

When straight arrow FBI agent Roy Clayton heads up the investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to lead back to former U.S. Special Operations officer Samir Horn.
Acting
Cheadle's simmering ambiguity—hero or villain? You decide
Writing
Twisty script keeps you aligned with the wrong side
Direction
Nachmanoff makes terrorism procedural genuinely suspenseful

Director
Jeffrey Nachmanoff
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Steve Martin—yes, THAT Steve Martin—co-wrote the story, proving he's secretly obsessed with espionage thrillers.
One of the few post-9/11 Hollywood films to center a devout Muslim protagonist without making him either villain or victim—radical for 2008, still rare now.