Presumed Innocent (1990)
When the woman deputy prosecutor R.K. Sabich had an affair with is murdered the prosecutor asks him to lead the investigation. When Sabich digs too deeply he finds himself framed for the murder. (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Alan J. Pakula
Written By: Alan J. Pakula, Frank Pierson, Scott Turow
Starring: Brian Dennehy, Harrison Ford, Greta Scacchi, Paul Winfield, Bradley Whitford, Bonnie Bedelia, Jesse Bradford, Anna Maria Horsford, Raul Julia, Michael Tolan, John Spencer, Leland Gantt
Genres: Drama, Suspense/Thriller, Crime
Country: USA
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Presumed Innocent belongs to 15 collections
1. Netflix Instant (collaborative: moderated by somnivore - 29 stars)
2. Based on a Book (collaborative: moderated by iconogassed - 21 stars)
3. Films available in HD (collaborative: moderated by kubricksucks - 13 stars)
4. #1 at the US Box Office (collaborative: moderated by BeeDub - 10 stars)
5. Courtroom (collaborative: moderated by Sunsplitter - 8 stars)
6. Based On Novel (collaborative: moderated by tathiel - 7 stars)
7. List: Taschen (collaborative: moderated by KasperL - 6 stars)
8. All-Time Worldwide Box Office over $200,000,000 (collaborative: moderated by QuickyAPI - 3 stars)
9. Infidelity (collaborative: moderated by mpowell - 2 stars)
10. Films shot by Gordon Willis (collaborative: moderated by Alex Watkins - 1 star)
11. John Williams (composer) (collaborative: moderated by djross)
12. Trial Films (collaborative: moderated by neurophate)
13. My collection (public: pitkju2)
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Mentaculus | 71 55th |
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Nearing the end, I was ready to give this uncommonly high marks for its moral ambiguity and awesome, taught story and direction. Then 10 minutes to the end, Agatha Christie comes and saves the day for the pat Hollywood finish. Honestly, if the last two scenes were excised (leaving in the typical Pakula framing device), this would be a modern classic.
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| 3 |  |
mwgerb | 52 47th |
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I liked this fine as a courtroom drama, but the twist ending felt overdone and overly concise.
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Nathan S | 3 45th |
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As compelling a thriller as one comes to expect from Pakula, natural if emotionally distant, teasing several different possible truths, shaded by the dual torments of miscarried justice and private remorse. Fantastic performances. This could have been something truly special, but the rug-pull finale is so far-fetched that it actually undermines much of the preceding, and perhaps cements a streak of misogyny, wherein the true victims are all these poor men who are strung along by deceitful women.
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PeaceAnarchy | 78 54th |
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Pretty well constructed crime film, the second half is stronger than the first, once the lengthy intros are done and the real intrigue starts to unfold.
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WWallce4prez | 66 38th |
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Really nothing special. A typical early 90s courtroom drama (one of many) with an added twist that was explained like a cartoon supervillian would do. Ford doesn't play his normal, charming self, which is nice to see.
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FrederikA | 70 67th |
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The patient zero of twist'y nineties crime/courtroom thrillers, with a show stealing performance from Julia, but probably not a movie in which you should think too hard about the female characters' roles, if you don't like sour tastes...
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aarona1c | 25 26th |
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Kind of dumb, long, and overwrought.
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nobamba | 85 92nd |
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The setup wasn't bad but it really picked up in the second half, especially when the former DA turns on Ford. The trial scenes weren't as bad as other films, though it was weird to have the jury sit in on everything. I liked the sassy judge and Raul Julia was amazing as the deliberate defense attorney. The final 10 minutes could have been cut. Fav scenes: first interaction with the coroner ("read the fucking report") and the first major argument when the judge really gets it.
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| Average Percentile 52.81% from 654 Ratings |  |