Seeking the name of this Ben Kingsley movie, based on a single scene.
January 28, 2025 9:57 AM   Subscribe

The scene opens with a distressed young teenager who is obviously fleeing something or someone horrible, running inside a police station. The glass door of the station is locked (or chained?) behind her by one of the officers on duty. Kingsley shows up, clearly her pursuer, and claims to be the girl's father

The police seem to buy the Kingsley character's further explanation that, essentially, his daughter threw a massive temper tantrum over his too-strict parenting and that running away from him was part of this tantrum. They are on the brink of unlocking the glass door to hand the girl over, but one officer hesitates. He demands more answers from "the father" - what's his daughter's birthday? Where do they live? Etc.
"The father" answers the questions correctly, although with odd pauses. The less skeptical officer then begins unchaining the door again...and that's all I remember.
I think it must have been a preview? Or maybe a single clip, shown on tv, for some other reason. I've looked at IMdB in case a plot synopsis of a Kingsley movie (recent & upcoming) fit the scene. None did.
posted by Jody Tresidder to Media & Arts (7 answers total) 1 user marked this as a favorite
 
House of Sand and Fog IIRC has several scenes with Kingsley interacting with police in increasingly dubious ways; although Connelly was certainly not a teenager at that point, she is portraying an addict who is definitely somewhat infantilized by both Massoud and the cops.

The other one that jumped to mind is Sexy Beast. I can't remember such a scene but Kingsley def. does his share of clever lying in that one.
posted by aspersioncast at 10:28 AM on January 28 [1 favorite]


Sounds like Night Hunter.
posted by Ashwagandha at 10:50 AM on January 28 [1 favorite]


It's definitely NOT Sexy Beast, I have seen that movie about 500 times. (great movie, terrifying Kingsley's performance)
posted by supermedusa at 10:50 AM on January 28 [3 favorites]


Best answer: Security with Antonio banderas
posted by damsel with a dulcimer at 11:40 AM on January 28


Best answer: Yes, Security.
Not a policy station but a mall at night.
posted by bluedora at 11:56 AM on January 28


Best answer: Here's a third vote for Security (2017).
posted by mhum at 1:20 PM on January 28


Response by poster: So it seems I have an AI brain - confidently offering hallucinated "facts" when I don't have a clue!
Thanks very much for seeing beyond my made-up movie setup. I'll be streaming Security tonight (also Night Hunter looks right up my street).

To supermedusa, Ashwagandha and aspersioncast: you've probably already seen Transsiberian (2008), with Woody Harrelson and Emily Mortimer, and Ben Kingsley as the chillingly smooth psycho? I thought it was fantastic too (if not quite as stunning as Sexy Beast, pretty near.).
posted by Jody Tresidder at 9:21 AM on January 29 [2 favorites]


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