A Murder of Crows

A Murder of Crows

A work of deadly fiction.

R 1999 · 102 min · ★ 6.1 · Thriller, Action, Crime

In the wake of a career-ending scandal, disgraced lawyer Lawson Russell moves to Key West, where he befriends aging novelist Christopher Marlowe. After letting Russell borrow his latest manuscript, Marlowe dies of a heart attack. When Russell publishes the dead man's manuscript under his own name, he makes the best-seller list—and unwittingly becomes the prime suspect in the investigation of a grisly multiple homicide.

Directed by Rowdy Herrington · Written by Rowdy Herrington

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Cuba Gooding Jr. Lawson Russell
Tom Berenger Clifford Dubose
Marianne Jean-Baptiste Elizabeth Pope
Eric Stoltz Thurman Parks III
Mark Pellegrino Prof. Arthur Corvus
Ashley Laurence Janine DeVrie
Carmen Argenziano Judge Wiley Banning
Marisa Petroro Laura
Doug Wert Billy Ray Richardson
Gaelle Comparat Thurman's Girl
Nate Adams James
Renée Estevez Reporter

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