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High Crimes (2002)

Directed by Carl Franklin · 115 min · Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime

13.0 TOPICAL score · #5,258 of 6,776 films

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A 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.

High Crimes (2002, directed by Carl Franklin) has a TOPICAL score of 13.0 - ranked 5,258 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on lasting engagement and cast, and lowest on awards. Critics: 31% on Rotten Tomatoes · 5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 48. Audiences: TMDB 6.3/10 (921 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 32 languages.

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Critics14
Audience18
Awards0
Historical impact41
Lasting engagement50
Cast43
Legacy & cult status-

Starring: Ashley Judd (actor #1,662), Morgan Freeman (actor #24), Jim Caviezel (actor #789), Adam Scott (actor #1,730)

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