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The Near Room

The Near Room

1995Movie⏱️ 1h 30m
DramaThriller
4.9
IMDB Rating
246 votes

Charlie, a struggling journalist, reunites with his estranged daughter Tommy and former friend Harris amid a scandal involving child pornography, blackmail, and murder after giving her up for adoption as an infant 17 years ago.

Director
David Hayman
Writers
N/A
Stars
Adrian Dunbar, David O'Hara, David Hayman
Release Date
April 11, 1997
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
🎯 2
Nominations
💬 1
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Adrian Dunbar
Adrian Dunbar
as Charlie Colquhoun
David O'Hara
David O'Hara
as Harris Hill
David Hayman
David Hayman
as Dougie Patterson
Julie Graham
Julie Graham
as Elise Gray
Tom Watson
Tom Watson
as Frazer Hill
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James Ellis
as Pat
Robert Pugh
Robert Pugh
as Eddie Harte
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Emma Faulkner
as Tommy Stirling
Andy Serkis
Andy Serkis
as Bunny
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Peter McDougall
as Alastair Clegg

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Arches. John Street, Glasgow, UK
Production
British Screen Presentation, Inverclyde Productions, The Glasgow Film Fund

🏷️ Keywords

live actionmurderchild pornographyblackmailthree word title

🎯 Categories

DramaThriller

⭐ Featured Review

A murky 'thriller'
by spicy_demon2006-07-19
6/10

"This Scottish thriller was described as the British 'se7en' but sadly I didn't see much of that American film's style in this rather poor effort. The plot involves Journalist Dunbar trying to find his adopted daughter before she is killed by a paedophile gang. The locations are suitably seedy and noirish but sadly the film is let down by a rather difficult-to-follow plot and some erratic acting. In fact the most interesting thing about this film is the casting. The director David Hayman takes a major role as Dunbar's editor at the paper and manages to shout all his l..."

💡 Did You Know?

James McAvoy's film debut.

📖 Synopsis

Charlie, a struggling journalist, reunites with his estranged daughter Tommy and former friend Harris amid a scandal involving child pornography, blackmail, and murder after giving her up for adoption as an infant 17 years ago.