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A Balasaur Score of 54 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 40%. Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
After his young son dies from the negligence at a hospital, Harry Fertig takes matters into his own hands and kills the doctor, nurse and clerk responsible. Slick lawyer Roy Bleakie, looking only to win a case and not caring of the matters involved, is asked by Fertig's boss to defend him. Shocked to hear that his client wants to plead guilty, the case causes Bleakie to question his own morals by defending an honorable man.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
Rotten Tomatoes40%
Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do.
59 audience votes
Key crew
- David Hugh JonesDirector
- Mychael DannaOriginal Music Composer
- David BlackScreenplay
Cast
- Ben KingsleyHarry Fertig
- Amy IrvingSarah Fertig
- Ryan MarsiniStevie Fertig
- Alec BaldwinRoy Bleakie
- Boyd GainesLiam Clarke
- Anne TwomeyJudge Crossland
- Lázaro PérezEric Malabar
- Becky Ann BakerNurse Jeanine Carrounbois
- Mike HodgeSecurity Guard
- Mark EthanDr. Mason Gillette
- Kevin ConwayMel Duden
- Richard JenkinsCass O'Donnell
Stills
Themes
husband wife relationshipjudgefaithprayerhomicideblackmailcover-uprevengemurderjudaisminvestigatorjustice