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Promotional poster for High Crimes

High Crimes is a 2002 thriller/drama movie, directed by Carl Franklin.

Plot

Attorney Claire Kubik, who lives an idyllic life with her husband Tom, has her life shattered after a failed robbery attempt at their home. They are accosted by the FBI, and to Claire's shock, they arrest her husband. They charge him with the murder of El Salvadorian civilians under his previous identity of Ronald Chapman. Chapman was a covert military operative serving in the US Marines, and had been on the run for fifteen years.

Tom admits his involvement in an operation that resulted in the loss of civilians, for which he was blamed. However, he maintains that he is innocent, and he was made a scapegoat as only he could identify the men who did carry out the killings.

Claire is prepared to defend her husband in a military court, but she soon realises that she is in over her head and hires Charlie Grimes, an embittered former military attorney, who has a grudge against the military brass. While making their case, they begin to uncover a massive cover-up, perpetrated by one of the highest ranking officers. Key eyewitnesses have conveniently died, and as the scandal is revealed, Claire's career and even her life are put in jeopardy.

Tagline: Everything you trust. Everything you know. May be a lie...

Cast

• Ashley Judd — Claire Kubik
• Morgan Freeman — Charlie Grimes
• James Caviezel — Tom Kubik/Ron Chapman (as Jim Caviezel)
• Adam Scott — 1st Lt. Terence Embry
• Amanda Peet — Jackie Grimaldi
• Bruce Davison — Brig. Gen. Bill Marks
• Tom Bower — FBI Special Agent Mullins
• Juan Carlos Hernández — Maj. James Hernandez
• Michael Gaston — Maj. Waldron
• Jude Ciccolella — Col. Farrell
• Emilio Rivera — Salvadoran man
• Michael Shannon — Troy Abbott
• John Billingsley — Lie detector coach
• Dendrie Taylor — Lola
• Paula Jai Parker — Gracie

See also

• 2002 in film

External links

• Official site
• High Crimes at IMDb