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Pleading Guilty

2010

A slow, talky legal mystery that coasts on weary charm and office intrigue rather than thrills.

Directed by
Jon Avnet
Genres
Drama, Tv movie, Thriller
Overview
The story is a legal thriller about Mack Malloy, a middle-aged lawyer basically waiting to retire, who is assigned by his firm to track down another attorney who has embezzled millions from the firm and disappeared. Many of the minor characters in Pleading Guilty also appear in Scott Turow's other novels. This was a pilot for a television show based on Pleading Guilty was shot in 2010 but not picked up by the FOX network. Based on Turow's 1993 book.
How it feels
Tense, cynical and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Crime, corruption, deception, greed
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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Directed by
Jon Avnet
Genres
Drama, Tv movie, Thriller
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama, tv movie, thriller
Directed by
Jon Avnet
Starring
Jason Isaacs, Mädchen Amick, Isabelle Fuhrman, John Larroquette, Leland Orser, Melinda McGraw
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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