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Double Jeopardy (1999)

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Release Date: September 24, 1999
Genre: Crime, Suspense
Running Time: 104 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated R for language, a scene of sexuality and some violence.
Director: Bruce Beresford
Writer: Douglas Cook, Dave Weisberg
Cast: Davenia McFadden, Roma Maffia, Daniel Lapaine, Michael Gaston, Spencer Treat Clark, Bruce Greenwood, Annabeth Gish, Ashley Judd, Tommy Lee Jones

Libby Parsons has it all — a handsome, wealthy husband whom she loves, a son they both adore, a beautiful home near Seattle, wonderful friends. But her idyllic life suddenly turns into a nightmare when her husband Nick (Bruce Greenwood) disappears overboard during a romantic weekend of sailing and she is accused of his murder.

Convicted and imprisoned, Libby begs her best friend, Angie (Annabeth Gish), to adopt her 5-year-old son. Angie agrees … and Read more

Movie Review

Grade: C+ What happens when Fugitive star Tommy Lee Jones and strong beauty Ashley Judd are put together? The answer is Double Jeopardy, a film that is anything but factual, but still manages to maintain a decent level of entertainment. Read the full movie review

User Comments & Reviews

, by Dawn

September 8, 2003

When I first saw this film, I was surprised how close the writing was to TLJ's roles in The Fuguitive and US Marshals, but once I got over that, Ashely Judd pulled it out of the crapper.

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