
A Time to Kill(1996)
A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.


“If he's innocent, the truth could save him. If he's guilty, the lies could kill her.”
A police officer suspended and now accused of murder is forced to join forces with his court-appointed attorney to assemble the pieces of a deadly puzzle to find the missing link before time runs out.

Burt Reynolds
Joe Paris

Theresa Russell
Jennifer "Jenny" Hudson

Ned Beatty
James Nicks

Kay Lenz
Deborah Quinn

Ted McGinley
Kyle

Tom O'Brien
Matthew "Matt" Farley

Kenneth Welsh
Harry Norton

Ray Baker
Strickler

Louis Negin
Jacob "Jake" Farley

Paul Hubbard
Burt Knight
Physical Evidence is a thriller, crime film released in 1989 exploring themes of police, romance, puzzle, murder, lawyer, courtroom drama. Directed by Michael Crichton, it stars Burt Reynolds, Theresa Russell, Ned Beatty. A police officer suspended and now accused of murder is forced to join forces with his court-appointed attorney to assemble the pieces of a deadly puzzle to find the missing link before time runs out.
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