Presumed Innocent

Presumed Innocent

Some people would kill for love

Directed by Alan J. Pakula

Produced by Mirage Enterprises, Warner Bros. Pictures

1990127 min6.8 / 10

A tense legal thriller built on infidelity, murder, and suspicion, where a lawyer's obsessive affair becomes the evidence against him in a morally murky investigation.

Rusty Sabich is a deputy prosecutor engaged in an obsessive affair with a coworker who is murdered. Soon after, he's accused of the crime. And his fight to clear his name becomes a whirlpool of lies and hidden passions.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Presumed Innocent sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Is Presumed Innocent easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does Presumed Innocent end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Presumed Innocent scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Presumed Innocent violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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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62/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity59

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise67

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Presumed Innocent

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Presumed Innocent

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Presumed Innocent, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Presumed Innocent, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Presumed Innocent, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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