Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Slow
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- brooding
- measured
- melancholic
- quiet evening
- crime marathon
What critics said
Critics viewed the film as a modest, deliberately paced continuation of the Jesse Stone television series, with its familiar character-driven mystery outweighing its predictable resolution.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jesse defends the dead former chief despite disliking him, while evidence suggests corruption.
Jesse returns to Paradise without his former colleagues and finds himself increasingly alone while investigating the bombing.
The film follows Jesse's methodical examination of the car explosion, suspicion of Hasty, and discovery that someone is following him.
The Paradise police chief's death raises questions about corruption within local law enforcement.
Films like Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt, and why
Jesse Stone: Sea Change
small-town police investigation, restrained pacing, and morally ambiguous crime drama
Jesse Stone: Night Passage
character-driven detective mystery with a solitary investigator and subdued television-drama tone
Insomnia
slow-burn small-town crime mystery centered on a principled but isolated police chief
Movie Details
- Director
- Robert Harmon
- Release Date
- 2012-05-19
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (92)
Cast
- Tom Selleck
- Kathy Baker
- Kohl Sudduth
- Gloria Reuben
- Stephen McHattie
- William Sadler
- Robert Carradine
- Jeff Geddis
- Saul Rubinek
- William Devane
Where to watch in United States
- 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 Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt about?
- A solitary former police chief returns to Paradise to investigate a deadly car bombing that casts doubt on the dead man's integrity and exposes threats close to home.
- What is Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt as slow, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt as moderate.
- What did critics think of Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt?
- Critics viewed the film as a modest, deliberately paced continuation of the Jesse Stone television series, with its familiar character-driven mystery outweighing its predictable resolution.
- Which films are like Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt?
- Films with a similar feel include Jesse Stone: Sea Change, Jesse Stone: Night Passage, and Insomnia.
- How long is Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt?
- Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt runs 87 minutes.
- Where can I watch Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt?
- In United States, Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
