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Feature film — 2004

Strip Search (2004)

6.20h 56mDrama

Strip Search follows several parallel stories examining personal freedoms vs. national security in the aftermath of 9/11; two main subplots involve an American woman detained in China and an Arab man detained in New York City.

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A high-signal pick with 51 votes.

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Director: Sidney Lumet

On screen

Cast & crew

Maggie Gyllenhaal as Linda Sykes

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Linda Sykes

Glenn Close as Karen Moore

Glenn Close

Karen Moore

Dean Winters as Ned McGrath

Dean Winters

Ned McGrath

Ken Leung as Liu Tsung-Yuan

Ken Leung

Liu Tsung-Yuan

Bruno Lastra as Sharif Bin Said

Bruno Lastra

Sharif Bin Said

Shing Ka as Chinese Police

Shing Ka

Chinese Police

Austin Pendleton as James Perley

Austin Pendleton

James Perley

Tom Guiry as Gerry Sykes

Tom Guiry

Gerry Sykes

F

Fred Koheler

Jimmy Briggs

Jim Gaffigan as Reverend Craig Peterson

Jim Gaffigan

Reverend Craig Peterson

Peter Jacobson as John Scanlon

Peter Jacobson

John Scanlon

Justin Bartha as

Justin Bartha

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