The Guilty

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The Guilty ★★ 1999 (R)

Lawyer Callum Crane (Pullman) has a drunken sexual tryst with his new secretary, Sophie (Anwar), and suddenly his life is spiraling out-of-control. Sophie tries to blackmail him when Crane is appointed a federal judge and he decides to hire Nathan (Sawa), a young man who's just been released from prison, to bump her off. But Nathan's not exactly who he seems and, of course, nothing goes exactly as planned. It's a complex thriller with a good ensemble cast. 112m/C VHS, DVD . Bill Pullman, Gabrielle Anwar, Devon Sawa, Angela Featherstone, Joanne Whalley, Jaimz Woolvett, Ken Tremblett, Camilla Overbye Roos; D: Anthony Waller; W: William Davies; C: Tobias Schliessler; M: Debbie Wiseman.

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