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Movie poster: License to Kill (1986)
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License to Kill

1986 · 96 min Drama TV Movie
5.7 / 10 · TMDB

A grieving family whose daughter was killed in a car crash with a drunken driver is outraged and frustrated as they encounter the inevitable bureaucratic delays in bringing the case to trial. Once in the courtroom, they are horror-stricken as the young, hard-pressed district attorney seems unable to overcome the technicalities and maneuverings that the driver's attorney uses to keep his client out of jail and still on the streets as a legal driver. When the judge is forced to rule time and again in favor of the defense, it appears that the driver might escape punishment altogether.

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Year 1986
Country United States of America
Genre Drama, TV Movie
Director Jud Taylor
Runtime 96 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.7/10 (40 votes)

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The film constructs a powerful drama from the clash between raw human grief and the cold mechanics of the legal system, exploring how justice can be thwarted by procedure. It relies on a restrained, quasi-documentary approach to amplify the terrifying mundanity of institutional failure.

What lingers after the final gavel is a profound unease about the gap between law and morality, and the human cost when technicalities prevail. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Jud Taylor

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