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Director: Carl Franklin
Cast: Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman, Jim Caviezel, Amanda Peet
A female attorney learns that her husband is really a marine officer awol for fifteen years and accused of murdering fifteen civilians in El Salvador. Believing her husband when he tells her that he's being framed as part of a U.S. Military cover-up, the attorney defends him in a military court.
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Fans of crime thrillers and courtroom dramas will likely enjoy this 2002 film directed by Carl Franklin. With a standout performance from Morgan Freeman and an engaging narrative that blends military conspiracy with personal drama, High Crimes offers a gripping exploration of justice and the complexities of truth.
High Crimes is a 2002 American legal thriller film directed by Carl Franklin, based on a screenplay by Yuri Zeltser and Grace Cary Bickley that adapted Joseph Finder's 1998 novel. Starring Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman, the film follows defense attorney Claire Kubik (Judd) as she teams up with a seasoned military attorney (Freeman) to uncover a cover-up while defending her husband, Tom, who is charged with the murder of nine civilians in El Salvador and revealed to have been living under a false identity.
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