StewartDr. Jonas
- Cylk CozartAgent Lowry
- Steve KahanMr. Wilson
- Terry AlexanderFlip
- Alex McArthurCynic
- Rod McLachlanJustice Guard
- Michael PottsJustice Guard
- Jim SterlingJustice Guard
Recommendations
- 75
San Francisco Examiner
The good guys metamorphose into bad guys and back into good guys with dazzling efficiency in Brian Helgeland's disturbing, comic script. - 63
Chicago Sun-Times
Unfortunately, the parts of the movie that are truly good are buried beneath the deadening layers of thriller cliches and an unconvincing love story. - 50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
With a plot that thickens like congealed stew, this movie about a harmless nutbar, an attorney and a cabal can leave you lost in banality. - 50
Austin Chronicle
Taking its cue from the notion that American society is obsessed with covert political intrigues and machinations, Conspiracy Theory is an interesting but flawed thriller in which the wildly paranoiac is something really real. - 50
The New York Times
The only sneaky scheme at work here is the one that inflates a hollow plot to fill 2 1/4 hours while banishing skepticism with endless close-ups of big, beautiful movie-star eyes. - 50
ReelViews
In the end, Conspiracy Theory fails to work as an action film, a romance, or a mystery -- all of which it aspires to be. - 50
Rolling Stone
Instead of a scalding brew of mirth and malice, served black, Donner settles up a tepid latte, decaf. - 50
Salon
Conspiracy Theory doesn't know whether it wants to be a comedy, a political thriller, a romance or a satire.
