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Above Suspicion

Above Suspicion

The devil always comes as everything you wanted

20195.91h 44m

Overview

The chilling true story of a newly married FBI poster boy assigned to an Appalachian mountain town in Kentucky. There he is drawn into an illicit affair with an impoverished local woman who becomes his star informant. She sees in him her means of escape; instead, it's a ticket to disaster for both of them.

Directed by Phillip Noyce
Written by Chris Gerolmo, Joe Sharkey
Produced by Mohamed AlRafi, Tim Degraye, Angela Amato Velez
Box Office0Revenue: $22K

Top Cast

Emilia Clarke

Emilia Clarke

Susan Smith

Jack Huston

Jack Huston

Mark Putnam

Johnny Knoxville

Johnny Knoxville

Cash

Thora Birch

Thora Birch

Jolene

Sophie Lowe

Sophie Lowe

Kathy Putnam

Austin Hébert

Austin Hébert

Randy McCoy

Karl Glusman

Karl Glusman

Joe-Bea

Chris Mulkey

Chris Mulkey

Todd Eason

Omar Benson Miller

Omar Benson Miller

Denver Rhodes

Kevin Dunn

Kevin Dunn

Bob Singer

Themes & Keywords

corruptiondrug traffickingfbibased on true storybetrayalundercover operationpolice informantaffairrookie agentabuse of authority

About Above Suspicion

Above Suspicion is a thriller, crime, action film released in 2019 exploring themes of corruption, drug trafficking, fbi, based on true story, betrayal, undercover operation. Directed by Phillip Noyce, it stars Emilia Clarke, Jack Huston, Johnny Knoxville. The chilling true story of a newly married FBI poster boy assigned to an Appalachian mountain town in Kentucky. There he is drawn into an illicit affair with an impoverished local woman who becomes his star informant. She sees in him her means of escape; instead, it's a ticket to disaster for both of them.

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