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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.
Above Suspicion: Directed by Phillip Noyce. With Emilia Clarke, Jack Huston, Sophie Lowe, Johnny Knoxville. The true-crime story leading to the first-ever conviction of an F.B.I. Agent for murder.
- (8.8K)
- Action, Biography, Crime
- Phillip Noyce
- 2021-05-07
A young F.B.I. Agent falls in love with a local informant and kills her in rural Kentucky. Based on real events, the movie explores the scandal that shook the F.B.I. and the nation.
May 7, 2021 · A film based on the true story of Susan Smith, a drug informant who was killed by FBI agent Mark Putnam in 1987. The review criticizes the dull and superficial filmmaking, the miscast actors, and the lack of tension and drama.
Emilia Clarke stars as Susan Smith, a drug-addicted informant for an FBI agent (Jack Huston) in a Kentucky coal mining town. The movie follows their dangerous and tragic affair, based on one of the most notorious crimes in FBI history.
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- Phillip Noyce
- R
- Emilia Clarke
Available in Select Theaters and Everywhere You Rent Movies on May 7th; on Blu-ray and DVD May 18th! – Jack Huston, Emilia ClarkeSubscribe to the LIONSGATE Y...
- 2 min
- 553.1K
- Lionsgate Movies
May 14, 2021 · Overview. 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. Joe Sharkey. Author.
