Adam Scott, Amanda Peet, Ashley Judd

A happily married, successful female lawyer is shocked to learn that her husband has a hidden past as a classified military operative, and is accused of committing a heinous war crime. She must wrestl...( read more  read more... )e with her own doubts about his guilt as she defends him, with the help of a private investigator, in a top-secret military court where none of the rules she knows so well apply.

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131 critics

PG-13, 1 hr. 55 min.

Directed by: Carl Franklin

Release Date: April 5, 2002

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DVD Release Date: August 27, 2002

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  • November 2, 2007
    I like to think that my film ratings are aimed at great performances, storyline etc, rather than how good looking a person is, which is why this film gets a 3. It was an ok film, with ok performances and an ok storyline.

    The reason I say this is because if I had such a thing ...( read more)as a list of good looking actors, then my guess would be, Jim Caviezel would be at the top.

    VERDICT: Watchable, but forgetable
  • August 13, 2007
    Low crimes hahaha
  • August 3, 2007
    Ashley always plays the victim and does it very well. Great cast. Story about a husband who is accused of murder and his wife defends him in court. It has a twist though.
  • June 18, 2007
    A good military, court room drama with a strong cast.
  • November 25, 2007
    Judd and Freeman have delivered a whole lot better than this...
  • October 13, 2009
    Great cast - well done - must see!
  • October 3, 2009
    (2002 Director: Carl Franklin) Classic "Who can you really trust?" movie. Ashley Judd stars as a lawyer married to a soldier ((James Caviezel) whom she defends for war crimes he allegedly committed while in the armed forces. A bit mediocre.
  • September 27, 2009
    Again the pairing of Freeman and Judd produces a pretty good movie. From an insider's perspective, it's believeable, too, or at least feasible :o
  • September 25, 2009
    Beautiful and intense story.
  • September 13, 2009
    Jesus is in this movie!!! Everyone--to Blockbuster!!!

Critic Reviews


April 5, 2002
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

High Crimes is hardly high art, but thanks to Freeman, it'll do until something better comes along. full review

April 5, 2002
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

High Crimes has some faults, but it manages to keep its audience either angry or jumpy from start to finish. full review

April 5, 2002
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

High Crimes works to keep us involved and make us care. full review

April 4, 2002
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

High Crimes fits comfortably into the conventions of the genre, but Franklin seems happy to be working with them, not against them. full review

April 4, 2002
A.O. Scott, The New York Times

The problem -- a small one, apparently, in the view of the screenwriters, Yuri Zeltser and Cary Bickley, who adapted Joseph Finder's novel -- is that the twist renders everything that came before comp... full review

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