Criminal Law

Criminal Law

1989 · 114 min · EN · R · 5.6 (139 votes)
Dir. Martin Campbell · Starring Gary Oldman, Kevin Bacon, Tess Harper, Karen Young, Joe Don Baker, Sean McCann · Music Jerry Goldsmith
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Ben Chase is an on-the-rise Boston attorney currently defending a wealthy client in a high-profile murder case. Martin Thiel is the wealthy young man on trial for a particularly brutal murder. The verdict sets Thiel free. Within 24 hours another grizzly and all-too-familiar murder has taken place with striking similarities to the first crime. Chase inexplicably agrees to act as his defense attorney; but this time it will be to gather evidence that will put away his client for good.

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A chillingly cerebral cat-and-mouse game unfolds, blurring the lines between hunter and hunted. It's a tense, intellectual thriller that grips you with its psychological depth and unsettling moral ambiguities.

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