

Enemy of the State
It's not paranoia if they're really after you.
When the videotape of the murder of a congressman unknowingly ends up in the hands of labor lawyer and dedicated family man Robert Clayton Dean, he is framed for the murder. With the help of the mysterious Brill, Dean attempts to throw the NSA off his trail and prove his innocence.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $90M
- Box office
- $250.6M
- Language
- English
- washington dc, usa
- wiretap
- satellite
- national security agency (nsa)
- murder
- invasion of privacy
- on the run
- mafia
- false accusations
- surveillance
- tape recording
- voyeurism
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereR16 Nov 1998
- TheatricalR20 Nov 1998
- PhysicalRDVD15 Jun 1999
- PhysicalRBlu-ray21 Nov 2006
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1526 Dec 1998
United Arab EmiratesAE
- PhysicalDVD6 Nov 2006
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM7 Jan 1999
CanadaCA
- Theatrical25 Nov 1998
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical14 Jan 1999
AustriaAT
- Theatrical18 Dec 1998
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical186 Jan 1999
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1420 Nov 1998
ColombiaCO
- Theatrical5 Feb 1999
CzechiaCZ
- TheatricalU21 Jan 1999
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical158 Jan 1999
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Enemy of the State was released on 20 November 1998.
Audience reviews
7- Y9/10
YouShouldKnow
10/25/2017
What was just a movie then is quickly becoming reality now. With the erosion of our rights and privacy online, this movie should have served as a harbinger of a world we do not want to live in. We are introduced to the same arguments politicians, the wealthy and the agencies brought forth after the terror attacks we endured. The exact same rhetoric is used in this film ("if you have nothing to hide..."). At times,…
- W8/10
Wuchak
6/2/2018
Fast-paced surveillance-oriented action/thriller with Will Smith, Gene Hackman and Jon Voight RELEASED IN 1998 and directed by Tony Scott, "Enemy of the State” is an action/crime/thriller starring Will Smith as a DC lawyer who unknowingly apprehends evidence of a serious crime involving a formidable politician (Jon Voight) and is subsequently targeted by his NSA goons (Jack Black, Seth Green, etc.) and heavies (Sc…
- J9/10
John Chard
7/18/2020
The government's been in bed with the entire telecommunications industry since the forties. They've infected everything. Enemy of the State is directed by Tony Scott and written by David Marconi. It stars Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight, Regina King and Lisa Bonet. Music is by Harry Gregson-Williams and Trevor Rabin, and cinematography by Dan Mindel. A lawyer becomes targeted by a corrupt politician and hi…
- C6/10
CinemaSerf
7/8/2022
Poor Jason Lee ("Zavitz") has only the smallest of parts in this film, yet in the few minutes he is on screen (before he is squished in a road accident) he manages to dump unsuspecting lawyer "Dean" (Will Smith) into an whole world of pain. Why? Well we already know what happened regarding the mysterious death of "Congressman Hammersley" (Jason Robards) but unfortunately for the killers, a video camera used for monit…
- T7/10
The Movie Mob
10/28/2022
**Enemy of the State is an underrated action thriller that might not innovate the genre but definitely entertains!** A paranoid conspiracy action thriller with Tony Scott flair. Scott has directed some of my favorite movies, and while this one isn’t on the top of my list, it’s still a fantastic suspense espionage flick with all the government secrecy of Jason Bourne but without most of the action. Will Smith and G…
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