Civic Duty

Civic Duty (2006)

  • 56% of critics liked it
    (54 reviews)

  • 39% of users liked it
    (29,166 ratings)

Where does legitimate concern end and paranoia begin? A man finds himself walking that fine line in this tense independent drama. Terry Allen (Peter Krause) is an accountant who lives a seemingly ordinary life until he loses his job. Unable to buy the new house he was hoping to get for his fiancée,… More

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R, 1 hr. 38 min.
Directed By
Jeff Renfroe
Written By
Andrew Joiner
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Drama
In Theaters
Apr 26, 2006 Wide
On DVD
Sep 4, 2007
Freestyle Releasing/Yari Film Group

Critic Reviews

  • Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

    A flawed but worthwhile examination of paranoia and clashing cultures in the 21st century.

  • Richard Nilsen, Arizona Republic

    It does build up considerable suspense and tension; Renfroe has learned well from Hitchcock.

  • Matt Zoller Seitz, New York Times

    The vivid sense of time and place is the best thing about the initially promising, ultimately irritating psychological thriller Civic Duty.

  • Desson Thomson, Washington Post

    As thoughtful as it means to be -- its agenda is outlined by on-the-nose dialogue from its characters -- Civic Duty does little to go beyond this premise.

  • Peter Howell, Toronto Star

    A sharp 9/11 twist on Rear Window paranoia, Civic Duty is all the more effective for its chilling plausibility.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Bruce B


    This movie hit the screen shortly after 9-11, it was done fast to capitalize on the post 9-11 movie rush. Its not a bad movie but its surly low budget. Our Main Crazy Star is Peter Krause who plays Terry Allen, a loser of a man, lost job, losing his wife, he sits at home watching the… More

  • Walter M


    [font=Century Gothic]Bill Hicks once told a funny joke about watching CNN non-stop which he did not recommend doing. If only Terry Allen(Peter Krause) in "Civic Duty" had followed such sage advice...(Not to mention the advice on the cover of The Hitchhiker's Guide to… More

  • Deb S


    This movie taps into the post 9/11 paranoia and Peter Krause is believable as the recently laid off accountant, Terry Allen who now is having trouble finding work. He becomes suspicious of his middle-eastern looking neighbor Khaled Abol Naga who has just moved in and seemingly fits… More

  • William G


    A frequently hokey effort to tap into post-9/11 paranoia. Krause puts in good effort.

  • Leo L


    Paranoia. Profile. Hysteria. Truth. An exciting and suspenseful film! Great performances by Peter Krause and Khaled Abol Naga. Worth seeing!

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