R | 1 h 57 min | Thriller | Drama | Romance

IMDB 5.7 / 10 (3372 votes)

Criminal Law (1988)

Criminal Law | United States of America

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A rising young attorney successfully defends a man accused of murder, only to have the same type of murder then happen again. Right away the previously defended man hires the attorney again, and although the attorney is quite certain that he is the killer, he agrees to again defend him... much to the consternation of his friends. However, he explains that by being his attorney he will be better able to catch the man in a mistake... and on this the rest of the film develops, with the killer playing a cat and mouse game with the attorney until, at last, they both must recognize that they are not all that different.

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A rising young attorney successfully defends a man accused of murder, only to have the same type of murder then happen again. Right away the previously defended man hires the attorney again, and although the attorney is quite certain that he is the killer, he agrees to again defend him... much to the consternation of his friends. However, he explains that by being his attorney he will be better able to catch the man in a mistake... and on this the rest of the film develops, with the killer playing a cat and mouse game with the attorney until, at last, they both must recognize that they are not all that different.

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Director

Martin Campbell

Stars

Gary Oldman

Gary Oldman
Ben Chase

Kevin Bacon

Kevin Bacon
Martin Thiel

Tess Harper

Tess Harper
Det. Stillwell

Karen Young

Karen Young
Ellen Faulkner

Joe Don Baker

Joe Don Baker
Det. Mesel

Sean McCann

Sean McCann
Jacob Fischer

Ron Lea

Ron Lea
Gary Hull

Michael Sinelnikoff

Michael Sinelnikoff
Prof. Clemens

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Production

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Actor

Gary Oldman, Kevin Bacon, Tess Harper, Karen Young, Joe Don Baker, Sean McCann, Ron Lea, Michael Sinelnikoff

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Creators

Martin Campbell (Director)

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Alternative titles

Ley criminal (ES)

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Release dates

28.04.1989 (US)
01.01.1988 (CA)

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