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Summary Clyde Shelton is an upstanding family man whose wife and daughter are brutally murdered during a home invasion. When the killers are caught, Nick Rice, a hotshot young Philadelphia prosecutor, is assigned to the case. Over his objections, Nick is forced by his boss to offer one of the suspects a light sentence in exchange for testifying ...

Directed By: F. Gary Gray

Written By: Kurt Wimmer

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Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 26 Critic Reviews
34
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 260 User Ratings
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Summary Clyde Shelton is an upstanding family man whose wife and daughter are brutally murdered during a home invasion. When the killers are caught, Nick Rice, a hotshot young Philadelphia prosecutor, is assigned to the case. Over his objections, Nick is forced by his boss to offer one of the suspects a light sentence in exchange for testifying ...

Directed By: F. Gary Gray

Written By: Kurt Wimmer

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Generally Unfavorable Based on 26 Critic Reviews
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12% Positive
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Generally Unfavorable Based on 26 Critic Reviews
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12% Positive
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42% Mixed
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46% Negative
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22% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 260 User Ratings
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66% Positive
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22% Mixed
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Production Company G-BASE, The Film Department, Warp Films, Evil Twins (I)
Release Date Oct 16, 2009
Duration 1 h 49 m
Rating R
Tagline The System Must Pay
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
BET Awards
2 Nominations
Image Awards (NAACP)
2 Nominations