Criminal Law
Directed by Martin Campbell
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… From TMDB
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Criminal Law is a 1989 drama thriller film, directed by Martin Campbell, starring Gary Oldman, Kevin Bacon and Tess Harper.
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8 of 8 · most liked firstI use a film clip of the battle of wits in Princess Bride in Criminal Law. Once upon a time, students fought tirelessly against finding Westley guilty of murder. Now, they mostly shrug.
neutral · AI labelView post →I fell in love with Gary Oldman in Criminal Law and it still holds up. What a film. If you can find it, these days.
positive · AI labelView post →A packed room of students, faculty, advocates, and community members gathered for the screening of Reflections Behind Bars, hosted by UC Berkeley Law's Criminal Law & Justice Center and non-profit Back to the Start: davisvanguard.org/2025/09/uc-b... #UCBerkeleyLaw
neutral · AI labelView post →Hinky-doings at Radio Habana Cuba last night. Audio was almost perfect for a change, but instead of regular RHC programming, with (English) audio from their Multivisión TV channel and the 1988 American film "Criminal Law" (Ley Criminal) popshopradio.ca/20250528_042...
neutral · AI labelView post →With help from Will Baude and @epps.bsky.social and their @dividedargument.bsky.social podcast, today’s post explores the law of appeals waivers in plea bargains as articulated in SCOTUS’s Hunter opinion from this year. #law #contracts #SCOTUS #podcasts #PleaBargains #CriminalLaw https://www.contractsprofblog.com/2026/08/plea-bargains-as-contracts/
neutral · AI labelView post →Tell me five classes you took at Uni (college): Francophone literature French Sociology (no, not normal sociology, only sociology written in French) Kafka Modern German Film Criminal Law
neutral · AI labelView post →A favorite Gary Oldman film for me was "Criminal Law" with Kevin Bacon from 1989. I haven't seen it in years, but I would like to check it out again.
positive · AI labelView post →Boston based neo-noir fails to ignite. Criminal Law is directed by Martin Campbell and written by Mark Kasdan. It stars Gary Oldman, Kevin Bacon, Tess Harper, Karen Young and Joe Don Baker. Music is by Jerry Goldsmith and cinematography by Philip Meheux. Boston attorney Ben Chase (Oldman) successfully defends Martin Thiel (Bacon) who is on trial for a sexually aggravated murder. But not long after Chase comes to realise Thiel's guilt and sets about correcting the wrong he helped orchestrate. If…
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