True Confessions (dir. Ulu Grosbard). Probably the least well-known great film of recent years. Robert Duvall's greatest performance (saying a lot for him), but everyone else in the film (starting with DeNiro and [yes, Mick] Charles Durning) are just as fine. The novel, by John Gregory Dunne, is one of my top ten.
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