Movie

Perfect Witness

1989 · 103 min

A tense, grounded TV thriller that keeps you on edge as an ordinary man is squeezed between the law and the mob.

Tagline: It took a mob to run the city -- and one man to put them away.
Overview: An innocent man is thrust into a political power struggle in this drama. After witnessing a mob killing, New York restaurant owner Sam Paxton (Aidan Quinn) reports the crime. Overzealous attorneys (Brian Dennehy and Stockard Channing) put pressure on Paxton to testify in court, but Paxton is in a tough spot when the mob starts threatening his family. Paxton now faces an impossible choice: testify and put his family at risk … or go to jail.
How it feels: Tense, dark, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Justice, family, crime, power
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
family
crime
power
betrayal
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild