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The Guilty

The Guilty

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20216.41h 29m

Overview

A demoted police officer assigned to a call dispatch desk is conflicted when he receives an emergency phone call from a kidnapped woman.

Directed by Antoine Fuqua
Written by Nic Pizzolatto, Gustav Möller, Emil Nygaard Albertsen
Produced by Scott Greenberg, David Litvak, Svetlana Metkina
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Top Cast

Jake Gyllenhaal

Jake Gyllenhaal

Joe Baylor

Ethan Hawke

Ethan Hawke

Sgt. Bill Miller (voice)

Riley Keough

Riley Keough

Emily Lighton (voice)

Peter Sarsgaard

Peter Sarsgaard

Henry Fisher (voice)

Christina Vidal Mitchell

Christina Vidal Mitchell

Sgt. Denise Wade

Paul Dano

Paul Dano

Matthew Fontenot (voice)

Eli Goree

Eli Goree

Rick (voice)

Da'Vine Joy Randolph

Da'Vine Joy Randolph

CHP Dispatcher (voice)

David Castañeda

David Castañeda

Tim Gerachi

Adrian Martinez

Adrian Martinez

Manny

Themes & Keywords

remakepsychological thrillerpolice officerpolice stationcellular phone tracephone callemergencyabductionwildfiredesk workalarm dispatch

About The Guilty

The Guilty is a drama, thriller film released in 2021 exploring themes of remake, psychological thriller, police officer, police station, cellular phone trace, phone call. Directed by Antoine Fuqua, it stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Ethan Hawke, Riley Keough. A demoted police officer assigned to a call dispatch desk is conflicted when he receives an emergency phone call from a kidnapped woman.

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