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Criminal Law (1988)

Criminal Law poster
Directed by
Martin Campbell
Genre
crime film, thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 46m
Rated
R
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 132 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A lawyer wins an acquittal for a client. After the client commits another murder, the lawyer sets out to prove the client's guilt and stop him.

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What happens

Criminal Law is a 1988 American legal thriller film directed by Martin Campbell and starring Gary Oldman and Kevin Bacon. It received generally negative reviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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