Absence of Malice

Absence of Malice1981

Director: Sydney Pollack
Stars: Paul Newman, Sally Field, Bob Balaban, Melinda Dillon, Wilford Brimley
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Runtime: 116 minutes

The ethics of the press are roundly slapped around in an entertaining if not always believable drama from director Sydney Pollack. Sally Field is the Miami reporter who is set up to leak information on a dead-end murder investigation. A sneaky gover… more »



Megan Carter:
I don't want to go to jail. But this has got to stop someplace. A lot of damage has been done. I'm responsible for a lot of it. I know that. I don't know. I keep thinking there must be some rules to tell me what I'm supposed to do now. But... maybe not. The person who told me about the Quinn investigation was not leaking it. They did not intend for it to be printed. I did that on my own. I'm scared to death of going to jail, but if I tell you, then you'll have to do something about it and someone else will be hurt. It's really very simple. I can hurt someone or not hurt someone. No rules. Just... me. I can't tell you.

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