Criminal Law

Boston autumn. A gavel cracks. A rising attorney defends a silver-spooned man for a murder that still smells like wet wool and brass. The acquittal lands like a dropped steak knife. The next corpse arrives before the ink dries.

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Martin Campbell directed Criminal Law in 1989. See Martin Campbell's full filmography, where to start with Martin Campbell, or where to go after you've seen everything by Martin Campbell.

Criminal Law was released in 1989 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 114 minutes.