Directed by Gavin Hood   Written by Kelley Sane   Cast Jake Gyllenhaal ... Douglas Freeman Reese Witherspoon ... Isabella Fields El-Ibrahimi Meryl Streep ... Corrine Whitman Alan Arkin ... Senator Hawkins Peter Sarsgaard ... Alan Smith Omar Metwally ... Anwar El-Ibrahimi Igal Naor ... Abasi Fawal Hadar Ratzon Rotem ... Safiya (as Hadar Ratzon) J.K. Simmons ... Lee Mayer Simon Abkarian ... Said Abdel Aziz Moa Khouas ... Khalid El-Emin Zineb Oukach ... Fatima Fawal Aramis Knight ... Jeremy El-Ibrahimi Rosie Malek-Yonan ... Nuru El-Ibrahimi Laila Mrabti ... Lina Fawal David Fabrizio ... William Dixon Mounir Margoum ... Rani Driss Roukhe ... Bahi Bob Gunton ... Lars Whitman Del Hunter-White ... DC Female Security Guard MrabtiBoubker Fahmi ... Senior Prison Guard (as Boubker Fahmi) Nava Ziv ... Samia Fawal Reymonde Amsallem ... Layla Fawal (as Reymond Amsellem) Wendy Phillips ... Samantha Christian Martin ... Senator Lewis' Aide Hassam Ghancy ... Hamadi Najib Oudghiri ... Omar Adnan Omar Salim ... Rashid Salimi Bunnie Rivera ... Corinne's Housekeeper Noureddine Aberdine ... Student Leader Mohamed El Habib Ahamdane ... Hamadi's 2nd in Command Fatima Regragui ... Khalid's Grandmother (as Fatima Reguragui) Anne Betancourt ... Sharon Lopez Salaheddine Ben Chegra ... Al Jazeera Newscaster Natalia Zonova ... French Tourist Hassan Hammouch ... Hospital Doctor (as Hassan Hammouche) Skylar T. Adams ... CIA Agent at DC Airport (as Skylar Adams) Tim Thomas ... CIA Agent at DC Airport Richard Dorton ... CIA Agent at DC Airport Abdellah Lamsabhi ... Tea House Owner Lasfer Abdelghni ... Hamid, Douglas' Driver (as Lasfar Abdelghani) Floella Benjamin ... CIA Staffer Akram Allie ... Cape Town Businessman Michael Dube ... Cape Town Businessman Pope Jerrod ... Cape Town Businessman Anthony Watterson ... Cape Town Businessman Marisia Moreno ... Woman Who Helps Isabella Tanane Boussif ... Prison Soldier Lofti Hassan ... Taxi Driver (as Lotfi Hassan) El Oualid Mezouar ... Donkey Cart Driver Craig Johnson ... Capitol Hill Police Wade Harlan ... Capitol Hill Police Derek Hansen ... Reception Guest Steve Tom ... Reception Guest Robert Clotworthy ... Reception Guest Muna Otaru ... Senate Staffer (as Muna Otari) Nick Toth ... CNN Announcer David Randolph ... Todd Hamilton Mustapha Louchou ... Khalid's Brother Uncredited Cast Marina Anderson ... Neighbor with Collie David Black ... Janitor Lee Cogburn ... DC Airport Passenger Elaine Anne Furst ... Labor and Delivery Nurse Paul Hodge ... Capitol Hill Officer Rick Lyon ... Corrine Whitman in Gorilla Suit Sam Oussama ... Business Man Tom Raley ... DC Male Security Guard Jason Roehm ... Secret Service Joseph Andrew Schneider ... Security Officer Levi Tinker ... Press Member Produced by Toby Emmerich   Keith Goldberg   Steve Golin   Genevieve Hofmeyr   David Kanter   Mark Martin   Edward Milstein   Keith Redmon   Paul Schwake   Michael Sugar   Bill Todman Jr.   Marcus Viscidi   Original Music by Paul Hepker   Mark Kilian

Additional Info Premiere: September 07, 2007 Theatrical Release: October 19, 2007 DVD Release: February 19, 2008 Country: Distributor: New Line Studios Websites: Production Companies Anonymous Content Level 1 Entertainment (in association with) MID Foundation New Line Cinema Distributors New Line Cinema   (2007) (USA) (theatrical) New Line Home Entertainment   (2008) (USA) (DVD) Warner Home Video   (2013) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.8 / 10 Our Rating 5.4 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 5.4 / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #2,280 / 21,163 Ratings Breakdown Almost Perfect 1 total rating Site Ranking #2,276 Chaos (2005) #2,277 Ticket To Paradise (2022) #2,278 Civil War (2024) #2,279 Argylle (2024) #2,280 Rendition (2007) #2,281 Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005) #2,282 Star Wars: Rebels: Season 2 (2015) #2,283 Star Wars: Rebels: Season 1 (2014) #2,284 Star Wars: Rebels: Season 3 (2016)