"What do you do when justice fails?"

1996

1h 41m

6.2(442 votes)

Thriller

Drama

Overview

It's fire and brimstone time as grieving mother Karen McCann takes justice into her own hands when a kangaroo court in Los Angeles fails to convict Robert Doob, the monster who raped and murdered her 17-year-old daughter.

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Cast & Crew

26 members

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Sally Field

Karen McCann

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Kiefer Sutherland

Robert Doob

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Ed Harris

Mack McCann

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Beverly D'Angelo

Dolly Green

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Charlayne Woodard

Angel Kosinsky

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Joe Mantegna

Detective Sergeant Denillo

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Olivia Burnette

Julie McCann

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Alexandra Kyle

Megan McCann

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Keith David

Martin

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Philip Baker Hall

Sidney Hughes

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Natalija Nogulich

Susan Juke

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Armin Shimerman

Judge Arthur Younger

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Nicholas Cascone

District Attorney Howard Bolinger

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Darrell Larson

Peter Green

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Cynthia Rothrock

Tina

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Wanda Acuna

Redheaded Woman

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Sierra Pecheur

Teacher

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Donal Logue

Tony

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Iris Klein

Office Staff (as Iris Fields)

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Ross Bagley

Sean

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Michael B. Silver

Assistant

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Peter Kent

Detective #2 (uncredited)

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Eric Morris

Columnist

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Kim Kim

Shopkeeper

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Janet Dey

Mourner

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Patricia Belcher

Quarreling Woman

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