Summary
When a Supreme Court judge commits suicide and his secretary is found murdered, all fingers point to Carl Anderson, a homeless veteran who's deaf and mute.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences a little warmer than critics (+6)
Critics 60Audiences 66GoodWatch 63
Tomatometer67%
Metascore53
User score7.4
IMDb6.6
Letterboxd · 7 K ratings3.3/5
Audience score59%
Running time
2 h 1 min
Longer than most crime movies, +15 min on the typical 106
typical 106121Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 13 countries, rent or buy in 56 more
+3Released
1987
October 23, 1987
39 years ago
Genres
CrimeDramaThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 11 more16 people
- CherKathleen Riley
- Dennis QuaidEddie Sanger
- Liam NeesonCarl Wayne Anderson
- John MahoneyJudge Matthew Bishop Helms
- Joe MantegnaCharlie Stella
- Philip BoscoPaul Gray
- E. Katherine KerrGrace Comisky
- Fred MelamedMorty Rosenthal
Bill CobbsJudge Franklin
Richard GantEverett Bennett- LBLisbeth BartlettMarilyn
Michael BeachParking Lot Attendant
Paul D'AmatoMichael
Gregory McKinneyPlainclothes Cop- MTMyra TaylorApril
Robert V. WalshClub Congressman
Directing · 1
- Peter Yates Director
Writing · 1
- Eric Roth Screenplay
Production · 4
- John Veitch Executive Producer
- Daniel A. Sherkow Producer
- Karen Hazzard Casting
- Jennifer Ogden Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Billy Williams Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Ray Lovejoy Editor
Sound · 1
- Michael Kamen Original Music Composer
Art · 3
- Stuart Wurtzel Production Design
- Steven P. Sardanis Art Direction
- Tony Hall Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Rita Ryack Costume Design
Other crew · 1
- James Winburn Stunts
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