Brendan Fraser has mounted an impressive comeback in recent years that has seen the talented actor receive the due he's always deserved. With news that Fraser and Rachel Weisz will now return for "The Mummy 4," his re-ascendence is solidified. As such, now is a great time to look back at some overlooked entries in the actor's filmography that, like the star himself, deserve more attention, and "The Quiet American" is the perfect example.

This 2002 political drama is directed by Phillip Noyce, the Australian filmmaker who also gave us 1997's Val Kilmer-led "The Saint," the Angelina Jolie-starring "Salt," and two Jack Ryan adaptations in 1992's "Patriot Games" and 1994's "Clear and Present Danger." Put simply, then, the man knew his way around a political thriller by the time he came to

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