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Under Suspicion

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"Under Suspicion" is an intense, psychological thriller, with veteran Police Captain Victor Benezet squaring off against prominent tax attorney Henry Hearst -- two life-hardened and well-matched opponents motivated by reasons more complex and personal than the pursuit of duty or the defense of reputation. Exploring the darkest recesses of the human imagination, bringing to light the dangerous psychological ramifications of a guilty conscience.

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Critics Consensus

Though Hackman and Freeman turn in solid performances, Under Suspicion moves at a plodding rate and has a disappointing ending.

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Paul Tatara CNN.com 05/01/2003
Too tawdry to be completely entertaining, and too static to generate much excitement. Go to Full Review Peter Travers Rolling Stone 05/08/2001
Hackman and Freeman will pin you to your seat. Go to Full Review Michael Thomson BBC.com 04/16/2001
2/5
Why was Hopkins, the best of whose films is ordinary, hired to construct a film which hangs on psychology and dialogue? Go to Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com 05/17/2009
C-
It's hard to imagine anyone walking out of this movie satisfied, regardless of Hackman's and Freeman's solid performances. Go to Full Review Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com 12/23/2006
3/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 07/06/2005
2/5
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Laurie S @Karlwinters Mar 4 It was very good until the stupid plot twist which spoiled it. See more G R @RT18208067 Sep 23 It’s a 6/10 but I will rate it higher hecause of overly negative reviews. See more Gregory S @Gregory566 Jun 27 This movie upset me. There is no way that this movie should be as bad as it is with the absolutely outstanding cast that it does. There story, the script, everything is just a boring mess. Truly unfortunate. See more Mike W @MikeW269 May 28 I am sorry I spent the time to watch this. Plodding along to an unacceptable conclusion explains the movie. See more Mark B @Mbindon 04/13/2025 Good performances and the story works early on, but it seems like they had no idea how to end the movie. Clunky ending you are waiting for a satisfying twist. Nope not there, couple that with all characters are unlikeable and what we have is a waste of time. See more N M @RT15520885 04/05/2025 Hackman and Freeman give out a solid performance with Jane appropriately nasty. Bellucci is too wooden and if she came over from Europe aged 11 she ought to have had a less pronounced Italianate accent by that time. Not well casted. Too predictable from the beginning that Hackman could not be the culprit and we spent two hours waiting for the twist. It dragged on, as it had to. See more Read all reviews
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Stephen Hopkins

Director

Morgan Freeman

Capt. Victor Benezet

Gene Hackman

Henry Hearst

Thomas Jane

Detective Felix Owens

Monica Bellucci

Chantal Hearst

Nydia Caro

Isabella

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Under Suspicion

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Synopsis "Under Suspicion" is an intense, psychological thriller, with veteran Police Captain Victor Benezet squaring off against prominent tax attorney Henry Hearst -- two life-hardened and well-matched opponents motivated by reasons more complex and personal than the pursuit of duty or the defense of reputation. Exploring the darkest recesses of the human imagination, bringing to light the dangerous psychological ramifications of a guilty conscience.
Director
Stephen Hopkins
Producer
Anne Marie Gillen, Stephen Hopkins, Lori McCreary
Screenwriter
John Wainwright, Claude Miller, Jean Herman, Michel Audiard, Tom Provost, W. Peter Iliff
Distributor
Columbia TriStar Home Video, Lionsgate Films
Production Co
TF1 International, Revelations Entertainment
Rating
R (Sexual Content|Language)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 22, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
May 25, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA)
$334.2K
Runtime
1h 50m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS