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Richard Jewell

7.4/10

Rating

131 min

Runtime

2019

Release Year

Clint Eastwood

Director

Cast

Paul Walter Hauser, Jon Hamm, Kathy Bates, Sam Rockwell, Olivia Wilde

Quick Synopsis

Richard Jewell, a security guard at a large outdoor concert, notices suspicious activity and quickly alerts authorities, helping to evacuate the area before several pipe bombs planted by a domestic terrorist explode. His actions save many lives, but soon after, the FBI begins to suspect him of involvement due to flawed investigative methods, and the media amplifies these accusations, leading to a public ordeal for Jewell as he tries to clear his name.

Detailed Synopsis of Richard Jewell

Richard Jewell thinks quick, works fast, and saves hundreds, perhaps thousands, of lives after a domestic terrorist plants several pipe bombs and they explode during a concert, only to be falsely suspected of the crime by sloppy FBI work and sensational media coverage.

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