# Just Cause (1995)

> A Harvard law professor reopens a condemned prisoner's murder case and confronts a community determined to preserve its verdict.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/4414

## Facts

- Runtime: 102 min
- Genres: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Director: Arne Glimcher
- Cast: Sean Connery, Laurence Fishburne, Blair Underwood, Kate Capshaw, Ruby Dee, Scarlett Johansson, Ed Harris, Christopher Murray
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113501/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: tense, paranoid, brooding, crime thriller night, 1990s movie marathon

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