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      Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

      2009, Crime/Drama, 1h 45m

      28 Reviews 10,000+ Ratings

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      Hackneyed and over dramatic, this undercooked courtroom drama suffers from bad dialogue and a twist ending you'll see from a distance. Read critic reviews

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      Jesse Metcalfe as C.J. Nicholas in "Beyond a Reasonable Doubt." Amber Tamblyn as Ella in "Beyond a Reasonable Doubt." Michael Douglas as Mark Hunter in "Beyond a Reasonable Doubt." Michael Douglas as Mark Hunter in "Beyond a Reasonable Doubt." (L-R) Jesse Metcalfe as C.J. Nicholas and Joel David Moore as Corey Finley in "Beyond a Reasonable Doubt." (Center) Jesse Metcalfe as C.J. Nicholas in "Beyond a Reasonable Doubt." Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (2009) Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (2009) Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (2009)

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      District Attorney Mark Hunter (Michael Douglas) has an impressive record in securing convictions and is contemplating a run for governor. Local reporter C.J. Nicholas (Jesse Metcalfe) is suspicious, however, and starts investigating Hunter's caseload with the help of Assistant D.A. Ella Crystal (Amber Tamblyn). Nicholas decides to frame himself for an unsolved murder to expose Hunter's unscrupulous tactics. But things spin out of his control, and he ends up facing the death penalty.

      • Rating: PG-13 (Violence|Brief Strong Language|A Sex Scene)

      • Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & thriller

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Peter Hyams

      • Producer: Moshe Diamant, Mark Damon, Ted Hartley, Michael P. Flannigan

      • Writer: Peter Hyams

      • Release Date (Theaters):  limited

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      • Box Office (Gross USA): $32.4K

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: Anchor Bay

      • Production Co: Autonomous Films

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      • Sep 13, 2011

        Brilliant narrative despite the few plot holes. Enjoyable to watch.

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      • Jul 18, 2011

        Not as bad as I heard it would be. And nobody plays a villain better than Michael Douglas. Gaps? Yes. A little far fetched? Yes. If for nothing else, see this for Michael Douglas.

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      • Nov 23, 2010

        based on a classic fritz lang film, of the same name, this is a little more entertaining than it should be. it looks quite tv movie of the week, and performances arnt much above that, even michael douglas is homing it in, but it runs along smoothly and certainly being based on a film from trhe 50s you can see some of it in its tone, one interesting note is the music which comes off hitchcock at times and helps it along at times, a remake thats neither brilliant or bad, just oedinary

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      • Sep 26, 2010

        The film was so so. The pacing was off. It kind of reminded me of films like The Pelican Brief, Sliver, and A Perfect Murder. Even though Amber Tamblyn and Jesse Metcalfe were ok in their roles, other actors in those roles could have done a much better job. Joseph Gordon Levitt and Ellen Page could have played those roles much better. Douglas does his best, given what he has to work with. Orlando Jones steals every scene that he is in.

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