RCriminal Law

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IMDB (4,724 votes)

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500M
500M
Play Time: 114 mins
Drama, Thriller, Romance
Criminal Law

Overview:
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.

Status: Released (1989-04-28)
Awards:1 win
BoxOffice:$9,974,446
Screen:Mark Kasdan
Productions: Hemdale Film Corporation, Northwood Productions
Production Countries: Canada
Spoken Languages: English
Criminal Law
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John Chard

Review text:

Boston based neo-noir fails to ignite. Criminal Law is directed by Martin Campbell and written by Mark Kasdan. It stars Gary Oldman, Kevin Bacon, Tess Harper, Karen Young and Joe Don Baker. Music is by Jerry Goldsmith and cinematography by Philip Meheux. Boston attorney Ben Cha ....

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