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High Crimes

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2002 | 115 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With middling reviews (31% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a lukewarm 6.3 out of 10 from audiences, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Witness for the Prosecution or Bridge of Spies, start here.
The mood
Tense, dark and gritty.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 55 min.
What might put you off
Rated PG-13: peril. Probably too much for younger kids.

A female attorney learns that her husband is really a marine officer who has been AWOL for fifteen years and accused of murdering fifteen civilians in El Salvador. Believing her husband when he tells her that he's being framed as part of a U.S. Military cover-up, the attorney defends him in a military court.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsBelow par

    31% on Rotten Tomatoes, 48 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesBelow par

    6.3 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerSolid

    $64 million worldwide on a $42 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 134K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Carl Franklin

  • Ashley JuddClaire Kubik
  • Morgan FreemanCharlie Grimes
  • Jim CaviezelTom Kubik
  • Adam ScottLieutenant Terrence Embry
  • Amanda PeetJackie
  • Bruce DavisonGeneral Bill Marks
  • Tom BowerFBI Agent Mullins
  • Juan Carlos HernándezMajor James Hernandez
  • Michael GastonMajor Waldron
  • Jude CiccolellaColonel Farrell