Under Suspicion (2000)

A lawyer is asked to come to the police station to clear up a few loose ends in his witness report of a foul murder. This will only take ten minutes, they say, but it turns out to be one ... See full summary »

Director:

Stephen Hopkins

Writers:

John Wainwright (book), Claude Miller

Stars:

Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman, Thomas Jane

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gene Hackman	...	Henry Hearst
Morgan Freeman	...	Captain Victor Benezet
Thomas Jane	...	Detective Felix Owens
Monica Bellucci	...	Chantal Hearst
Nydia Caro	...	Isabella
Miguel Ángel Suárez	...	Superintendent
Pablo Cunqueiro	...	Detective Castillo
Isabel Algaze	...	Camille Rodriguez
Jacqueline Duprey	...	Maria Rodriguez
Luis Caballero	...	Paco Rodriguez
Patricia Beato	...	Darlita
Sahyly Esponda	...	Reina (as Sahyly Yamile)
Hector Travieso	...	Peter
Marisol Calero	...	Sergeant Arias
Vanessa Shenk	...	Sue Ellen Huddy

Storyline

A lawyer is asked to come to the police station to clear up a few loose ends in his witness report of a foul murder. This will only take ten minutes, they say, but it turns out to be one loose end after another, and the ten minutes he is away from his speech become longer and longer...

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Plot Keywords:

sex scene | pedophile | female frontal nudity | police | breasts | 

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Taglines:

A hidden past, a secret life, witness or suspect, guilty or innocent?

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content and language

Details

Official Sites:

Revelations Entertainment, LLC

Country:

France USA

Language:

English Italian Spanish

Release Date:

15 November 2000 (France)

Also Known As:

Third Degree

Filming Locations:

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$109,863, 24 September 2000, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$258,691, 22 October 2000

Company Credits

Production Co:

Revelations Entertainment,TF1 International

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min 111 min (TV)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Morgan Freeman and Gene Hackman previously appeared in Unforgiven (1992).

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Goofs

In Puerto Rico, 911 operators answer calls in Spanish, not English.

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Quotes

Captain Victor Benezet: Go home. Put on a funny hat. Do whatever it is morons do.

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Connections

Version of Garde à vue (1981)

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Soundtracks

La Diez
Written by Emmanuel del Real (as Emanuel Del Real Diaz), Rubén Albarrán (as Ruben Albarrán Ortega),
Joselo Rangel (as José Alfredo Rangel Arroyo) and Quique Rangel (as Enrique Rangel Arroyo)
Performed by Café Tacvba
Courtesy of WEA International, Inc.

User Reviews

Grips You, Then Disappoints You

Did Henry Hearst rape and kill two young girls? That's the question occupying the whole of Under Suspicion.

For nearly the entirety of its running time, the film is executed brilliantly. There is no action: it keeps the audience's attention through its intelligence, brilliant construction and the reliably excellent performances of Freeman and Hackman. We are not given definitive evidence, and many strange and suspicious things crop up that we yearn to find out about.

This could well have been one of the greatest mystery films I've seen... Until the ending. The ending leaves the audience without an explanation - and not in a good way that lets the audience ponder. It's an ending that leaves you shouting at the screen for an answer.

Overall, I'd recommend this film because it will keep you entertained and on the edge of your seat for more than an hour and a half. Just prepare yourself for an ending that will leave you wholly unsatisfied and rather annoyed.