Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (2009) on Netflix
PG-1320091h 46mCrimeDramaMystery
TV reporter C.J. Nicholas is sure District Attorney Mark Hunter plants evidence to win convictions. To prove it, he frames himself for a murder, while dating Hunter's assistant, Ella Crystal.
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Trailer
Plot summary
In Shreveport, Louisiana, television reporter C.J. Nicholas joins co-worker Corey Finley in an investigative unit. Nicholas believes District Attorney Mark Hunter, a former police detective running for governor, has won convictions on circumstantial evidence produced at the last minute, and that Hunter's old partner, Lieutenant Merchant, plants DNA taken from suspects in custody. A videotape Nicholas gets from Assistant District Attorney Ella Crystal suggests as much, but he cannot show how the planting works, and budget cuts end his unit. He then plans to frame himself for a prostitute's murder, gathering objects that link him to it while Finley films him holding a newspaper dated after the killing. Arrested for DUI while carrying the evidence, he is charged with the murder.
Cast
- Lawrence P. Beronas Lieutenant Merchant (as Lawrence Beron)
- Sharon K. Londonas Judge Sheppard (as Sharon London)
- Krystal Kofieas Taieesha
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (2009)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Peter Hyams shot the film on Red digital cameras, the first time he had used digital equipment, after waiting for what he called a "legitimate" 4K camera. He also served as his own cinematographer, as he had on his previous features.
- The film's shoot is commemorated by a sign on the Louisiana Film Trail, a tourist route launched by state authorities in 2009. The sign stood outside Shreveport's Caddo Parish Courthouse and was the trail's first stop.
