Guilty As Sin (1993)
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40% of critics liked it
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31% of users liked it
(2,701 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
- Directed By
- Sidney Lumet
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Drama
R,
- In Theaters
- Jun 4, 1993 Wide
- On DVD
- Jul 1, 2003
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It sure looks like a TV movie.
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Chuck O'Leary, FulvueDrive-in.com
One of the good "yuppies-in-jeopardy" thrillers that were so prevalent in the early 1990s.
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Kevin Carr, 7M Pictures
Don Johnson proves he stinks as a movie star.
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Rob Thomas, Capital Times (Madison, WI)
Johnson's sort of good, surprisingly, but this is just expensive trash.
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Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Almost succeeds as a high-camp hoot ... but not quite.
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Cast
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Rebecca De Mornay
as Jennifer Haines
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Don Johnson
as David Greenhill
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Stephen Lang
as Phil Garson
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Jack Warden
as Moe
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Dana Ivey
as Judge Tompkins
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Ron White
as Diangelo
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Norma Dell'Agnese
as Emily
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Sean McCann
as Nolan
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Luis Guzman
as Lt. Bernard Martinez
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Denis Akiyama
as Lab Technician
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Harvey Atkin
as Judge Steinberg
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Chris Benson
as Arraignment Judge
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James Blendick
as McMartin
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Tom Butler
as Heath
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Lynne Cormack
as Esther Rothman
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Lili Francks
as Nurse
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John Kapelos
as Ed Lombardo
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Gene Mack
as Security Guard
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Tom McCamus
as Ray Schiff
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Jack Newman
as Jury Foreman
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Sandi Ross
as Postal Supervisor
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Anthony Sherwood
as Ken Powell
- Lynn Stalmaster
- Stuart Aikins
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Melanie Nicholls-King
as Receptionist
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Robert Kennedy
as Caniff
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Tom Quinn
as Squash Player
