Guilty As Sin (1993)

40% of critics liked it
(15 reviews)
31% of users liked it
(2,653 ratings)

Sidney Lumet directed this Larry Cohen-scripted courtroom procedural that owes more than it should to Jagged Edge. Jennifer Haines (Rebecca De Mornay), one of the top female lawyers in the country and flush from the success of defending a gangster, has a new client to defend. A suave ladies man in… More Sidney Lumet directed this Larry Cohen-scripted courtroom procedural that owes more than it should to Jagged Edge. Jennifer Haines (Rebecca De Mornay), one of the top female lawyers in the country and flush from the success of defending a gangster, has a new client to defend. A suave ladies man in an Armani suit, David Greenhill (Don Johnson) has come to solicit Jennifer's services. It seems that his rich socialite wife has been pushed to her death through an open window, and David stands to inherit a very large fortune. Needless to say, David is a prime suspect in his wife's murder. David admits to Jennifer the he is a womanizer and an oily manipulator, but nevertheless Jennifer decides to take his case as a challenge -- as she puts it: "People who are guilty are rarely this blunt." The result is an intricate chess game between Jennifer and David as they manipulate events, other people, and each other in order to determine the guilt or innocence of the playboy widower. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 44 min.
Directed By: Sidney Lumet
Genres: Mystery & Suspense, Drama

In Theaters: Jun 4, 1993 Wide
On DVD: Jul 1, 2003

Critic Reviews

Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It sure looks like a TV movie.
Chuck O'Leary, FulvueDrive-in.com
One of the good "yuppies-in-jeopardy" thrillers that were so prevalent in the early 1990s.
Kevin Carr, 7M Pictures
Don Johnson proves he stinks as a movie star.
Rob Thomas, Capital Times (Madison, WI)
Johnson's sort of good, surprisingly, but this is just expensive trash.
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Almost succeeds as a high-camp hoot ... but not quite.
David N. Butterworth, rec.arts.movies.reviews
Probably worth seeing on a slow night, but only if you want to keep things that way.

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Cast

            Rebecca De Mornay as Jennifer Haines

            Don Johnson as David Greenhill

            Stephen Lang as Phil Garson

            Jack Warden as Moe

            Dana Ivey as Judge Tompkins

            Ron White as Diangelo

            Norma Dell'Agnese as Emily

            Sean McCann as Nolan

            Luis Guzman as Lt. Bernard Martinez

            Denis Akiyama as Lab Technician

            Harvey Atkin as Judge Steinberg

            Chris Benson as Arraignment Judge

            James Blendick as McMartin

            Tom Butler as Heath

            Lynne Cormack as Esther Rothman

            Lili Francks as Nurse

            John Kapelos as Ed Lombardo

            Gene Mack as Security Guard

            Tom McCamus as Ray Schiff

            Jack Newman as Jury Foreman

            Sandi Ross as Postal Supervisor

            Anthony Sherwood as Ken Powell

            Lynn Stalmaster
            
            Tom Quinn as Squash Player

            Stuart Aikins
            
            Melanie Nicholls-King as Receptionist

            Robert Kennedy as Caniff
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