You can't prepare for where the truth will take you.

A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the help of the streetwise Max, he relentlessly follows a bizarre trail of evidence to determine the fate of a complete stranger. As his work turns into obsession, he drifts farther and farther away from his wife, family and simple life as a small-town PI.

Cast

Nicolas Cage

Tom Welles

Joaquin Phoenix

Max California

James Gandolfini

Eddie Poole

Peter Stormare

Dino Velvet

Anthony Heald

Longdale

Chris Bauer

Machine

Catherine Keener

Amy Welles

Myra Carter

Mrs. Christian

Amy Morton

Mrs. Mathews

Norman Reedus

Warren Anderson

J

Jenny Powell

Mary Ann Mathews

Anne Gee Byrd

Senator

Jack Betts

Butler

L

Luis Oropeza

Archive Director

Rachel Singer

Neighbor

Don Creech

Mr. Anderson

Fran Bennett

Nun

Wilma Bonet

Nun

Luis Saguar

Manny

Walter K. Jordan

Thug