Suspect

1987
15
2h 1m

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

12K

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When a homeless man is accused of murdering a Justice Department file clerk, a public defender is tasked with mounting his legal defense.

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When a homeless man is accused of murdering a Justice Department file clerk, a public defender is tasked with mounting his legal defense.When a homeless man is accused of murdering a Justice Department file clerk, a public defender is tasked with mounting his legal defense.When a homeless man is accused of murdering a Justice Department file clerk, a public defender is tasked with mounting his legal defense.

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6.6/10

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Trivia
Liam Neeson lived in a Washington, D.C. homeless shelter for two days, to prepare for his role.

Goofs
At 1:23 into the movie, when she is checking keys against file cabinets at the Justice dept., the key won't fit into one of the file cabinets, then the key fits the very next one. This is minor but would not happen. Since the file cabinets are identical, they key would at least FIT the lock (though it wouldn't turn the lock mechanism) unless it were the correct key. For example....all Master Lock keys (of the same sort) will fit the intended item perfectly - it just won't unlock it unless the pins match.

Quotes
Kathleen Riley: I spend all of my day with murders and rapists, and what's really crazy, I like them.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Suspect/Killing Time/Barfly/Weeds/Hope and Glory (1987)

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7/10

Street folks gotta eat too

Fine courtroom drama which appears to be about a small change murder involving a pair of street people. But is it? An attorney takes on the case and begins digging deep into the case when evidence turns up that suggests the culprit may have connections other than with simple street bums. Interesting and exciting, though improbable.