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Movie Info

Mac (Matthew Modine) contemplates suicide after the horrific death of his wife and sons until he is assigned to a capital punishment case that transforms his life.

Rating:

PG-13 (A Disturbing Image|Some Thematic Material)
Genre:

drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Gary Wheeler
Producer:

Mark Freiburger
Writer:

Mark Freiburger, Gary Wheeler, Robert Whitlow
Release Date (Streaming):

Sep 18, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA):

$19.2K
Runtime:

1h 41m
Production Co:

Level Path Productions

Cast & Crew

Matthew Modine
Mac

Robert Forster
Ray

Bob Gunton
Joe Whetstone

Randy Wayne
Pete Thomason

Rance Howard
Judge Danielson

Clare Carey
Dr. Anna Wilkes

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Critic Reviews for The Trial

All Critics (1) | Fresh (1)

There's nary a big surprise, but I defy anyone who sees this film to leave without a warm feeling.

September 10, 2010 | Rating: 3/4

Lawrence Toppman
Charlotte Observer