Enemy of the State

1998 • Movie • 79,006 views

Action

Overview

Enemy of the State is a 1998 action thriller film directed by Tony Scott, starring Will Smith as Robert Clayton Dean, a successful labor lawyer who is unknowingly given a videotape that proves a murder. He is then targeted by a rogue group of NSA agents, led by Thomas Reynolds (Jon Voight), who use their surveillance technology to destroy his life. He is forced to go on the run, helped by a former NSA operative, Brill (Gene Hackman). The film is a tense, paranoid thriller, exploring themes of government surveillance and the erosion of privacy. Enemy of the State was a critical and commercial success, earning over $250 million worldwide. It was praised for its action sequences, its performances, and its prescient themes.