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Cuba Gooding Jr., Tom Berenger, Eric Stoltz, Mark Pellegrino, Marianne Jean-Baptiste

In this suspenseful drama, a disbarred lawyer forgoes the writing of his own book in favor of taking credit for that of a writer who is murdered shortly after giving the attorney his unpublished manus... read more read more...cript to read. A murder-mystery, the book becomes a best-seller and once again the former lawyer finds himself at the top -- until the circumstances of the real writer's death and a series of other deaths lead police to accuse him of being a serial killer. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 45 min.

Directed by: Rowdy Herrington

Release Date: July 6, 1999

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DVD Release Date: July 6, 1999

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  • January 10, 2010
    Great Thriller. Solid Story, great acting, and my fav great Costumes.
    Amitraj and Andrew Stevens productions are very random.
    Mark Pellegrino is very under rated actor. He is a Multi Talent I tell you.
  • September 19, 2008
    This thriller has a genuinely original plot and is very well written. The plot twist isn't easily spotted and will definitely have viewers guessing for a long time. It's fast paced and well directed by Rowdy Herrington, who's really a director to look for. Cuba Gooding ... read moreJr. does a good job in the lead, proving he can well handle dramatic parts as well. Tom Berenger does well, as always, in a relatively small part as a tough detective. A Murder of Crows is a suspenseful and thoroughly entertaining thriller that deserves to be better known.
  • June 28, 2011
    This movie was both intriguing and disappointing. The story was very well conceived but not very well written. The characters were a bit vapid and unpolished, I wanted more. Cuba does OK and like I said the storyline was great I just didn't feel it was delivered as well as it cou... read moreld have been...
  • January 5, 2010
    Interesting and creative. The acting was a little above average, nothing special. The script was very good at keeping my attention and the unexpected turns made this movie fasinating.
  • July 14, 2008
    a very good suspense movie....greed got the best of him.....it does not pay to be dirty or greedy...cuba was in hot water for a while......watch this movie if u haven't.
  • June 1, 2007
    this movie was crazy that guy in there man i know there is a nigga out there doing some shit like that right now!

Critic Reviews


Rob Thomas
August 21, 2003
Rob Thomas, Capital Times (Madison, WI)

Plodding and unoriginal

Cheryl DeWolfe
January 1, 2000
Cheryl DeWolfe, Apollo Guide

A mediocre murder-mystery thriller. Full Review

Christopher Null
January 1, 2000
Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com

A bit silly as a thriller. Full Review

Emanuel Levy
August 5, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

No review available.

Philip Martin
January 29, 2005
Philip Martin, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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