High Crimes

Plot

High powered lawyer Claire Kubik finds her world turned upside down when her husband, who she thought was Tom Kubik…

Release Year: 2002

Rating: 6.1/10 (17,667 voted)

Critic's Score: 48/100

Director:
Carl Franklin

Stars: Jim Caviezel, Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd

Storyline
High powered lawyer Claire Kubik finds her world turned upside down when her husband, who she thought was Tom Kubik, is arrested and is revealed to be Ron Chapman. Chapman is on trial for a murder of Latin American villagers while he was in the Marines. Claire soon learns that to navigate the military justice system, she'll need help from the somewhat unconventional Charlie Grimes; meanwhile, Claire's sister, Jackie, is falling in love with wet-behind-the-ears Lieutenant Embry assigned as the official defense lawyer. And most of the eyewitnesses have rather too conveniently died.

Writers: Joseph Finder, Yuri Zeltser

Cast:

Ashley Judd
–

Claire Kubik

Morgan Freeman
–

Charles W. Grimes

Jim Caviezel
–

Tom Kubik
/
Sgt. Ron Chapman

Adam Scott
–

Lt. Terrence Embry

Amanda Peet
–

Jackie

Bruce Davison
–

Brig. Gen. Bill Marks

Tom Bower
–

FBI Agent Mullins

Juan Carlos Hernández
–

Maj. James Hernandez

Michael Gaston
–

Maj. Lucas Waldron

Jude Ciccolella
–

Col. Farrell

Emilio Rivera
–

Salvadoran Man

Michael Shannon
–

Troy Abbott

John Billingsley
–

Lie Detector Coach

Dendrie Taylor
–

Lola

Paula Jai Parker
–

Gracie

Taglines:
Everything you trust. Everything you know. May be a lie…

Details

Official Website:
20th Century Fox [United States] |

Release Date: 5 April 2002

Filming Locations: Alameda, California, USA

Box Office Details

Budget: $42,000,000

(estimated)

Opening Weekend: $14,005,550
(USA)
(7 April 2002)
(2717 Screens)

Gross: $41,543,207
(USA)
(18 August 2002)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Did You Know?

Trivia:

In early versions of the script, Ashley Judd's character was to be a Harvard law professor.

Goofs:

Factual errors:
Crimes committed by Marine and Navy personnel are investigated by NCIS, or its predecessor the NIS, and not the CID which handle cases relating to the Army.

Quotes:

Claire Kubik:
Agent Mullins! I just need a minute of your time!

FBI Agent Mullins:
Somehow I'm confident it's not my rugged good looks to which I owe the honor of this visit.

User Review

Did He Do It, Or Didn't He?

Rating: 8/10


This was an involving story of a military man accused of murdering
civilians 15 years earlier and then going A.W.O.L. The whole story
revolves around one question: did he do it or is he innocent?

That question keeps the viewer guessing for much of the film and
provides some very good suspense. It's another film, however, in which
there is a strong anti-U.S. military flavor, so typical in films since
the 1960s.

Also, once you know the ending, I doubt if this would be a movie you
would watch more than once. However, it's definitely worth a look and
will entertain you for about two hours. Ashley Judd, Jim Caviezel and
Morgan Freeman are three attractive lead actors, all interesting to
watch, as usual.