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Above Suspicion

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A police officer left partially paralyzed by a shootout in the line of duty, Dempsey Cain (Christopher Reeve) is estranged from his wife, Gail (Kim Cattrall), who has been having an affair with his brother, Nick (Edward Kerr). With Nick indirectly responsible for his sibling's condition, and Dempsey aware of his trysts with Gail, the former officer decides to end his life. However, he involves Nick and Gail in his plot, though the result is far from what they expect.

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Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall 11/08/2004
2/5
forgettable Go to Full Review Christopher Null Filmcritic.com 01/27/2004
3/5
Brandon Judell PopcornQ 09/19/2003
Co-written by Jerry Lazarus and William H. Macy, there's a nice surprise ending supplied, plus Cattrall's in the buff practicing for her upcoming Sex and the City role, Kerr is a hunky villain, and Reeve's nicely subdued in a role he thought he would neve Go to Full Review Dragan Antulov rec.arts.movies.reviews 10/01/2001
4/10
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Victor O 07/13/2023 I decided to increase the number of movies I've seen with Christopher Reeve that weren't Superman-related. This sounded interesting given the subject matter was Reeve playing a man who was paralyzed, before he was. So, I appreciated the irony. Dempsey Cain is a decorated police officer living the good life in Southern California working alongside his brother Nick, with a beautiful wife Gail and son Damon. Unfortunately, not everything is as good as it seems with Nick and Gail having an affair. Things become worse when Dempsey is shot and paralyzed from the waist down. Life becomes hard on everyone with Dempsey contemplating suicide. But it becomes darker when a seeming act of compassion transforms into murder. The Cains are investigated by a rival of Dempsey, all of it leading to a controversial end. I have always admired Christopher Reeve's charisma as Superman, but this film shows that he was more than just the hero in a cape but a spectacular actor. But he should have done better stuff. But this was a good turn and am glad to have seen it. See more 10/28/2020 Alot better than I expected. It has a nice twist to it, that I assume that MOST people wouldn't see coming. But regardless, it's still a rather good movie. See more Read all reviews
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Steven Schachter

Director

Christopher Reeve

Dempsey Cain

Joe Mantegna

Alan Rhinehart

Kim Cattrall

Gail Cain

Edward Kerr

Nick Cain

Ron Canada

Captain
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Movie Info

Synopsis A police officer left partially paralyzed by a shootout in the line of duty, Dempsey Cain (Christopher Reeve) is estranged from his wife, Gail (Kim Cattrall), who has been having an affair with his brother, Nick (Edward Kerr). With Nick indirectly responsible for his sibling's condition, and Dempsey aware of his trysts with Gail, the former officer decides to end his life. However, he involves Nick and Gail in his plot, though the result is far from what they expect.
Director
Steven Schachter
Producer
William Hart
Screenwriter
Jerry Lazarus, William H. Macy, Steven Schachter
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 35m
Sound Mix
Stereo