

Suspect
She's a lawyer who broke two laws of her profession... Never get involved with a juror and don't look for clues in dangerous places.
When a Supreme Court judge commits suicide and his secretary is found murdered, all fingers point to Carl Anderson, a homeless veteran who's deaf and mute. But when public defender Kathleen Riley is assigned to his case, she begins to believe that Anderson may actually be innocent. Juror Eddie Sanger, a Washington lobbyist, agrees, and together the pair begins their own investigation of events.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
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- Box office
- $18.8M
- Language
- English
- right and justice
- government
- jurors
- lawyer
- courtroom
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United StatesUS
- TheatricalR23 Oct 1987
CzechiaCZ
- Theatrical18+1 Jan 1990
GermanyDE
- Theatrical127 Apr 1988
HungaryHU
- Theatrical1222 Nov 1990
IrelandIE
- Theatrical1517 Jun 1988
NetherlandsNL
- Theatrical1823 Oct 1987
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Suspect was released on 23 October 1987.
Audience reviews
2- J7/10
John Chard
5/5/2019
The innocent shall know the glory of heaven! Peter Yates directs and Eric Roth writes the screenplay. It stars Cher, Dennis Quaid, Liam Neeson, John Mahoney and Joe Mantegna. Music is by Michael Kamen and cinematography by Billy Williams. Pot has Cher as a public defender tasked with defending a deaf and mute homeless man accused of murder. It's a solid legal eagle thriller is this, it opens with a dramatic sui…
- J6/10
JPV852
4/14/2026
Well directed legal thriller from Peter Yates is quite convoluted and a weak romantic element but still entertaining with Cher and Dennis Quaid putting in decent performances. **3.0/5**
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