A psychological thriller about a senior at one of America's most prestigious universities. Under enormous pressure to complete her thesis and earn a top job at one of the world's most competitive consulting firms, Katie is still coping with the sudden unexplained disappearance of her first love two years prior. As the investigation continues, Katie is forced to choose between past passions and new possibilities, even as new facts are uncovered.
Acting
Katie Holmes carries the whole unhinged thing
Direction
Gaghan's one non-Syriana thriller—oddly restrained
Cinematography
Ivy League dread never looked this amber-filtered
Director
Stephen Gaghan
Katie Holmes
Katie Burke
Benjamin Bratt
Wade Handler
Charlie Hunnam
Embry Larkin
Zooey Deschanel
Samantha Harper
Fred Ward
Bill Stayton
Mark Feuerstein
Robert Hanson
Melanie Lynskey
Mousy Julie
Philip Bosco
Professor Jergensen
Gabriel Mann
Harrison Hobart
Will McCormack
August
Gabrielle Union
Amanda Luttrell
Greg Kramer
Andre
Gillian Ferrabee
Susan
Barry Julien
Ted
Tony Goldwyn
David Schaffer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Stephen Gaghan's directorial debut before he won the Oscar for Traffic's screenplay.
Released at peak 'prestige campus thriller' era—think The Skulls meets Gossip Girl's anxious older sister.
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