Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- tense
- paranoid
- brooding
- crime thriller night
- 1990s movie marathon
What critics said
Critics generally found the strong cast and performances unable to overcome an overplotted legal thriller, heavy-handed direction, and an implausible final act.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Paul Armstrong revisits Bobby Earl's murder conviction and presses authorities to reconsider neglected evidence.
The case involves a Black condemned prisoner, a Black sheriff, and entrenched assumptions about guilt in a southern community.
Bobby Earl faces execution while Armstrong investigates whether the state is about to kill an innocent man.
The film presents murder investigation and forensic photographs through a notably clean, glossy visual style.
Films like Just Cause, and why
The Lincoln Lawyer
legal investigation, wrongful-conviction themes, and escalating moral tension
Mystic River
crime mystery centered on disputed guilt, institutional failure, and layered revelations
The Life of David Gale
capital punishment, racial injustice, and emotionally charged criminal proceedings
Primal Fear
small-town crime investigation with a potentially unreliable account of guilt and revenge
Movie Details
- Director
- Arne Glimcher
- Release Date
- 1995-02-17
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (649)
Cast
- Sean Connery
- Laurence Fishburne
- Blair Underwood
- Kate Capshaw
- Ruby Dee
- Scarlett Johansson
- Ed Harris
- Christopher Murray
- Daniel J. Travanti
- Ned Beatty
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- 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 Just Cause about?
- A Harvard law professor reopens a condemned prisoner's murder case and confronts a community determined to preserve its verdict.
- What is Just Cause like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Just Cause as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Just Cause violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Just Cause as graphic.
- What did critics think of Just Cause?
- Critics generally found the strong cast and performances unable to overcome an overplotted legal thriller, heavy-handed direction, and an implausible final act.
- Which films are like Just Cause?
- Films with a similar feel include The Lincoln Lawyer, Mystic River, The Life of David Gale, and Primal Fear.
- How long is Just Cause?
- Just Cause runs 102 minutes.
- Where can I watch Just Cause?
- In United States, Just Cause is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand.
