Yes. More frightening than 87% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Mistrial end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Mistrial easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More sad than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Mistrial

Name: Mistrial
Genre: Thriller, Drama, Action, TV Movie
Released: 1996
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 5.3
Cast: Bill Pullman, Robert Loggia, Blair Underwood, Leo Burmester, Roma Maffia

One man has taken control of the courtroom - and it isn't the judge.

Directed by Heywood Gould

Produced by HBO

199689 min5.3 / 10

A tense hostage thriller centered on a detective's descent into vigilante justice after the legal system fails him, exploring themes of corruption and moral compromise.

When a cop-killer goes free, a detective's search for personal justice veers dangerously out of control. Declaring a mistrial, he takes the accused, the judge and the jury hostage...and begins a trial of his own.

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Genres

Thriller Drama Action TV Movie

Questions people ask

Is Mistrial scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Does Mistrial end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Mistrial violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is Mistrial easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Mistrial sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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