Suspect

She's a lawyer who broke two laws of her profession... Never get involved with a juror and don't look for clues in dangerous places.

6.619872h 1m

Released

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Overview

When a Supreme Court judge commits suicide and his secretary is found murdered, all fingers point to Carl Anderson, a homeless veteran who's deaf and mute. But when public defender Kathleen Riley is assigned to his case, she begins to believe that Anderson may actually be innocent. Juror Eddie Sanger, a Washington lobbyist, agrees, and together the pair begins their own investigation of events.

StatusReleased

Release Date1987-10-23

Runtime2h 1m

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited States of America

Revenue$18,782,400

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Trailer

Suspect (1987) 35mm film trailer, flat open matte, 2160p

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Cast & Crew

Cher

as Kathleen Riley

Dennis Quaid

as Eddie Sanger

Liam Neeson

as Carl Wayne Anderson

John Mahoney

as Judge Matthew Bishop Helms

Joe Mantegna

as Charlie Stella

Philip Bosco

as Paul Gray

E. Katherine Kerr

as Grace Comisky

Fred Melamed

as Morty Rosenthal

Bill Cobbs

as Judge Franklin

Richard Gant

as Everett Bennett

Reviews

John Chard

May 5, 2019

7/10

The innocent shall know the glory of heaven! Peter Yates directs and Eric Roth writes the screenplay. It stars Cher, Dennis Quaid, Liam Neeson, John Mahoney and Joe Mantegna. Music is by Michael Kamen and cinematography by Billy Williams. Pot has Cher as a public defender tasked with defending a deaf and mute homeless man accused of murder. I…

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JPV852

Apr 14, 2026

6/10

Well directed legal thriller from Peter Yates is quite convoluted and a weak romantic element but still entertaining with Cher and Dennis Quaid putting in decent performances. **3.0/5**

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