

Boozer, skirt chaser, careless father. You could create your own list of reporter Steve Everett's faults but there's no time. A San Quentin Death Row prisoner is slated to die at midnight – a man Everett has suddenly realized is innocent.
Acting
Eastwood's sweaty desperation, Woods' slimy editor—chef's kiss.
Direction
Eastwood tightens the noose scene by scene; pure procedural dread.
Editing
Real-time tension that actually respects your intelligence.

Director
Clint Eastwood
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Eastwood filmed at actual San Quentin death row; some extras were real prison staff.
Released during the late-90s true crime boom, it predicted our obsession with 'wrong man' narratives before podcasts existed.
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