# The Trials of Cate McCall (2013)

> A disgraced California attorney risks her fragile recovery and custody battle to reopen a possibly fabricated murder conviction.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/144279

## Facts

- Runtime: 89 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Karen Moncrieff
- Cast: Kate Beckinsale, Nick Nolte, James Cromwell, Anna Schafer, Mark Pellegrino, Clancy Brown, Taye Diggs, Isaiah Washington
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1323973/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: tense, sober, morally ambiguous, serious movie night, legal thriller marathon

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