Presumed Innocent (1990)
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Critic Consensus: Thanks to an outstanding script, focused direction by Alan Pakula, and a riveting performance from Harrison Ford, Presumed Innocent is the kind of effective courtroom thriller most others aspire to be.
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Cast
as Rusty Sabich
as Raymond Horgan
as Sandy Stern
as Barbara Sabich
as Judge Larren Lyttle
as Carolyn Polhemus
as Det. Lipranzer
as Tommy Molto
as Nico Della Guardia
as Eugenia
as 'Painless' Kumagai
as Ernestine
as Guerasch
as Jamie Kemp
as Prosecuting Attorney
as Lydia 'Mac' MacDougall
as Mr. Polhemus
as Undercover Cop
as Sgt. Lionel Kenneally
as Stew Dubinsky
as Nat Sabich
as Wendell McGaffney
as Det. Harold Greer
as Leon Wells
as Ernestine
as Morrie Dickerman
as Guerasch
as Mike Duke
as Glendenning
as Chet
as Cody
as Mr. McGaffney
as Balestrieri
as Tom
as Judge Mumphrey
as Court Clerk
as Undercover Cop
as Arresting Detective
as Arresting Detective
as Loretta
as Moderator
as Camp Counselor
as Reporter #1
as Reporter #2
as Reporter #3
as Reporter #4
as Prosecuting Attorney
as Prosecuting Attorney
as Prosecuting Attorney
as Prosecuting Attorney
as Prosecuting Attorney
as Prosecuting Attorney
as Prosecuting Attorney
as Stew Dubinsky
as Camper
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Critic Reviews for Presumed Innocent
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Conscientiously as this movie has been made, it does not work as well as the novel did or as some of Pakula's other films have.
Pakula and the cast are excellent in the cut and thrust debates and the grilling of witnesses. At least on the surface, Presumed Innocent unfolds in the grand tradition of great courtroom drama. But nothing in Presumed Innocent is what it seems.
Presumed Innocent is a stylish, dark-toned movie with handsome photography (by Gordon Willis) and solid performances.
A ponderous adaptation of Scott Turow's cunningly plotted mystery novel.
Intelligent, complex and enthralling.
A top-notch courtroom drama that will keep you guessing if you haven't read the book; even if you have, it is still a very well crafted story.
Audience Reviews for Presumed Innocent
A prosecutor's mistress is murdered, and he becomes the prime suspect. Throughout the majority of this film, I was bored. Harrison Ford was not at his most dynamic, charming, or interesting, and the supporting players were also relatively bland; when Raul Julia is bland in a film, you've got a story. I was all set to give it two stars or lower, and then the end happened. It got me. I'm usually pretty good at predicting the ends of films, especially mysteries, but I was truly stumped, and I don't mind admitting it. What's great about the reveal is that it's not unfair. All the clues are there, but they're so subtly placed that it's understandable that I didn't pick up on them. Overall, while it's no The Usual Suspects, this film gets bonus points for its unpredictable and compelling ending.
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An interesting movie. Harrison Ford is Rusty Savage, a prosecutor. One of his fellow prosecutors is murdered and Rusty is charged with murder. You have to see the movie to find out who did it. On second watch, a couple years after the first, I downgraded my rating a bit. The movie is almost too obscure.
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I have to start this off by saying I LOVE HARRISON FORD! It's rare that he's in a movie I don't like. With that said, I'm going to go ahead and say I liked this movie too. It had twists, sex, dirty politicians, affairs and amazing acting. I loved the ending.
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| Sandy Stern: | I believe Larren today did what he thought was just. You tell me, Rusty. Was justice done? |
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