[vermontdevil]

Hackman was also in another movie about spying and paranoia - The Conversation. Great movie. I know it’s not about nation states spying but wanted to add that here

[jhayward]

Hackman played the same character in both movies. His character in enemy of the state has some deliberate references (the raincoat, the workshop, the opening sequence).

[dvtrn]

Oh? Thanks for the recommendation, I'm a big fan of Hackman's acting and spy movies especially-lately, so I'll definitely be looking this up. Cheers

[sys_64738]

It's a great movie. Harrison Ford plays a secretary if I recall correctly.

[fzzzy]

The Conversation is an absolute classic.

[akira2501]

I hate to be this off topic, but also 'Heist' is a great movie which features a lot of social engineering and exploitation tactics to drive the plot.

[bookofjoe]

There are 2 films with this title, from 2001 and 2015. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heist_(2001_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heist_(2015_film) Both have stellar casts.

[hopler]

2001 had a much higher acclaimed script and was more appreciated by viewers

[paxswill]

Funnily enough, it also has Harrison Ford in it as well (one of the earlier films he was in).

[type0]

Yeah, he's great there, almost uncanny how different and cold he is in that role.

[braythwayt]

Francis Ford Coppola said that “The Conversation” was his favourite Francis Ford Coppola movie.

Watching “Enemy of the State,” it is quite clear that Hackman’s character is a nod at The Conversation’s Harry Caul. He plays an ex-spook who is extremely paranoid about surveillance, which is the exact state Caul gets into at the end of The Conversation!

[bookofjoe]

Directed by Francis Ford Coppola