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Under Suspicion
Thriller · Crime · Drama · 2000
A lawyer is asked to come to the police station to clear up a few loose ends in his witness report of a foul murder. "This will only take ten minutes", they say, but it turns out to be one loose end after another, and the ten minutes he is away from his speech become longer and longer.
Movie details
Under Suspicion
“In a world of secrets, the truth is never what it seems.”
2000 Thriller · Crime · Drama 1h 50m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
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TMDB
6.1 / 10
Community rating
A lawyer is asked to come to the police station to clear up a few loose ends in his witness report of a foul murder. "This will only take ten minutes", they say, but it turns out to be one loose end after another, and the ten minutes he is away from his speech become longer and longer.
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What this film says about your taste.
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The archetype split
Who fights over Under Suspicion?
For the defence
The Big-Idea Head
“You watch with your brain, not your gut.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Stephen Hopkins
Written by
Tom Provost · W. Peter Iliff
Gene Hackman
Henry Hearst
Morgan Freeman
Captain Victor Benezet
Thomas Jane
Detective Felix Owens
Monica Bellucci
Chantal Hearst
Nydia Caro
Isabella
Miguel Ángel Suárez
Superintendent
Pablo Cunqueiro
Detective Castillo
Court is in session
Put Under Suspicion on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.