True Crime

True Crime

1999 · 127 min · EN · R · 6.5 (859 votes)
Dir. Clint Eastwood · Starring Clint Eastwood, Isaiah Washington, LisaGay Hamilton, James Woods, Denis Leary, Bernard Hill · Music Lennie Niehaus

An innocent man has only 12 hours to live...

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Boozer, skirt chaser, careless father. You could create your own list of reporter Steve Everett's faults but there's no time. A San Quentin Death Row prisoner is slated to die at midnight – a man Everett has suddenly realized is innocent.

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This film delivers a propulsive, gritty experience, drenched in a somber urgency. It's a tense race against an unforgiving clock, exploring themes of justice and personal redemption with an anxious, relentless energy. The atmosphere is heavy with moral stakes and the weight of consequence.

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journalistdeath penaltydeath rowdoomed manambitionrecovering alcoholic
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