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Identity
Why this pick
Like Vacancy, it traps stressed strangers in an isolated roadside motel, steadily turning ordinary discomfort into rain-soaked paranoia and tightly controlled suspense.
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MOVIE2007 1h 20m USA
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
On their way home from a family party, David (Luke Wilson) and Amy Fox (Kate Beckinsale)--who are on the verge of divorce after a family tragedy drove them apart—take a wrong turn on a remote mountain road. Once their vehicle ceases working, they discover there is no cell phone reception and start walking back to a motel across the street from an auto repair garage they had stopped at earlier. Oddly, when they arrive, there are no cars in the parking lot. At the office, they hear piercing screams coming from the back room. The motel manager, Mason (Frank Whaley), appears and explains that the noises are coming from the television. They book a room for the night.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Kate Beckinsale
Amy Fox
Luke Wilson
David Fox
Frank Whaley
Mason
Mark Casella
Le routier
Ethan Embry
Mechanic
David Doty
L'agent de Police