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Cruel Doubt

  • TV Mini Series
  • 19921992
  • 3h 7m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
408
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Cruel Doubt (1992)
  • Crime
  • Drama
A college student and two friends are accused of murdering one's stepfather and injuring his mother whom refuses to believe her son had anything to do with the attack.A college student and two friends are accused of murdering one's stepfather and injuring his mother whom refuses to believe her son had anything to do with the attack.A college student and two friends are accused of murdering one's stepfather and injuring his mother whom refuses to believe her son had anything to do with the attack.
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
408
YOUR RATING
  • Stars
    • Blythe Danner
    • Matt McGrath
    • Denis Arndt
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  • Stars
    • Blythe Danner
    • Matt McGrath
    • Denis Arndt
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    • 18User reviews
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    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Blythe Danner
    Blythe Danner
    • Bonnie Von Steinas Bonnie Von Stein
    2 episodes2 eps • 1992
    Matt McGrath
    Matt McGrath
    • Chris Pritchardas Chris Pritchard
    2 episodes2 eps • 1992
    Denis Arndt
    Denis Arndt
    • Leith Von Steinas Leith Von Stein
    2 episodes2 eps • 1992
    Adam Baldwin
    Adam Baldwin
    • Det. John Tayloras Det. John Taylor
    2 episodes2 eps • 1992
    R.D. Call
    • District Attorney Mitchell Nortonas District Attorney Mitchell Norton
    2 episodes2 eps • 1992
    Dennis Farina
    Dennis Farina
    • Tom Breretonas Tom Brereton
    2 episodes2 eps • 1992
    Miguel Ferrer
    Miguel Ferrer
    • Lewis Youngas Lewis Young
    2 episodes2 eps • 1992
    Travis Fine
    Travis Fine
    • James 'Moog' Upchurchas James 'Moog' Upchurch
    2 episodes2 eps • 1992
    William Forsythe
    William Forsythe
    • Police Chief John Croneas Police Chief John Crone
    2 episodes2 eps • 1992
    Louise Latham
    Louise Latham
    • Polly Batesas Polly Bates
    2 episodes2 eps • 1992
    Ben Masters
    Ben Masters
    • Frank Johnstonas Frank Johnston
    2 episodes2 eps • 1992
    Neal McDonough
    Neal McDonough
    • Neal Hendersonas Neal Henderson
    2 episodes2 eps • 1992
    John C. McGinley
    John C. McGinley
    • Attorney Jim Vos Burghas Attorney Jim Vos Burgh
    2 episodes2 eps • 1992
    Jim Norton
    Jim Norton
    • Dr. Billy Royalas Dr. Billy Royal
    2 episodes2 eps • 1992
    Gwyneth Paltrow
    Gwyneth Paltrow
    • Angela Pritchardas Angela Pritchard
    2 episodes2 eps • 1992
    G.D. Spradlin
    G.D. Spradlin
    • George Batesas George Bates
    2 episodes2 eps • 1992
    Kenneth Welsh
    Kenneth Welsh
    • Attorney Wade Smithas Attorney Wade Smith
    2 episodes2 eps • 1992
    Edward Asner
    Edward Asner
    • Bill Osteenas Bill Osteen
    2 episodes2 eps • 1992
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    Did you know

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    • Goofs
      The perpetrators are supposed to be fanatical Dungeons & Dragons players, yet their books and dice are like new rather than worn with play - and the dice set one character plays with is incomplete.
    • Connections
      Featured in The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1992)

    User reviews18

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    2/10
    Give me a break!
    Like everyone has said, this is yet another attempt to blame something tragic on something other than the human being that committed it. After Colombine, the great evil was on black trench coats. This movie blames it all on D&D. PLEASE! A coat is a coat as much as a game is a game.

    I have another issue here. In this movie it was very clearly implied that only quiet alienated creepy loser-type men played these games. Perhaps this is a (subtle) wink at the idea that only men could be influenced by a work of pure fiction, but I have to think it's further proof that the makers of this movie, and the author of the book it's based on, did not bother to research the game itself or the players of it. Did they talk to players of RPGs that have not killed anyone? I think there are MILLIONS of them out there, both men and women, yet they must focus on the one young man that may have had something to do with a murder. I know, I know, before you say it, I know that a story of a perfectly socialized person who also happens to play role playing games would not be a very interesting movie and could not have been nominated for an Oscar, but it would have been closer to the truth than this *thing*.

    All I request is that people THINK before they imply something that alienates a large group of harmless, friendly, NON-angsty people. Is that too much to ask?
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    • Feb 1, 2003

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    • Release date
      • May 17, 1992 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Duda cruel
    • Production companies
      • NBC Productions
      • Susan Baerwald Productions
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    • Runtime
      3 hours 7 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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