Above Suspicion

"The devil always comes as everything you wanted"

2019 1h 44m EN

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5.9

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★5.9TMDB · 324

ThrillerCrimeAction

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The chilling true story of a newly married FBI poster boy assigned to an Appalachian mountain town in Kentucky. There he is drawn into an illicit affair with an impoverished local woman who becomes his star informant. She sees in him her means of escape; instead, it's a ticket to disaster for both of them.

“The devil always comes as everything you wanted”

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Cast

Emilia Clarke
Susan Smith
Jack Huston
Mark Putnam
Johnny Knoxville
Cash
Thora Birch
Jolene
Sophie Lowe
Kathy Putnam
Austin Hébert
Randy McCoy
Karl Glusman
Joe-Bea
Chris Mulkey
Todd Eason

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Phillip Noyce
Writers: Chris Gerolmo
Languages: English, French
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Phillip Noyce, shot by Elliot Davis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Dickon Hinchliffe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Martin Nicholson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Emilia Clarke and Jack Huston and Johnny Knoxville carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The devil always comes as everything you wanted".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5688068 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Phillip Noyce directs. Elliot Davis behind the camera. Dickon Hinchliffe scores. Martin Nicholson cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, French.

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1Released 7 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
3Directed by Phillip Noyce, shot by Elliot Davis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Dickon Hinchliffe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Martin Nicholson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Emilia Clarke and Jack Huston and Johnny Knoxville carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The devil always comes as everything you wanted".
8IMDB entry: tt5688068 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 16 themes, including "corruption", "drug trafficking", "fbi", "kentucky".

The technical file

Cinematography: Elliot Davis
Original score: Dickon Hinchliffe
Editing: Martin Nicholson
Production design: Laurence Bennett
Costume design: Ruth E. Carter
Makeup / hair: Rocky Faulkner
VFX supervisor: Robert Grasmere
Stunt coordinator: Hank Amos
Runtime: 104 min · 1h 44m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $21,712
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Above Suspicion (2019)

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JPV8522021-05-21
★ 5/10
Middle-of-the-road drama-thriller that features a great performance from Emilia Clarke as a messed up redneck in small-town Kentucky but other than Clarke, there's not much else to really admire. The other performances are 'fine' I guess but no real standouts and hard to emphasize with any of these characters. Also doesn't help I already knew about this true story from some episode on Investigation Discovery and as with most of these there was plenty of liberty taken. Might be okay as a rental but you're not missing out of you skip. 2.75/5

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