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High Crimes (2002)

★ 6.4PG-13110 minDirector: Carl Franklin

2002 American psychological thriller film

High Crimes is a 2002 American legal thriller film directed by Carl Franklin, based on a screenplay by Yuri Zeltser and Grace Cary Bickley that adapted Joseph Finder's 1998 novel. Starring Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman, the film follows defense attorney Claire Kubik (Judd) as she teams up with a seasoned military attorney (Freeman) to uncover a cover-up while defending her husband, Tom, who is charged with the murder of nine civilians in El Salvador and revealed to have been living under a false identity.

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What is High Crimes about?
High Crimes (2002) — High powered lawyer Claire Kubik finds her world turned upside down when her husband, who she thought was Tom Kubik, is arrested and is revealed to be Ron Chapman. Chapman is on trial for a murder of Latin American villagers while he was in the Marines. Claire soon learns that to
Is High Crimes based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is High Crimes scary?
Content rating: PG-13. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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