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A Balasaur Score of 71 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 77%, Metacritic 47/100. Audiences rate it 30 points higher than critics do. Scores higher than 79% of the 702 1990s crime movies in this catalog. Streaming on Paramount+.
Synopsis
Defense attorney Martin Vail takes on jobs for money and prestige rather than any sense of the greater good. His latest case involves an altar boy, accused of brutally murdering the archbishop of Chicago. Vail finds himself up against his ex-pupil and ex-lover, but as the case progresses and the Church's dark secrets are revealed, Vail finds that what appeared a simple case takes on a darker, more dangerous aspect.
Ratings
Audiences rate it 30 points higher than critics do.
4,137 audience votes
Key crew
- James Newton HowardOriginal Music Composer
- Gregory HoblitDirector
- Steve ShaganScreenplay
- Ann BidermanScreenplay
Cast
- Richard GereMartin Vail
- Laura LinneyJanet Venable
- Edward NortonAaron / Roy Stampler
- John MahoneyShaughnessy
- Alfre WoodardShoat
- Frances McDormandMolly
- Terry O'QuinnYancy
- Andre BraugherGoodman
- Steven BauerPinero
- Joe SpanoStenner
- Tony PlanaMartinez
- Stanley AndersonRushman
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