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Criminal Law

Genres
Drama
Thriller
Romance
Rating
5.6
Status
Released
R
Release Date1989-04-28
Runtime114 min
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesCanada
Budget$5,000,000
Revenue$9,974,446
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Overview

Ben Chase is an on-the-rise Boston attorney currently defending a wealthy client in a high-profile murder case. Martin Thiel is the wealthy young man on trial for a particularly brutal murder. The verdict sets Thiel free. Within 24 hours another grizzly and all-too-familiar murder has taken place with striking similarities to the first crime. Chase inexplicably agrees to act as his defense attorney; but this time it will be to gather evidence that will put away his client for good.

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Criminal Law (1988) Original Trailer [HD]

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Cast & Crew

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Gary Oldman

as Ben Chase

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Kevin Bacon

as Martin Thiel

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Tess Harper

as Detective Stillwell

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Karen Young

as Ellen Faulkner

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Joe Don Baker

as Detective Mesel

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Sean McCann

as Jacob Fischer

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Ron Lea

as Gary Hull

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Michael Sinelnikoff

as Professor Clemens

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Karen Woolridge

as Claudia Curwen

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Ali Giron

as Isabel Fuertes

Reviews

1
J

John Chard

Nov 12, 2017

5/10

Boston based neo-noir fails to ignite. Criminal Law is directed by Martin Campbell and written by Mark Kasdan. It stars Gary Oldman, Kevin Bacon, Tess Harper, Karen Young and Joe Don Baker. Music is by Jerry Goldsmith and cinematography by Philip Meheux. Boston attorney Ben Chase (Oldman) successfully defends Martin Thiel (Bacon) who is on tr…

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