
Above Suspicion
The devil always comes as everything you wanted
Directed by Phillip Noyce
Produced by Bold Films, Colleen Camp Productions
A dark true-crime thriller about institutional corruption and a doomed affair that explores how power imbalances and moral compromise destroy lives in a struggling Appalachian community.
The chilling true story of a newly married FBI poster boy assigned to an Appalachian mountain town in Kentucky. There he is drawn into an illicit affair with an impoverished local woman who becomes his star informant. She sees in him her means of escape; instead, it's a ticket to disaster for both of them.
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Is Above Suspicion sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Does Above Suspicion end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Above Suspicion scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is Above Suspicion violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is Above Suspicion easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
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Conventional, and it does not land.
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Like Above Suspicion
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Above Suspicion, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Above Suspicion, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.





























































