After a wealthy heiress is murdered in her beach house, her devastated husband becomes the prime suspect. He hires a lawyer who hasn’t taken a criminal case in years, and as they work together, a complicated romance develops amidst the trial.
▶ Watch Trailer
Glenn Close
Teddy Barnes
Jeff Bridges
Jack Forrester
Peter Coyote
Thomas Krasny
Lance Henriksen
Frank Martin
Robert Loggia
Sam Ransom
Michael Dorn
Dan Hislan
Maria Mayenzet
Page Forrester
William Allen Young
Greg Arnold
Ben Hammer
Dr. Goldman
James Karen
Andrew Hardesty
Director
Richard Marquand
Screenplay
Joe Eszterhas
Tagline
"When a murder case is this shocking, which do you trust? Your emotions or your evidence?"
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$15,000,000
Revenue
$40,491,165
Production
Delphi IV Productions, Columbia Pictures
John Chard
June 7, 2014
Sharp film, serrated ending. Teddy Barnes is a conflicted lawyer, still reeling from the dubious methods of a colleague, she takes on the defence of Jack Forrester, who is accused of murdering his wife with a jagged edged knife. Gradually falling for Jack's seductive powers, Teddy falls in love with the man she now has to defend, her problems it seems, are about to become far far worse. Jagg...
Where to Watch
Rent
Buy
Search our entire catalog of thousands of movies across every genre.
