Double Jeopardy

Double Jeopardy (1999)

  • 25% of critics liked it
    (84 reviews)

  • 68% of users liked it
    (162,349 ratings)

In this thriller, Ashley Judd plays Elizabeth Parsons, who is convicted of murdering her husband and sentenced to a long stretch in prison. After Elizabeth has spent six years behind bars, it turns out that her husband is still alive: he faked his own death as part of an insurance scam, and… More

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R, 1 hr. 45 min.
Directed By
Bruce Beresford
Written By
David Weisberg
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Action & Adventure
In Theaters
Sep 24, 1999 Wide
On DVD
Feb 22, 2000
Paramount Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Robert Horton, Film.com

    A generally dumb movie with a smart, appealing, gutsy leading lady.

  • Jay Carr, Boston Globe

    A lukewarm outing that mostly just bops from plot point to plot point.

  • Mark Caro, Chicago Tribune

    The picture itself is so nonsensical you don't understand why anyone would actually make it.

  • Susan Stark, Detroit News

    Piles one loony twist on another with dizzying abandon when it's not bogged down drinking up scenery that has been exploited to a fare-thee-well on the big screen.

  • Dragan Antulov, Draxblog Movie Reviews

    The way the screenwriters treat the law is in many ways similar to way they treat intelligence of the viewers.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Sophie B


    Quite an overused idea, the beginning seemed to take quite a while but then the main part (especially her jailing) didn't take very long at all and left me confused about the time span of the film. Acting was decent but nothing special and overall a very obvious film with no… More

  • Chris W


    This movie is a thriller about a woman convicted (wrongly) of murdering her husband. She gets a lengthy prisons sentence but gets out early on good behavior. When she discovers that not only was she (correctly) set up, but that the person who did it was her husband, she sets out for… More

  • Lady D


    Whilst I do not find Ashley Judd one othe more convincing Actresses, this is a film that holds yours attention and urges the need for retribution to take place. Cheesy in parts, but helped along by Tommy Lee Jones, this is an enjoyable film of the 90's.

  • Bethany M


    Ashley Judd is great in this film. A few twists in the film and a great ending.

  • Roy G


    Offers a few breathtakingly silly (but fun) action scenes, some decent dialogue and even a couple of good laugh lines.

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