In the Shadows is a 2001 American thriller film written and directed by Ric Roman Waugh and starring Matthew Modine, James Caan, Joey Lauren Adams, Lillo Brancato and Cuba Gooding Jr.

Hit man Eric O'Byrne has orders from the mob: kill Hollywood stunt coordinator Lance Huston.

In order to make the hit, Eric travels to Miami and ingratiates himself into Lance's world as a stuntman.

As time draws near for O'Byrne to perform his deadly act, he starts to grow a conscience, a development that could be his greatest asset or his fatal weakness (or both).

"[2] TV Guide was more negative, as they felt that "This overly complicated wise-guy adventure makes good use of the stunt work background.