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Reversal of Fortune

1990 · Movie · R · 111 min · ★ 6.6 · 93% critics

Drama

After a wealthy socialite is left in a coma, her husband is convicted of trying to kill her. Claiming he’s innocent, he hires a high-profile law professor to lead an appeal, pulling a team of students into a tense reexamination of the evidence and the ethics of defending an unpopular client.

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Details
Years
1990
Release date
1990-10-19
Language
English
Rated
R
Runtime
111 min
Critic score
93/100
TMDB rating
6.6/10 (356 votes)
About

You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a classy, morally thorny true-crime legal drama that stays tense and talky, with an intentionally unresolved edge; Not for you if you need clear answers or big courtroom fireworks.

Pros: gripping true-crime suspense; strong lead performances; thoughtful legal ethics | Cons: emotionally distant tone; uneven student scenes; ambiguity may frustrate

Themes

  • coma
  • based on novel or book
  • biography
  • murder
  • lawyer
  • based on memoir or autobiography
  • law student
  • socialite
  • legal drama
  • diabetes

Awards & recognition

  • Academy Award — Best Actor · 1991
  • National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
  • Academy Award — Best Director · 1991 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Actor · 1991 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1991 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by Barbet Schroeder