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      Outrage!

      1986 1h 40m Drama List
      Reviews Dennis Riordan (Robert Preston) is enraged after the man who raped and murdered his daughter is relieved of punishment because of a legal loophole. Riordan then assumes the role of judge and jury and kills the man himself. He subsequently refuses to plea insanity, leaving his defense attorney, Brad Gordon (Beau Bridges), in a tough spot. Gordon then resorts to desperate measures and calls the judge who released Riordan's victim to the stand for a tense debate of legal ethics. Read More Read Less

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      Clifford Terry Chicago Tribune With the actors tossing away their lines as if they're disposable razors -- Preston is particularly guilty -- the movie is so relentlessly awful, it seems like a send-up. Sep 22, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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      kate t It's fairly slow to start and it feels more like a TV movie so my opinion is based on it not being for theatrical release (so my expectations were not as high). What I liked most about it was the way the script enabled the audience to get a better understanding of how our laws are often created and why. Also to better understand why and how so many guilty people seem to be set free.... not to mention the many innocent ones that aren't. Our justice system is a complex web of rules of created by mostly good people trying to solve complicated problems. Their solutions do not always merit justice, as many of us already know. Beau Bridges does a very good job as the defense lawyer. Burgess Meredith is also his usual scruffy good as a Judge. Very good watching on a lazy afternoon. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Interesting concept and conclusion. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Dennis Riordan (Robert Preston) is enraged after the man who raped and murdered his daughter is relieved of punishment because of a legal loophole. Riordan then assumes the role of judge and jury and kills the man himself. He subsequently refuses to plea insanity, leaving his defense attorney, Brad Gordon (Beau Bridges), in a tough spot. Gordon then resorts to desperate measures and calls the judge who released Riordan's victim to the stand for a tense debate of legal ethics.
      Director
      Walter Grauman
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 40m