Under Suspicion

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Under Suspicion

R,

2000,

1h 50m,

Mystery & Thriller

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50%

42 Reviews

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48%

5,000+ Ratings

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50%

Tomatometer

42 Reviews

48%

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5,000+ Ratings

"Under Suspicion" is an intense, psychological thriller, with veteran Police Captain Victor Benezet squaring off against prominent tax attorney Henry Hearst -- two life-hardened and well-matched opponents motivated by reasons more complex and personal than the pursuit of duty or the defense of reputation. Exploring the darkest recesses of the human imagination, bringing to light the dangerous psychological ramifications of a guilty conscience.

Critics Consensus

Though Hackman and Freeman turn in solid performances, Under Suspicion moves at a plodding rate and has a disappointing ending.

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Paul Tatara

CNN.com

May 1, 2003

Too tawdry to be completely entertaining, and too static to generate much excitement.

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Peter Travers

Rolling Stone

May 8, 2001

Hackman and Freeman will pin you to your seat.

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Michael Thomson

BBC.com

Apr 16, 2001

2/5

Why was Hopkins, the best of whose films is ordinary, hired to construct a film which hangs on psychology and dialogue?

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

May 17, 2009

C-

It's hard to imagine anyone walking out of this movie satisfied, regardless of Hackman's and Freeman's solid performances.

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

Dec 23, 2006

3/5

Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Jul 6, 2005

2/5

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Anakin W

Jan 18, 2019

What an experience! An agonizing experience. It's terrible to see a movie with good actors where the best acting job is done by Monica Bellucci. She's gorgeous but let's face it, she just stands there and looks good. The script is silly, the directing job awful. And itÂ´s agonizingly long. It could have worked, and it's a maybe, as a half hour TV episode of Climax!.. or The Twilight Zone...

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Draco R

Oct 7, 2018

Terrible. Lifeless plot. Unexplained events towards end of film. Really cheap acting from Freeman and Hackman. Budget $25mil and took about a tenth of that at the box office... which is more than what they deserved for this tripe.

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Albus P

Jan 19, 2018

A dull waste of time. The ending was unexpected, but this was a terrible movie on the whole. (First and only viewing - 1/20/2018)

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Harry L

Dec 24, 2017

what a rubbish movie.

Draco M

Apr 9, 2017

Great crime thriller murder mystery lead with fire by Hackman and Freeman.

Hagrid S

Oct 25, 2008

i was surprised to see this caliber of cast in something so dreadful. it does sort of resemble a film noir in some aspects as much of the story occurs in one room but i just couldnt get past how mediocre it was and how i expected so much better from everyone. By the end, i didnt even care what happened, i was already done watching.

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Stephen Hopkins

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Morgan Freeman

Capt. Victor Benezet

Gene Hackman

Henry Hearst

Thomas Jane

Detective Felix Owens

Monica Bellucci

Chantal Hearst

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Synopsis

"Under Suspicion" is an intense, psychological thriller, with veteran Police Captain Victor Benezet squaring off against prominent tax attorney Henry Hearst -- two life-hardened and well-matched opponents motivated by reasons more complex and personal than the pursuit of duty or the defense of reputation. Exploring the darkest recesses of the human imagination, bringing to light the dangerous psychological ramifications of a guilty conscience.

Director: Stephen Hopkins
Producer: Anne Marie Gillen, Stephen Hopkins, Lori McCreary
Screenwriter: John Wainwright, Claude Miller, Jean Herman, Michel Audiard, Tom Provost, W. Peter Iliff
Distributor: Columbia TriStar Home Video, Lionsgate Films
Production Co: TF1 International, Revelations Entertainment
Rating: R (Sexual Content|Language)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 22, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 25, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $334.2K
Runtime: 1h 50m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS

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