

Past Midnight
“Past Passion. Past Terror. Past Murder.”
Overview
A man gets out of prison after 15 years for stabbing his wife to death, and his social worker becomes convinced he was innocent. As she researches his case, and interviews other people who were involved, she begins to fall in love with him, as her friends warn her that he's dangerous.
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Rutger Hauer
Ben Jordan

Natasha Richardson
Laura Mathews

Clancy Brown
Steve Lundy

Guy Boyd
Todd Canipe

Ernie Lively
Detective Allan Tobias

Tom Wright
Lee Samuels
Kibibi Monie
Dorothy Coleman

Dana Eskelson
Kathy Tudor

Ted D'Arms
Bill Tudor

Paul Giamatti
Larry Canipe
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About Past Midnight
Past Midnight is a drama, mystery, romance, thriller film released in 1992 exploring themes of social worker, police officer killed, woman director. Directed by Jan Eliasberg, it stars Rutger Hauer, Natasha Richardson, Clancy Brown. A man gets out of prison after 15 years for stabbing his wife to death, and his social worker becomes convinced he was innocent. As she researches his case, and interviews other people who were involved, she begins to fall in love with him, as her friends warn her that he's dangerous.
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