Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- paranoid
- morally uneasy
- crime thriller night
- mystery movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as a contrived, predictable, and poorly directed legal thriller whose central performance failed to generate sympathy.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Mitch deliberately helps Clinton Davis avoid conviction, only to discover that the acquittal creates a new danger.
Mitch is an up-and-coming district attorney whose fatal hit-and-run and courtroom intervention unravel his career and family life.
The plot shifts from a murder charge and trial strategy toward fear that Clinton Davis conceals a destructive secret.
Mitch’s perfect professional and domestic image deteriorates as the consequences of the hit-and-run emerge.
Films like Reasonable Doubt, and why
Fracture
shared legal thriller framework, moral compromise, and escalating suspicion around a seemingly wrongful accusation
The Lincoln Lawyer
shared crime mystery structure, unreliable appearances, and a protagonist trapped by his own decisions
Primal Fear
shared paranoid thriller atmosphere, hidden criminal identities, and escalating personal danger
Movie Details
- Director
- Peter Howitt
- Release Date
- 2014-01-17
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (610)
Cast
- Samuel L. Jackson
- Dominic Cooper
- Erin Karpluk
- Gloria Reuben
- Ryan Robbins
- Philippe Brenninkmeyer
- Dylan Taylor
- Lane Styles
- John B. Lowe
- Jessica Burleson
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Reasonable Doubt about?
- A rising prosecutor engineers an acquittal for a murder suspect, then discovers that justice may have unleashed an even greater threat.
- What is Reasonable Doubt like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Reasonable Doubt as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Reasonable Doubt violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Reasonable Doubt as moderate.
- What did critics think of Reasonable Doubt?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as a contrived, predictable, and poorly directed legal thriller whose central performance failed to generate sympathy.
- Which films are like Reasonable Doubt?
- Films with a similar feel include Fracture, The Lincoln Lawyer, and Primal Fear.
- How long is Reasonable Doubt?
- Reasonable Doubt runs 91 minutes.
- Where can I watch Reasonable Doubt?
- In United States, Reasonable Doubt streams on Philo, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel.
