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Before and After

    Drama
    Thriller
    Mystery
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Feb 23, 1996
Rated PG-13

Two parents deal with the effects when their son is accused of murdering his girlfriend.

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  • Directors
  • Revenue$8,797,839
  • Budget
    $35,000,000
  • Vote Average
    5.9
  • Vote Count
    185
  • Popularity
    20
  • Language
    English
  • Origin Country
    US

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    • Cast

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    Meryl Streep
    Dr. Carolyn Ryan
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    Liam Neeson
    Ben Ryan
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    Edward Furlong
    Jacob Ryan
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    Alfred Molina
    Panos Demeris
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    Julia Weldon
    Judith Ryan
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    Daniel von Bargen
    Fran Conklin
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    John Heard
    Wendell Bye
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    Ann Magnuson
    Terry Taverner
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    Alison Folland
    Martha Taverner
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    Bernadette Quigley
    T.J.'s Mom
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    Timothy Patrick Cavanaugh
    Young Policeman
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    Sharon Ullrick
    Female Bailiff
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    Paul Giamatti
    Courtroom Audience
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    Jordan Lund
    Bailiff
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    Larry Pine
    Dr. Tom McAnally
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    Wesley Addy
    Judge Grady

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    Reviews

    (1)
    CinemaSerf
    60%
    Edward Furlong "Jacob" puts in a reasonable effort here, but otherwise this is a really unremarkable drama that muddles along despite rather than because of the two stars at the top of the bill. When a young girl is murdered, he is the suspect and so dad "Liam Neeson" immediately takes steps to help his son by destroying what looks like damning evidence. The ensuing court case pushes the usual array of buttons as the intra-familial relationships between him, his father, mother (Meryl Streep) and sister "Judith" (Julia Weldon) are strained. Alfred Molina is actually quite plausible as the win-at-all-costs lawyer "Demeris" and we plod along, glacially, to a ending about which I couldn't actually care. It's not a terrible film, all of the cast deliver what is asked of them, but the narrative meanders all over the shop all too often; the dialogue and faux-emotional scenes are flat and the ending just re-iterated a question that so many of these pointless dramas are predicated on... Why not just go to the police in the first place and rely on them to do their jobs properly?