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The Clearing

2004, Movie, R, 91 mins

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Cool, restrained and steeped in tight-lipped repression, producer Pieter Jan Brugge's directing debut tells two intimately connected stories surrounding the kidnapping of a wealthy businessman (Robert Redford). This antithriller delivers creeping apprehension rather than adrenaline-pumping kicks, and the uniformly strong and finely calibrated performances more than compensate for the absence of technical razzle-dazzle. Helen Mirren and Willem Dafoe costar. Read the complete review for The Clearing
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Wayne (Redford) and Eileen (Mirren) Hayes live the American Dream. Together they've raised two children and struggled to build a successful business from the ground up. But there have been sacrifices along the way. When Wayne is kidnapped by an ordinary man, Arnold Mack (Dafoe), and held for ransom in a remote forest, the couple's world is turned inside out. Eileen finds her home full of FBI Agents, their life under scrutiny. While Wayne is engaged in the negotiation of his lifetime, Eileen works frantically with the FBI to secure his release. The terrifying ordeal causes Wayne and Eileen to reassess their marriage and come to a deeper sense of their commitment to each other. With each passing hour, the need and desire for Wayne to return home safely becomes ever more urgent.
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The Clearing movie trailer - starring Helen Mirren, Matt Craven, Robert Redford, Willem Dafoe, Alessandro Nivola. Directed by Pieter Jan Brugge. Theatrical Release Date: 7/2/2004 Genre: Drama Rating: PG-13
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Wayne and Eileen Hayes (Robert Redford, Helen Mirren) appear to be living the American dream until Wayne is kidnapped in broad daylight from their peaceful Pittsburgh estate. Suddenly, the man who at one point prided himself on being a cunning negotiator finds his fate resting in the hands of a kidnapper (Willem Dafoe) who has nothing to lose and everything to gain.
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When a successful businessman (Robert Redford) is kidnapped and held for ransom, he and his family are forced to reflect on their lives together.
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Year: 2004
Rated R

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Cast
Robert Redford: Wayne Hayes
Helen Mirren: Eileen Hayes
Willem Dafoe: Arnold Mack
Alessandro Nivola: Tim Hayes
Matt Craven: Agent Ray Fuller
Melissa Sagemiller: Jill Hayes

 

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