Experience a time you'll never forget.
A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.
CrimeDramaThrillersniperrapecourtjurorsku klux klanmississippi riverforgivenessblackmailattempted murdertrialmurderlawyer
- Sexual violence
- Harm to children
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Character
Earnest, classical in form, contemporary and grave.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
Who loves it, who doesn't
35 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters; disliked most by The Omnivores.
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Cast
- Matthew McConaugheyJake Brigance
- Sandra BullockEllen Roark
- Samuel L. JacksonCarl Lee Hailey
- Kevin SpaceyRufus Buckley
- Ashley JuddCarla Brigance
- Donald SutherlandLucien Wilbanks
- Oliver PlattHarry Rex Vonner
- Charles S. DuttonOzzie Walls
- Brenda FrickerEthel Twitty
- Kiefer SutherlandFreddie Lee Cobb
Crew
- Joel SchumacherDirector
- Akiva GoldsmanScreenplay
- John GrishamNovel
- Peter Menzies Jr.Director of Photography
- Elliot GoldenthalOriginal Music Composer
- William SteinkampEditor
- Arnon MilchanProducer
- Hunt LowryProducer
- John GrishamProducer
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Pairings
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