MesmeroWatch list, 0 saved

Movie
Poster for Presumed Innocent

Presumed Innocent

1990 · 127 min

A slow-burning legal thriller that keeps you tense and guessing, with a cold, morally murky atmosphere.

Tagline
Some people would kill for love.
Overview
Rusty Sabich is a deputy prosecutor engaged in an obsessive affair with a coworker who is murdered. Soon after, he's accused of the crime. And his fight to clear his name becomes a whirlpool of lies and hidden passions.
Rent in the UK
  • Amazon Video
  • Sky Store
  • YouTube
More options Data from JustWatch
In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • obsession
  • justice
  • guilt
  • corruption
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity8
Emotional weight7

More like this

Titles like Presumed Innocent

Movie

Klute

1971

A slow-burn, psychologically tense character study that immerses you in a paranoid, melancholic atmosphere of urban isolation.

Same director: Alan J. Pakula · Dark, tense, slow-burn · about obsession

Also
Same director: Alan J. Pakula
Via
  • dark
  • tense
  • obsession
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
demanding
Runtime
114 min
Details In your watch list
KluteHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Witness for the Prosecution

1957

A gripping courtroom mystery that keeps you guessing, with sharp wit and a darkly satisfying twist.

Dark, tense · about betrayal and justice · twist ending

Via
  • dark
  • tense
  • betrayal
  • justice
  • twist ending
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
116 min
Details In your watch list
Witness for the ProsecutionHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

The Good Wife

2009–2016

A smart, adult drama that makes legal and political maneuvering feel personal, tense, and quietly addictive.

Same writer: Frank Pierson · Tense · about justice and corruption

Also
Same writer: Frank Pierson
Via
  • tense
  • justice
  • corruption
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
7
Details In your watch list
The Good WifeHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Double Indemnity

1944

A sleek, shadowy descent into temptation and betrayal, told with sharp wit and mounting dread.

Dark, tense · about betrayal and obsession · twist ending

Via
  • dark
  • tense
  • betrayal
  • obsession
  • twist ending
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
107 min
Details In your watch list
Double IndemnityHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Anatomy of a Fall

2023

A gripping, slow-burn courtroom drama that dissects a marriage and keeps you guessing until the end.

Tense, slow-burn · about justice

Via
  • tense
  • justice
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
demanding
Runtime
151 min
Details In your watch list
Anatomy of a FallHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

Presumed Innocent

2024

A tense, slow-burning legal thriller that keeps you guessing while exploring guilt and betrayal.

Dark, tense, slow-burn · about betrayal and obsession

Via
  • dark
  • tense
  • betrayal
  • obsession
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details In your watch list
Presumed InnocentHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Body Heat

1981

A sweaty, seductive noir that wraps you in oppressive heat and mounting dread as desire and deception spiral toward betrayal.

Dark, tense, slow-burn · about betrayal and obsession · twist ending

Via
  • dark
  • tense
  • betrayal
  • obsession
  • twist ending
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
113 min
Details In your watch list
Body HeatHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

12 Angry Men

1957

A sweltering, claustrophobic pressure cooker of words and sweat, where reason slowly chips away at certainty.

Dark, tense, slow-burn · about justice and guilt

Via
  • dark
  • tense
  • justice
  • guilt
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
demanding
Runtime
97 min
Details In your watch list
12 Angry MenHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Mystic River

2003

A slow, heavy descent into grief and suspicion, where every scene tightens the knot of guilt and violence.

Dark, tense, slow-burn · about betrayal and justice · twist ending

Via
  • dark
  • tense
  • betrayal
  • justice
  • twist ending
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
demanding
Runtime
138 min
Details In your watch list
Mystic RiverHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Fracture

2007

A cool, cerebral duel of wits that keeps you leaning in, savoring the cat-and-mouse precision and slow-burning tension.

Dark, tense · about betrayal and obsession · twist ending

Via
  • dark
  • tense
  • betrayal
  • obsession
  • twist ending
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
113 min
Details In your watch list
FractureHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

The Invisible Guest

2017

A tense, twisty puzzle that keeps you guessing, with shifting stories and a slow reveal of dark truths.

Dark, tense · about betrayal and justice · twist ending

Via
  • dark
  • tense
  • betrayal
  • justice
  • twist ending
Pacing
measured
Attention
demanding
Runtime
107 min
Details In your watch list
The Invisible GuestHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Q & A

1990

A gritty, talky crime drama that simmers with moral rot and institutional betrayal, rewarding close attention.

Dark, tense · about betrayal and justice · twist ending

Via
  • dark
  • tense
  • betrayal
  • justice
  • twist ending
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
132 min
Details In your watch list
Q & AHidden from your suggestions.

Where to watch in the UK

Rent
  • Amazon Video
  • Sky Store
  • YouTube
Buy
  • Apple TV Store
  • Amazon Video
  • Sky Store
  • YouTube

Streaming data from JustWatch.All options on TMDB

Details

Genres
mystery, crime, thriller
Directed by
Alan J. Pakula
Written by
Alan J. Pakula, Frank Pierson
Starring
Harrison Ford, Brian Dennehy, Raúl Juliá, Bonnie Bedelia, Paul Winfield, Greta Scacchi, John Spencer, Joe Grifasi
Music
John Williams
Cinematography
Gordon Willis
Runtime
127 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

TMDBIMDbLetterboxdWikipediaWikidata