Harrison Ford,
Brian Dennehy,
Raul Julia,
Bonnie Bedelia,
Paul Winfield
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Rusty Sabich (Harrison Ford) is a bland, oppressed man who burns with a quiet, corrosive intensity that can flare uncontrollably. A Philadelphia prosecutor, Sabich's fire seems to have one outlet: his... read more
Directed by: Alan J. Pakula
Release Date: July 27, 1990
Keywords:
courtroom drama,
harrison ford,
raul julia,
bonnie bedelia,
Harrison Ford ,
Raul Julia ,
Bonnie Bedelia ,
Presumed Innocent
DVD Release Date: December 16, 1997
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September 20, 2010An 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. T... read more -
August 31, 2010I 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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January 17, 2010First of all, I'll like to admit that I wasn't quite able to predict the culprit in this whodunit, which is something that doesn't happen often (almost negligible). Despite of that fact, surprisingly I didn't like the movie much. Actually, I didn't care who it was by the time it ... read more
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December 15, 2009Attraction. Desire. Deception. Murder. No one is ever completely innocent.
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November 20, 2009It was a bland script with very little originality or depth. The acting was mediocre, even from Harrison Ford. I feel that with better direction and visual personality, it could have been a better film. It had too many cliches of the genre and didn't come off as suspenseful in th... read more
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July 16, 2009Brilliant thriller. Harrison is a lawyer. He has an affair and then his mistress is murdered but who dunnit? He goes on trial for murder.
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May 31, 2009Let?s start with the title here ? is it a bluff? ? is it a double bluff? Well that of course is what you need to find out. This is a film that starts off on a fairly slow pace and remains pretty slow throughout, however the storyline, somehow keeps your attention. Not a great ... read more
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May 17, 2009Presumed Innocent starring Harrison Ford, Raul Julia, Bonnie Bedelia, Greta Scacchi, and Brian Dennehy is a very good crime drama. I have read the best selling novel from Scott Torrow over a decade ago and it quickly became one of my favorite reads...the film does it justice.
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July 14, 2007Reasonably well handled thriller in which Harrison Ford's ludicrously monickered lawyer appears to be guilty of murdering his ex-lover. A decent twist and some nice moral ambiguity. A little cliched, but solid entertainment.
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October 23, 2006Cool mystery story of Ford, on screen with that haircut, is accused of murdering his ex-mistress.
Critic Reviews
March 26, 2009
Variety Staff, Variety
May 20, 2003
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Mr. Ford, who comes alive in the flashbacks recalling his tempestuous affair with Carolyn, spends much of the film with a wary, cautious expression masking all other emotions. He does this with flawle... Full Review
May 12, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Ford -- breaking again from his Indiana Jones heroics -- is astonishingly fine in a performance of controlled intensity.
January 1, 2000
John Hartl, Film.com
An engrossing adult drama that relies on complex characterizations and twisty plotting, and doesn't ask us to accept its central character as a superman.
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The adaptation of Turow's novel does a good job of presenting the evidence as needed, and no more than is needed, while allowing time for the characters to establish themselves. Full Review
July 29, 2010
Brian Orndorf, BrianOrndorf.com
I mean, honestly. Sabich torching his marriage and career makes perfect sense opposite a full-court-press from the likes of Greta Scacchi. Pakula was no fool. Full Review
May 28, 2010
Peter Canavese, Groucho Reviews
As moody mysteries go, the courtroom drama Presumed Innocent is among the moodiest. [Blu-ray] Full Review
December 23, 2009
Tim Brayton, Antagony & Ecstasy
No masterpiece, but it has a certain snappiness to it that is entertaining, at least. Full Review
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