Presumed Innocent

Presumed Innocent

Some people would kill for love.

R 1990 · 127 min · ★ 6.8 · Mystery, Crime, Thriller

Rusty Sabich is a deputy prosecutor engaged in an obsessive affair with a coworker who is murdered. Soon after, he's accused of the crime. And his fight to clear his name becomes a whirlpool of lies and hidden passions.

Directed by Alan J. Pakula · Written by Frank Pierson

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