Rating: R
Genre:
Thriller
Theatrical Release: 09/24/1999(USA)
Release Date: 02/22/2000
SubTitles: English
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DDS/DD5.1
Run Time: 105 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Adult Language, Sexual Situations
Distributor/Studio: Paramount
In this thriller,
Ashley Judd plays Elizabeth Parsons, who is convicted of murdering her husband and sentenced to a long stretch in prison. After Elizabeth has spent six years behind bars, it turns out that her husband is still alive: he faked his own death as part of an insurance scam, and Elizabeth is soon released. However, Elizabeth's feelings for her husband can hardly be described as warm, and she wants custody of her son. Elizabeth's parole officer (
Tommy Lee Jones) wonders if she might try to make his murder a real thing after all, especially since the law states a person cannot be convicted of the same crime twice.
Double Jeopardy was directed by
Bruce Beresford, from a screenplay by
Douglas S. Cook and
David Weisberg.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
