CrimeDramaMystery

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

Character Name : Carolyn Ryan

Original Name : Meryl Streep

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ben Ryan

Original Name : Liam Neeson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jacob Ryan

Original Name : Edward Furlong

Gender : Male

Character Name : Judith Ryan

Original Name : Julia Weldon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Panos Demeris

Original Name : Alfred Molina

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fran Conklin

Original Name : Daniel von Bargen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wendell Bye

Original Name : John Heard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Terry Taverner

Original Name : Ann Magnuson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Martha Taverner

Original Name : Alison Folland

Gender : Female

Character Name : Marian Raynor, Prosecutor

Original Name : Kaiulani Lee

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dr. Tom McAnally

Original Name : Larry Pine

Gender : Male

Character Name : Panos' Assistant

Original Name : Ellen Lancaster

Gender : Female

Character Name : Judge Grady

Original Name : Wesley Addy

Gender : Male

Character Name : T.J.

Original Name : Oliver Graney

Gender : Male

Character Name : T.J.'s Mom

Original Name : Bernadette Quigley

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dr. Ryan's Assistant

Original Name : Pamela Blair

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dr. Trygve Hanson

Original Name : John Wylie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doctor #1

Original Name : John Deyle

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Policeman

Original Name : Timothy Patrick Cavanaugh

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hardware Clerk

Original Name : John Webber

Gender : Male

Character Name : TV Reporter

Original Name : Jay Potter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Female Bailiff

Original Name : Sharon Ullrick

Gender : Female

Character Name : Journalist #1

Original Name : Robert Westenberg

Gender : Male

Character Name : Journalist #2

Original Name : Susan Pratt

Gender : Female

Character Name : Court Defendant (uncredited)

Original Name : Nino Del Padre

Gender : Male

Character Name : Arraignment Court Clerk (uncredited)

Original Name : Jim Gardner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Courtroom Audience (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Giamatti

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bailiff (uncredited)

Original Name : Jordan Lund

Gender : Male

Character Name : Protester (uncredited)

Original Name : Erin Liz Peck

Gender : Male

Character Name : Photo Journalist (uncredited)

Original Name : Kevin Craig West

Gender : Male

Reviews

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?