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Criminal Law is a film starring Gary Oldman and Kevin Bacon as a defense attorney and a murder suspect. The film received negative reviews and was controversial for inspiring a serial killer to change his name.
A Boston defense attorney defends a wealthy client accused of murder, but suspects him of another killing. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this crime drama thriller.
- (4.7K)
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Martin Campbell
- 1989-04-28
Criminal Law. Up-and-coming Boston attorney Ben Chase (Gary Oldman) successfully defends wealthy Martin Thiel (Kevin Bacon) on the charge of a particularly vicious murder. Within 24 hours,...
- (9)
- Martin Campbell
- R
- Gary Oldman
Criminal Law (1988) Original Trailer [HD] Directed by Martin Campbell. With Gary Oldman, Kevin Bacon and Tess Harper. Blu-ray (Amazon) https://amzn.to/3pwOVfR Blu-ray (Amazon UK) https://www ...
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- HD Retro Trailers
Roger Ebert criticizes the film's excessive use of false alarms, cliches and manipulation of the audience. He praises the performances of Gary Oldman and Kevin Bacon, but dislikes the plot and the tone of the movie.
Summaries. A Boston defense attorney gets his wealthy client off for murder, then suspects him of killing again. A rising young attorney successfully defends a man accused of murder, only to have the same type of murder then happen again.
Find out who starred in and worked behind the scenes of the legal thriller Criminal Law, directed by Martin Campbell and written by Mark Kasdan. See the full credits for actors, producers, writers, composers, and more.
