[StoneAndSky]

I don't remember it being a "sleeper"; I recall it stirring quite a bit of controversy at the time. It came out in the pre-Columbine "Going Postal" era. But agreed: it's worth a watch.

[browningstreet]

It’s a smaller movie, given the talent involved, but very interesting. The controversy undermined the viability of its popular legacy.

Kind of like Passengers (half kidding, but the controversy on this one always felt like an inadvertent bend of timeliness).

[ngcazz]

You made me curious, but there are like 5 different films with that title - which one are you referring to?

[CharlesW]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falling_Down. It was the #1 movie in the U.S. for a couple weeks after release, made for $25M and grossed $96M.

[gweinberg]

Pretty sure he was asking about "Passengers".

[flanbiscuit]

The Michael Douglas one I’m assuming where Duvall was the cop

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0106856/

[dcrazy]

I was very surprised to learn that Joel Schumacher directed Falling Down.