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The Adjuster
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The Adjuster

1991-11-27 · 102 min · ★ 6.0

Drama · Mystery

An uptight insurance man and his film-censor wife become a kinky couple's landlords.

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Directors
Atom Egoyan
Production companies
Ego Film Arts, Family Viewing Productions
Countries
Canada
Status
Released
Budget
USD 1,000,000

Top Cast

Elias KoteasElias KoteasNoah
Arsinée KhanjianArsinée KhanjianHera
Maury ChaykinMaury ChaykinBubba
Gabrielle RoseGabrielle RoseMimi
Jennifer DaleJennifer DaleArianne
David HemblenDavid HemblenBert, the head censor
Rose SarkisyanSeta, Hera's sister
Armen KokorianSimon, Hera's child
Jacqueline SamudaJacqueline SamudaLouise, the maid
Gerard ParkesGerard ParkesTim
Patricia CollinsPatricia CollinsLorraine
Don McKellarDon McKellarTyler, the young censor
John GilbertJohn GilbertThe doctor
Stephen OuimetteStephen OuimetteLarry, the butterfly collector
Raoul Max TrujilloRaoul Max TrujilloMatthew, his lover
Tony NardiTony NardiThe motel manager
Paul BettisThe wild man of the billboards
Frank JeffersonSimon as a baby

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