Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (2009 film)

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Peter Hyams
Written by	Peter Hyams
Based on	Beyond a Reasonable Doubt by Douglas Morrow
Produced by	Mark Damon Limor Diamant Moshe Diamant Ted Hartley
Starring	Jesse Metcalfe Amber Tamblyn Michael Douglas Joel David Moore Orlando Jones
Cinematography	Peter Hyams
Edited by	Jeff Gullo
Music by	David Shire
Production companies	Foresight Unlimited RKO Pictures Autonomous Films Signature Entertainment
Distributed by	After Dark Films Anchor Bay Films
Release date	September 11, 2009 (2009-09-11) (U.S.)
Running time	106 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$25 million
Box office	$4,5 million (select markets)[1]

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt is a 2009 American crime thriller film written and directed by Peter Hyams, starring Michael Douglas, Jesse Metcalfe and Amber Tamblyn. Based on Fritz Lang's 1956 film of the same name, it was Hyams' second reimagining of an RKO property after 1990's Narrow Margin.^[2] In it, a young journalist (Metcalfe) sets himself up as a murderer to expose the unethical practices of a star prosecutor with a trumped up conviction record (Douglas), but finds himself unable to produce the evidence he had prepared to restore his innocence.^[3]

The film made its worldwide theatrical debut in Spain on July 11, 2009, and was given a limited release in the United States on September 11, 2009.^[4] It was negatively received by critics, who found it an uninspired retread of one of Lang's lesser works.^[5][6]