Criminal Law (1989)
ThumbScore
👍 64%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 33%
(RT: 33%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Sean McCann as Jacob Fischer
Michael Sinelnikoff as Professor Clemens
Is Criminal Law good?
It's divisive. 64% audience score, estimated from 140 TMDB ratings. Critics scored it lower at 33%, but audiences disagreed.
Overview
Ben Chase is an on-the-rise Boston attorney currently defending a wealthy client in a high-profile murder case. Martin Thiel is the wealthy young man on trial for a particularly brutal murder. The verdict sets Thiel free. Within 24 hours another grizzly and all-too-familiar murder has taken place with striking similarities to the first crime. Chase inexplicably agrees to act as his defense attorney; but this time it will be to gather evidence that will put away his client for good. Wikipedia ↗
