PG-13

Crimes and Misdemeanors

It's about love and reality. Faith and delusion. Good and evil. Success and failure.

1989 • 104 min • Comedy · Drama · Crime

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Synopsis

A renowned ophthalmologist is desperate to cut off an adulterous relationship…which ends up in murder; and a frustrated documentary filmmaker woos an attractive television producer while making a film about her insufferably self-centered boss.

Our family guide

Best from age 16

Movie Knight Score

971 reviews

74 Audience · 971 · 100%

An ophthalmologist tries to end an affair, leading to a tragic crime. Meanwhile, a documentary filmmaker struggles with his career and personal life, pursuing a TV producer who works with his insufferable boss.

Violence & peril: 6/10
Language: 3/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 4/10
Romance & sensuality: 5/10
Scary moments: 4/10

Heads up

Discussions of infidelity and divorce
A character arranges a murder
Themes of moral ambiguity

What it models well

Consequences of actions
Seeking meaning and purpose
Moral dilemmas

Talk about it after

The nature of guilt and justice
The impact of choices on others
Defining success and happiness

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