Eddie Dodd is a burnt out former civil rights lawyer who now specializes in defending drug dealers. Roger Baron, newly graduated from law school, has followed Eddie's great cases and now wants to learn at his feet. With Roger's idealistic prodding, Eddie reluctantly takes on a case of a young Korean man who, according to his mother, has been in jail for eight years for a murder he didn't commit.

True Believer (1989)

Someone got away with murder...until now.

★ 6.2/10 February 17, 1989 105 min

CrimeDrama

Director: Joseph Ruben  ·  Writer: Wesley Strick

Eddie Dodd is a burnt out former civil rights lawyer who now specializes in defending drug dealers. Roger Baron, newly graduated from law school, has followed Eddie's great cases and now wants to learn at his feet. With Roger's idealistic prodding, Eddie reluctantly takes on a case of a young Korean man who, according to his mother, has been in jail for eight years for a murder he didn't commit.

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Director

Joseph Ruben

Cast

James Woods Eddie Dodd Robert Downey Jr. Roger Baron Margaret Colin Kitty Greer Yuji Okumoto Shu Kai Kim Kurtwood Smith Robert Reynard Tom Bower Cecil Skell Luis Guzmán Ortega Graham Beckel Sklaroff Sully Diaz Maraquilla Esparza Woody Harrelson Man in Dodd's office Miguel Fernandes Art Esparza Charles Hallahan Vincent Dennehy