Before and After

1996

CrimeDramaMystery

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

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

Rating

5.9
199 votes

Popularity

4.5608

Origin & Countries

US | en | United States of America

Production

Hollywood Pictures,Caravan Pictures

Runtime

108 min.

Budget (M$)

8.8 / 35ROI 25%

Status

Released

Release: 2/23/1996

Credits

Before and After

Barbet SchroederDirector

Before and After

Meryl StreepCarolyn Ryan

Before and After

Liam NeesonBen Ryan

Before and After

Edward FurlongJacob Ryan

Before and After

Julia WeldonJudith Ryan

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Reviews

CinemaSerf

4/24/2022

6 / 10

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?

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