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DramaThrillerMystery

Before and After

- A murder. A suspect. A shadow of a doubt.

Two parents deal with the effects when their son is accused of murdering his girlfriend.

Release Date : 1996-02-23

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Hollywood PicturesCaravan Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Meryl Streep

Character Name : Dr. Carolyn Ryan

Original Name : Meryl Streep

Gender : Female

Liam Neeson

Character Name : Ben Ryan

Original Name : Liam Neeson

Gender : Male

Edward Furlong

Character Name : Jacob Ryan

Original Name : Edward Furlong

Gender : Male

Alfred Molina

Character Name : Panos Demeris

Original Name : Alfred Molina

Gender : Male

Julia Weldon

Character Name : Judith Ryan

Original Name : Julia Weldon

Gender : Male

Daniel von Bargen

Character Name : Fran Conklin

Original Name : Daniel von Bargen

Gender : Male

John Heard

Character Name : Wendell Bye

Original Name : John Heard

Gender : Male

Ann Magnuson

Character Name : Terry Taverner

Original Name : Ann Magnuson

Gender : Female

Alison Folland

Character Name : Martha Taverner

Original Name : Alison Folland

Gender : Female

Bernadette Quigley

Character Name : T.J.'s Mom

Original Name : Bernadette Quigley

Gender : Female

Timothy Patrick Cavanaugh

Character Name : Young Policeman

Original Name : Timothy Patrick Cavanaugh

Gender : Male

Sharon Ullrick

Character Name : Female Bailiff

Original Name : Sharon Ullrick

Gender : Female

Paul Giamatti

Character Name : Courtroom Audience

Original Name : Paul Giamatti

Gender : Male

Jordan Lund

Character Name : Bailiff

Original Name : Jordan Lund

Gender : Male

Larry Pine

Character Name : Dr. Tom McAnally

Original Name : Larry Pine

Gender : Male

Wesley Addy

Character Name : Judge Grady

Original Name : Wesley Addy

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-04-24

Edward Furlong "Jacob" puts in a reasonable effort here, but otherwise this is a really unremarkable drama that muddles along despite rather than because of the two stars at the top of the bill. When a young girl is murdered, he is the suspect and so dad "Liam Neeson" immediately takes steps to help his son by destroying what looks like damning evidence. The ensuing court case pushes the usual array of buttons as the intra-familial relationships between him, his father, mother (Meryl Streep) and sister "Judith" (Julia Weldon) are strained. Alfred Molina is actually quite plausible as the win-at-all-costs lawyer "Demeris" and we plod along, glacially, to a ending about which I couldn't actually care. It's not a terrible film, all of the cast deliver what is asked of them, but the narrative meanders all over the shop all too often; the dialogue and faux-emotional scenes are flat and the ending just re-iterated a question that so many of these pointless dramas are predicated on... Why not just go to the police in the first place and rely on them to do their jobs properly?