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A Case for Murder
“To defence lawyer Jack Hammet winning is everthing. Losing is murder.”
46%
Movie
1h 34m
AI Analysis
A Case for Murder (1993) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of A Case for Murder (1993) — a movie tagged as Thriller, Crime, and Drama with tense moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Jack Hammett is an aggressive young defence attorney on the rise up the corporate ladder. In the courtroom he's known as the "Hail Mary Kid" for his ability to win the unwinnable cases. When one of the firm's lawyers, Darren Gaines, is murdered and Gaines' wife is charged, Hammett is assigned as her attorney. Hammet… Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~94 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate A Case for Murder 46% (8 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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Synopsis
Jack Hammett is an aggressive young defence attorney on the rise up the corporate ladder. In the courtroom he's known as the "Hail Mary Kid" for his ability to win the unwinnable cases. When one of the firm's lawyers, Darren Gaines, is murdered and Gaines' wife is charged, Hammett is assigned as her attorney. Hammett asks Kate Weldon, a recently hired lawyer, to assist him. Together they discover some inconsistencies in the case as well as a possible connection to the recent murder of a judge.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1993-05-19
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- TMDB rating
- 4.6
- TMDB ID
- 281565
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What is A Case for Murder about?
Jack Hammett is an aggressive young defence attorney on the rise up the corporate ladder. In the courtroom he's known as the "Hail Mary Kid" for his ability to win the unwinnable cases. When one of... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie A Case for Murder?
The official runtime for A Case for Murder is approximately 94 minutes.
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Directors & writers
Cast

Jennifer Grey
Kate Weldon

Peter Berg
Jack Hemmet

Belinda Bauer
Joanna Gains

Eugene Roche
Alan Nugent

Samantha Eggar
Ellen Denvers

Rosemary Forsyth
Judge Helen McCoy

Mark Phelan
Henry Gaines

David Hayward
Darren Gaines

Justine Shapiro
Pattie Henderson (as Justine Arlin)

Susan Lee Hoffman
BMW Driver

Nancy McLoughlin
Sylvie
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