Above Suspicion
Seen it?2019 | 104 min | Thriller, Crime, Action
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and middling reviews (25% on Rotten Tomatoes), 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 fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved The Order or Donnie Brasco, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 44 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence and drug use.
The chilling true story of a newly married FBI poster boy assigned to an Appalachian mountain town in Kentucky. There he is drawn into an illicit affair with an impoverished local woman who becomes his star informant. She sees in him her means of escape; instead, it's a ticket to disaster for both of them.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
25% on Rotten Tomatoes, 46 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.9 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$22K worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 84K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Phillip Noyce
- Emilia ClarkeSusan Smith
- Jack HustonMark Putnam
- Johnny KnoxvilleCash
- Thora BirchJolene
- Sophie LoweKathy Putnam
- Austin HébertRandy McCoy
- Karl GlusmanJoe-Bea
- Chris MulkeyTodd Eason
- Omar Benson MillerDenver Rhodes
- Kevin DunnBob Singer