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High Crimes is a 2002 American drama film directed by Carl Franklin and produced by Arnon Milchan. The movie features Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman, Jim Caviezel, and Adam Scott in the cast. It was produced by Regency Enterprises, Monarch Pictures, Epsilon Motion Pictures, New Regency Pictures, and Manifest Film Company. The narrative is set in San Francisco and Mexico, with filming occurring in those same locations. The story centers on the Federal Bureau of Investigation and involves themes of court, witness, and trial.
The film was distributed by 20th Century Studios and Netflix via video on demand. It has a runtime of 115 minutes and was originally released in English. The production budget was 42,000,000, resulting in a revenue of 63,781,810. Critical assessments include a review score of 31%, a 5/10 rating, and a 48/100 score. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.4 from 51,412 votes and a Metascore of 48. The film is rated PG-13 and received two nominations.
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6.3A 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.
Cast
- Ashley Judd as Claire Kubik
- Morgan Freeman as Charlie Grimes
- Jim Caviezel as Tom Kubik
- Amanda Peet as Jackie
- Adam Scott as Lieutenant Terrence Embry
- Bruce Davison as Brig. Gen. Bill Marks
Themes
- based on novel or book
- court
- witness
- trial
- love
- murder
- defense
- lawyer
- justice
- u.s. marine
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Ratings
IMDb
6.4/10
51,412 votes
Metacritic
48/100
- Year
- 2002
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 2 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Carl Franklin
- Screenplay by
- Yuri Zeltser Grace Cary Bickley
- Based on
- High Crimes , by Joseph Finder
- Produced by
- Arnon Milchan Janet Yang Jesse B'Franklin
- Starring
- Ashley Judd Morgan Freeman Jim Caviezel Amanda Peet Adam Scott Tom Bower
- Cinematography
- Theo van de Sande
- Edited by
- Carole Kravetz-Aykanian
- Music by
- Graeme Revell
- Production companies
- Regency Enterprises , New Regency, Manifest Film Company, Monarch Pictures
- Distributed by
- 20th Century Fox
- Release date
- April 5, 2002 ( 2002-04-05 )
- Running time
- 115 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $42 million
- Box office
- $63.8 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Director
- Carl Franklin
- Composer
- Graeme Revell
- Producer
- Arnon Milchan
- Production company
- Regency Enterprises
- Cinematographer
- Theo van de Sande
- Narrative location
- San Francisco
- Filming location
- Mexico
- Duration
- 110
- FilmAffinity ID
- 999573
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.highcrimesmovie.com/main.html
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- publication date
- 2002-10-24
- title
- High Crimes
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- film format
- 16 mm film
- review score
- 48/100
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Encyclopedic overview
High Crimes is a 2002 American legal thriller film directed by Carl Franklin, based on a screenplay by Yuri Zeltser and Grace Cary Bickley that adapted Joseph Finder's 1998 novel. Starring Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman, the film follows defense attorney Claire Kubik (Judd) as she teams up with a seasoned military attorney (Freeman) to uncover a cover-up while defending her husband, Tom, who is charged with the murder of nine civilians in El Salvador and revealed to have been living under a false identity.
Plot
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