Movie: Strip Search

Top 10 Billed Cast

Maggie Gyllenhaal
Maggie Gyllenhaal

Linda Sykes

Glenn Close
Glenn Close

Karen Moore

Dean Winters
Dean Winters

Ned McGrath

Ken Leung
Ken Leung

Liu Tsung-Yuan

Bruno Lastra
Bruno Lastra

Sharif Bin Said

Shing Ka
Shing Ka

Chinese Police

Austin Pendleton
Austin Pendleton

James Perley

Tom Guiry
Tom Guiry

Gerry Sykes

Fred Koheler
Fred Koheler

Jimmy Briggs

Jim Gaffigan
Jim Gaffigan

Reverend Craig Peterson

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    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.

  • Release Date

    2004-04-27

  • Average

    6.2

  • Rating:

    3.1 starts
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  • Languages:

    English
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