| A killer is on the loose, and an FBI agent sifts through clues and learns that the bloodthirsty felon's victims of choice are other serial killers. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 27, 2004 | 
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| Director: | E. Elias Merhige | 
| Writer: | Zak Penn, Billy Ray | 
| Genres: | Crime, Thriller | 
| Keywords | serial killer | 
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures, Cruise/Wagner Productions, Lakeshore Entertainment, Intermedia Films, IM Filmproduktion | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $13,000,000 Budget: $27,000,000 | 
| Updates | Updated: Jul 30, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
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| Aaron Eckhart | Thomas Mackelway | 
| Ben Kingsley | Benjamin O'Ryan | 
| Carrie-Anne Moss | Fran Kulok | 
| Harry Lennix | Rich Charleton | 
| Kevin Chamberlin | Harold Speck | 
| Julian Reyes | Highway Patrolman | 
| Keith Campbell | Raymond Starkey | 
| Chloe Russell | Loretta | 
| Ellen Blake | Dolly | 
| William B. Johnson | Mel | 
| Jerry Gardner | Sheriff Harry Dylan | 
| Daniel Patrick Moriarty | Bud Granger | 
| Curtis Plagge | Jumbo | 
| Nicole DeHuff | Katie Potter | 
| William Mapother | Bill Grieves | 
| Donn Owens | FBI Agent | 
| Brady Coleman | Dyson | 
| Frank Collison | Piper | 
| Catherine Haun | Joan Speck | 
| Lea Franklin | Mother | 
| Angelina Torres | Neighbor Lady | 
| David Ode | Bartender | 
| David House | Truth or Consequences Cop | 
| Miguel Zapata | Charlie | 
| Jane E. Goold | Kathleen | 
| Boots Southerland | Vic | 
| Benjamin Petry | Little Boy | 
| Jenny Cleveland | Little Boy's Mother | 
| Buddy Joe Hooker | Suspect Zero | 
| Kent Kirkpatrick | Cora | 
| Dorsey Ray | Project Director | 
| Michael Chapman | Prosecutor #1 | 
| Marya Beauvais | Prosecutor #2 | 
| Letta E. Gorder | Reporter | 
| Ed Dames | Icarus Trainer | 
| Aaron Donahue | Remote Viewer | 
| Kevin Skousen | Icarus Agent | 
| Cecilia L. Webb | Gospel Singer #1 | 
| Hope Bell | Gospel Singer #2 | 
| Richard Barela | Bar Patron (uncredited) | 
| Xanndra Boehler | State Trooper (uncredited) | 
| Jamie Haqqani | FBI Agent (uncredited) | 
| Elizabeth Latham | Vendor (uncredited) | 
| Daniel Smith | State Trooper (uncredited) | 
| Robert Towne | Professor Dates (uncredited) | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| John Gilroy | Editor | 
| Deborah Aquila | Casting | 
| Dick Ziker | Stunts | 
| Judi Townsend | Script Supervisor | 
| Ida Random | Production Design | 
| Robert K. Lambert | Editor | 
| Lizz Wolf | Costume Design | 
| Wendy Ozols-Barnes | Set Decoration | 
| Rob Hinderstein | Makeup Artist | 
| Elizabeth Korsmo | Makeup Artist | 
| Stephan Dupuis | Makeup Artist | 
| Guy Barnes | Art Direction | 
| E. Elias Merhige | Director | 
| Zak Penn | Screenplay, Story | 
| Michael Chapman | Director of Photography | 
| Tricia Wood | Casting | 
| Mary Claire Hannan | Costume Design | 
| Todd McIntosh | Makeup Artist | 
| Clint Mansell | Original Music Composer | 
| Steve M. Davison | Stunts | 
| Buddy Joe Hooker | Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator | 
| Billy Ray | Screenplay | 
| Jeffrey Ford | Additional Editor | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Gaye Hirsch | Producer | 
| Gary Lucchesi | Executive Producer | 
| Guy East | Executive Producer | 
| Lester Berman | Co-Producer | 
| Moritz Borman | Executive Producer | 
| Nigel Sinclair | Executive Producer | 
| Darren Miller | Co-Producer | 
| Paula Wagner | Producer | 
| E. Elias Merhige | Producer | 
| Tom Rosenberg | Executive Producer | 
| Jonathan Sanger | Executive Producer | 
| Tom Cruise | Producer | 
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Don't remember when I last saw this, but probably was when it was released on DVD. So this is my second viewing and don't remember a whole lot but my rating pretty remained the same. It's unnecessarily confusing but worse, rather dull for the bulk with good actors like Aaron Eckhart and Ben Kingsley ... not being able to breathe life into boring script. Had potential perhaps under a more experienced director but as it is, this is one I won't revisit for a third time... **2.0/5**