
Presumed Innocent
Some people would kill for love
Directed by Alan J. Pakula
Produced by Mirage Enterprises, Warner Bros. Pictures
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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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.
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