Directed by:
Craig ZobelScreenplay:
Craig ZobelCinematography:
Adam StoneComposer:
Heather McIntoshCast:
Ann Dowd, Dreama Walker, Pat Healy, Philip Ettinger, Bill Camp, James McCaffrey, Matt Servitto, Ashlie Atkinson, Amelia Fowler, Raymond McAnally (more)Plots(1)
Based on over 70 incidents that took place in the USA, Compliance recounts this chilling true story in which the line between obedience and manipulation is hauntingly blurred. On a particularly busy day at a Ohio fast food joint, high-strung manager Sandra (Ann Dowd) receives a phone call from a police officer, informing her that an employee, a pretty young blonde named Becky (Dreama Walker) has stolen money from a customer. Convinced she's only doing what's right, Sandra commences the investigation, following instructions from the officer at the other end of the line, no matter how invasive they become. As we watch, we ask ourselves two questions: “Why don’t they just say no?” and the more troubling, "Am I certain I wouldn't do the same?" The cast delivers startlingly authentic performances that make the appalling events unfolding onscreen all the more difficult to watch - but impossible to turn away from. (Soda Pictures)
(more)Cast
Ann Dowd
USA
Best movies:
Philadelphia (1993)
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Dreama Walker
USA
Best movies:
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Pat Healy
USA
Best movies:
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Philip Ettinger
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Bill Camp
USA
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James McCaffrey
USA
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American Splendor (2003)
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Matt Servitto
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Ashlie Atkinson
USA
Best movies:
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Bridge of Spies (2015)
Amelia Fowler
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Compliance (2012)
Raymond McAnally
USA
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Compliance (2012)
Michael Abbott Jr.
USA
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Rebecca Henderson
Canada
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Desmin Borges
USA
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Carrie Pilby (2016)
Jeffrey Grover
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Cherry (2021)
Ralph Rodriguez
USA
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