Above Suspicion (2019 film)

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Above Suspicion
Above Suspicion Poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Phillip Noyce
Screenplay by Chris Gerolmo
Based onAbove Suspicion
1993 novel
by Joe Sharkey
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Elliot Davis
Edited byMartin Nicholson
Music by Dickon Hinchliffe
Production
companies
  • 50 Degrees Entertainment
  • White Knight Pictures
  • Colleen Camp Productions
  • Bold Films
Distributed by Lionsgate
Release dates
  • June 20, 2019 (2019-06-20)(United Arab Emirates)
  • May 7, 2021 (2021-05-07)(United States)
Running time
104 minutes [1] [2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$25,396 [1]

Above Suspicion is a 2019 American crime thriller film directed by Phillip Noyce, from a screenplay by Chris Gerolmo, based upon Joe Sharkey's non-fiction book of the same name revolving around the murder of Susan Smith. It stars Emilia Clarke, Jack Huston, Sophie Lowe, Austin Hébert, Karl Glusman, Chris Mulkey, Omar Miller, Kevin Dunn, Thora Birch and Johnny Knoxville.

Contents

It was released in the United States on May 7, 2021, by Lionsgate.

Plot

Susan Smith is a drug addict who lives with her abusive boyfriend Cash and two young children in a run-down trailer in Pikeville, Kentucky. She meets an ambitious rookie agent assigned to an FBI field office who recruits Susan as his informant for a high-profile case. Susan believes her bad luck may finally be changing, but as their relationship deepens, so does the danger, setting in motion a downward spiral of jealousy, betrayal and violence resulting in one of the most notorious crimes in FBI history.

Cast

Production

Thora Birch as Jolene on set Thora Birch - Above Suspicion - Production Set from Set.jpg
Thora Birch as Jolene on set

The film was announced during the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. Philip Noyce was set as director, with Emilia Clarke and Jack Huston cast as the film's two main leads. [3] [4] The production began filming in Lexington, Kentucky on May 24, 2016. [5] Omar Benson Miller was cast on May 25, 2016, [6] with May 27 seeing the additions of Thora Birch and Johnny Knoxville to the cast, alongside numerous other supporting actors. [7] Filming took place in central and eastern Kentucky – in Lexington in Fayette County, and in Bourbon and Harlan counties – in 2016. [8] [9]

Release

It was first released in the United Arab Emirates on June 20, 2019. [1] Its theatrical release in the United States and on VOD was on May 7, 2021 by Lionsgate. [2] [10]

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 25% based on 40 reviews, with an average rating of 4.5/10. [10] On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 46 out of 100, based on nine critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [11]

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