So many negative comments here really make me think people have no empathy or understanding what this film was about. It's a study of a family and each individual reaction to a catastrophic event.. There is no definitive right or wrong answer as to any reaction to the event. Only your personal reaction and which character you identify with the most. All are victims here. Saying that, I think the movie was well acted and overall made me think, which was it's purpose. I'd score this an 8/10. (Some scripted lines did not fly well)

What’s with KZfaq lately??? Commercials every six minutes it’s insane!!!!! Couldn’t finish watching the movie far too many commercial breaks, which by the way every time I see a commercial I boycott the product!!

Great movie! Only 3 commercials that can be skipped after 5 seconds! No zooming in and out, No silenced audio! Thank you for a great upload!

This film was a disturbing reality jolt. We're forced to face our own dilemma ~ whether or not to defend family, despite the truth that may condemn them. Brilliant acting by Streep, Neesom and Furlong bring authenticity to the screen that left me dazed~and as reflective as the river beneath their canoe... Thank you for posting.

"Your whole life can change in a second and you never even know when it's coming." So darn true!

Terrific acting by everyone. Captivating story. Gr8 directing. Very convincing. No movie is original. Someone has thought of it before. Maybe they write it down. My Mother had no life. She dedicated it to her husband's and children's needs. I do remember one serious discussion. She looked at us very coldly and said "I will never lie for you". Important lesson to children to teach them that decisions have consequences. Because most that, would never lie for my son either.

This movie gets it right about the now and after! In an instant everything collapses. It’s the collective damage,it ripples thru it all.

I've worked my whole life and now I get to see all the movies I wanted to see all these years. I loved this movie, great actors.

"Your whole life can change in a second, and you never even know when it's coming." That's true for me.

Wow, this was a good movie, good acting, and great actors!

I like that Meryl Streep displays spectrum thinking in contrast to Liam Neeson’s binary thinking. That’s good writing and character development that is rarely seen. Top notch stuff.

I was 11 when my 19yr old brother shot himself. This was the flip of my home. It was like Hiroshima erupted my family. Don't comment unless you know. My family experienced three more since my brother. If you know? I'm so sorry to understand❤

Interesting side note: the Liam Nelson character is a sculptor. Meryl Streep’s husband is a prominent sculptor

This movie has a serious flaw: it is ignorant of how defense attorneys work. Jacob should tell the lawyer the truth; the lawyer is under no compunction to tell the court. It's called attorney client privilege. Without knowing the facts, his lawyer is operating blind. I also can't believe a defense lawyer wouldn't insist on interviewing Jacob alone.

Thank you for keeping the movie ad free! Much appreciated that there aren't ads every few minutes.

A very complex and interesting movie to observe relationships and what moves them. These parents obviously loved their son STILL this father did not act on love he acted on GUILT which is most generally an ego feeling - it was the mother that acted on LOVE, nurturing and caring for her son´s SOUL. It seemed quite amazing that this movie was edited in a way to make her appear as a wrong doing mother - right upto the end. The lawyer trying to make her feel guilty - what he wanted was to win the case - he didn´t care a dam about the kid - the father wanted to mitigate his guilt about his very clear violence with which he treated his son. He was selfish and tremendously manipulative ... stood in awe as I watched the unfolding of the screen play. TRUTH is not always the easiest path to take, but it surely frees the soul to live out that which it is meant to live.

Every movie of Liam Neeson it's just wonderful!!

It was a sudden situation that hit the family, something never faced before. What can a father and mother do other than protect their son? The little sister was so adorable and mature, helplessly watching the tragedy. The father wanted to cover up, the mom wanted to come clean and the lawyer got confused. But the judge hit the nail on the head. Well, the law says people have to pay when a rule is broken. There's one interesting point that the family and lawyer missed - Looking at the kid's build and type, it's unlikely that he would be capable of a brutal crime. Yep, that's certainly not tangible evidence but it would've helped in making the jury give him the benefit of the doubt. And, Meryl Streep and Liam Neeson are good actors, otherwise they wouldn't have lasted this long in the industry. In the movie description, they mentioned the son's real-life name but skipped the sister's. She did a damn good job with expressions and acted much better than the son who kept an expressionless face that doesn't challenge acting skills.

The casting of the son was awful, he barely spoke above a snivelling whisper 😖. And although Streep’s acting was superb, I’m sorry she accepted the role. What a horrible script.

That poor girl. She deserves justice. Hiding and destroying evidence infuriates me.

I loved the ending, how they told the truth and the deserved consequences that were given.

O MY GOD O MY GOD O MY GOD....SUCH PROFESSIONAL MOVIE CRITICS....O MY GOD O MY GOD....YALL ACT LIKE THE WORLDS GONNA STOP SPINNING....O MY GOD O MY GOD

In a time selling short of truth and authenticity, it is a blessing to see a film rising the question of both. Thank you!

Haven't had a single commercial and don't have an add blocker! Good film. Tragic story though .

Getting a lawyer is not wrong...

Oh my, this is a very sad production. Is this their first walk through with the script?

Excellent performances -Worth the watch.

Very good movie, interesting the different processes mom & dad have for the situation

What I do like about the movie is its depiction of a dysfunctional family in which the children are forced to take care of their parents instead of the other way around, and how an overprotective father can damage his son.

The family house is really impressive. 'A girl got herself killed" makes it seem like the girl was responsible for her own death. The mother is very naive to think that her son's legal rights are not jeopardized. Liam looks really young. The poor man, when playing a father, always has to deal with a problematic kid. Isn't it usual for a policeman to stay with the suspect to prevent any contamination of evidence? When handling the evidence, the police do not wear rubber gloves. The actor portraying Jake conveys vulnerability well, but he seems a little too small, immature and soft for the role , Although Caroline believes that that the death was accidental, the proper description would probably be manslaughter.

Film was absolutely dire. Can’t believe I stuck it out all the way to the end. I see others saying too many adverts, I must’ve got lucky, I only got one advert and it was halfway through.

If they both couldn't get the car out of the snow together, how could he have done it alone after he killed her? Also, why did he bring the car home and put it in the garage before he left for Boston? Wouldn't he have driven it out of town and then abandoned it?

What a great script !!!! Morality vs Reality !!! The tug between being truthful and to be punished for it or to be escapist in the face of horrible consequence. Every person behaves differently. This family did in one way. I love the era when scripts were written logically and sensibly. The father and the lawyer were realistic. The son and the daughter and mother idealist. The tug of eternal war between these 2 is portrayed perfectly in the movie.

I wish American movies didn’t always have to curse ,,,,

I wish millennials didn't watch our old movies, they always ruin it with their distorted way of thinking...who thinks this stuff?...these comments...sheesh

No adverts, a really well acted movie, life really can change in a minute.

I found the movie pretty good. But it was correct of jacob to tell the truth, at the end. Even though, he had to suffer jail for two years. It's always good to speak the truth. The more one lies, the worse it gets..

The acting is good but I somehow don't buy Streep and Neeson as a couple. The chemistry isn't there. Streep can't save it somehow.

"...got herself killed." What a terrible phrase! Victim blaming.

What completely Biblically ignorant people! The horrid dad did not understand ONE THING about Abraham’s faith & the story facts….. let alone the spiritual lesson of the account! Unbelievable! They have created that boy. How did they have such a precious daughter with a conscience & morals!!

I liked this movie and the ending is so true either way. I really can understand both of them how they were dealing with it in different ways. That is a movie but shows how we deal with things in reality. Also it was not murder as people are commenting. It was an accident and the girl was really violent in the first place.

Thank you for the upload. Much appreciated. Film gets a 6/10 from me.

Gosh I didn't even know this movie existed. LOVE Meryl Streep & after reading the comments, it sounds like a good one - Saving it for later. Thanks!!✌

I liked this movie, it was kind of an interesting topic; My son is guilty, should I lie to try to save him? Dad did, mom didn’t. It was interesting for me, because over the years in my life, I have encountered quite a few young people who steal from me and have done the wrong thing by me, but their family tries to save them, and in the process disparages me. They have no thoughts or regards for their sons victim, they only try to save themselves and their family. In my experience here in Australia , people who need to be reprimanded, such as that boy, usually never do. Plus no beeping, no dogs, and I have a KZfaq subscription, so no ads mind you. The only reason I have a subscription is because KZfaq are doing targeted offensive ads to me and I couldn’t stand it. I had no choice but to get a subscription - so I definitely enjoyed it. Thank you.

Hopefully the young man learned to WALK AWAY from a heated argument!! That really bad things can happen otherwise 😥

Wow, What a wonderful Movie! One of the finest films I've seen in a long time. "Honesty is the best policy". Reading the comments below, makes me very sad to think that so many people don't appreciate what this film was about. Glad I'm not like them is all I can say. A Definite 👍from me!

Thanx for the heads up about the ads✅

I believe that this is based on the the novel "Defending Jacob"..(.I could be mistaken.) It's a great read to see the psychological changes of the parents as they try to remain loyal to their son. In spite of the ugly reality gradually revealing itself.

This is a good movie from the 90s. It's kinda offbeat. Great cast. Good plot. Kinda nostalgic for me as I remember watching it on VHS along with forest gump with my late grandma

So... how did the kid get the car unstuck after the girl died?

❤The Truth shall set you Free‼️

Wonderful performances, especially by the children. I read the book many years ago. Yes, it was better, but this film rendition was also outstanding. Thank you for the upload.

❤❤❤❤❤ I WAS RIVETTED BY THIS FILM...AND THE STELLAR PORTRAYALS BY SO MANY. AS WELL... THE CHANNELHOST MUST HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REDUCE THE COMMERICIALS BC I ONLY HAD 3 DURING THE ENTIRE PICTURE. AND THOSE, I COULD SKIP. SO INFREQUENT, I BARELY NOTICED THEM. AND THEY WERE ONLY 1 AT A TIME..WELL PLACED. 😊THIS FILM HELD MY ATTENTION AND THE SUSPENCE WAS GREAT.. HATS OFF TO THIS BRILLIANT CAST. AND DIRECTOR. SERIOUSLY. THANK YOU FOR SHOWING IT.❤

Good film but portraying an awful scenario.People who destroy evidence,lie in a court, a lawyer like most who will back up any lie,manipulation and even try to throw out the truth when they have it just proves what an evil dishonest society we live in. If the truth had been told right from the start everything would and could have been so much better. That family put the girls family through hell for a second time. In my opinion the father should have got 10 years for destroying evidence and the son should have had the one year for the accidental manslaughter and the lawyer disbarred for deliberately trying to lie in court even when he had the facts. Our Society is sick !

Gosh! KZfaq really wants my money! Less than 11 minutes into the show, I have had 3 commercial interruptions, all with two non-skip option ads. Hey…GOOGLE and KZfaq, I am poor: old car, gas prices, tuition cost; your algorithms track all my searches, so what makes you think I have extra money?

They finally made the right decision . Respect! The truth is more important than lie. They are free now.

Great movie. Always like Meryl Streep. Everybody in the family was good. Great story ❤

The film would have been more exciting if the father had accidentally been the perpetrator and only found out afterwards that it was his son's girlfriend. So he would have covered the tracks for himself and not for his son. Then he would have remained silent and accepted that his son would be suspected and accused. But I wasn't asked to write the script ... 😊

Physically, Ed Furlong sure looks exactly like a kid Meryl Streep and Liam Neeson would have if they mated in real life, lol. It's uncanny, really. If Furlong were a bit taller, he'd be spot on.

Wow Liam can hide his accent. Impressive.

I liked this movie. Thank you. Also, I only had 1 commercial 1hr and 29 mins into the movie and I don’t have premium 🤷‍♀️

Excellent film, déjà vu et très contente de le voir à nouveau, merci 👍👍👍

Thank you You Tube. I enjoyed this stoty.

Meryl Streep always plays each role with such compassion and realism.

Reading the comments, no use to watch the movie. Thanks for saving my time.

One of my favorite movies; watched it 3x over the years. There’s a real price to be paid for dishonesty

I take that this is a TV movie. The story is acceptable, but Furlong's and Ryan's acting is so bad and the direction so, so modest. Without Neeson, Streep, and Molina it would be really unbearable to watch.

The ending of this film is ruined by putting images from forthcoming films up on the screen while the movie is still finishing and the actors are still speaking. Any emotional content is destroyed. DDF needs to have a more sympathetic and professional approach to its product.

Excellent Movie. TY.!❤

Great film ! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Good movie… thanks…

The guy that plays the son looks too delicate and slender. Doesn't look like he could swat a fly...

A father lacking honour, well acted by Neeson, but disturbing nonetheless.

Very good movie. Thanks for uploading. This movie is also available in spanish in case you know of anybody who might be interested. It's entitled, ANTES Y DESPUÉS.

That's John Connor! He really never could keep out of trouble, could he?

I just watched it ad free…funny that.

I actually think that this is Meryl Streeps worst character rendition- but the movie is also so interesting- the questions that it presents! Thank you!

What have we learned？ Even if you did it, still, do not confess！ Roll the dice, lie, deny, take the fifth, play the system, you might lose. But telling the truth, you definitely lose！

A heartfelt movie. Very moving. Strong.

The father is disgusting, he deserved to go to jail for his attitude alone. The sister's acting is so poor, I cringed for every scene she was in.

An excellent human drama.

Thank you! Happy Hanukkah❤IDFine❤

❤ an excellent movie. Thank you for the upload. Franklin nh .❤ 1-4-24 happy new year everyone 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Great movie, I had never heard of.

Great movie, great cast

Before and After (1996) Two parents deal with the effects when their son is accused of murdering his girlfriend. - imdb 6.1

The movie is from 1996.

Very emotional. The fight for good. But good isn't always the truth. The court honoured the truth. Now a family can live again. As it wasin the beginning ......

Great movie, esp for me who has a teen son❤

Good film quite profound

Thanks to the commenters for letting me know there are way too many ads. i come to KZfaq cuz I can't afford cable and that in itself is annoying. Ads make life much worse, so wont watch

Love 💓🌺 Merryl Streep Liam Neeson, good movie 🎥 🍿. Hard to please a lot of people, a lot of the time 😢😭😲😨😳🤔😱💯

Отличный фильм и актеры играют здорово!☄️

Miniseries “Your Honor” has dad covering for son also, with some insane twists.

The movies is cut up and the sound cuts out at times.

Not the best written film, but an interesting story that calls into question issues of individual character, ethics, privilege, and family values, when an upper middle class family faces a crisis. I thought the closer Biblical parallel was NOT the story of Abraham and Isaac, but the Judgement of Solomon. The father in this film is an entitled bully. It's no wonder his son ran away at first. The father clearly had no respect for the law, and set a horrible example for the whole family. When Streep's character finally sees her way to telling the truth, she's the one who really saves the child from a moral perspective. Would be interesting to read the book, and see what story the author was actually trying to tell.

NO ONE is worth going to jail for, especially a bf/gf!!

Was he always like that? They, as parents, never felt something might be happening to him.

It’s the essence of free marketing society

The best policy is to be honest, if not there are more cover ups …..more headaches