Lakeview Terrace

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  • Opened September 19, 2008 
  • 1 hr 50 min
  • PG-13 | intense thematic material, violence, sexuality, language and some drug references

  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 15+. More on child suitability

  • An uptight police officer (Samuel L. Jackson), the self-appointed watchdog of his neighborhood, strongly disapproves of the interracial newlyweds (Patrick Wilson, Kerry Washington) who just moved in next door. He becomes increasingly hostile toward the innocent pair, going to great lengths to force them out of their home. Events take a tragic turn when the couple decide to fight back. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Patrick Wilson, Kerry Washington, Ron Glass, Justin Chambers
  • Director: Neil LaBute
  • Genres: Drama, Suspense/Thriller

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by Asianfreak

45 out of 100 An evil cop next door delivers the chills and epic bores....

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Chicago Sun-Times
| Roger Ebert

I find movies like this alive and provoking, and I'm exhilarated to have my thinking challenged at every step of the way. Read full review

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San Francisco Chronicle
| Mick LaSalle

A conventional suspense thriller, but the details kick it up a notch. Read full review

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Philadelphia Inquirer
| Steven Rea

Lakeview Terrace's pretense at exploring racial intolerance has been exposed for what it really is: a B-movie copout. Read full review

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Rolling Stone
| Peter Travers

The main problem with this treatise on racial politics undercover as an exercise in suspense is that the director, Neil LaBute, didn't write the script. Read full review

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Patrick Wilson in "Lakeview Terrace."