# High Crimes (2002)

> A powerful defense lawyer risks her career and marriage to uncover the truth behind her husband's hidden military identity and a buried massacre.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6527

## Facts

- Runtime: 115 min
- Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime
- Director: Carl Franklin
- Cast: Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman, Jim Caviezel, Adam Scott, Amanda Peet, Bruce Davison, Tom Bower, Juan Carlos Hernández
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0257756/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: tense, paranoid, serious, thriller night, courtroom movie marathon

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