Absence of Malice

Directed by Sydney Pollack
A
1981    1h 56mDrama, Romance
6.982%64%6.6
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When prosecutor Elliot Rosen leaks to naive, but well-meaning, Miami reporter Megan Carter that liquor wholesaler Mike Gallagher is suspected in the murder of the local longshoreman union president, Gallagher's life begins to unravel.
  • Sally FieldMegan Carter
  • Paul NewmanMichael Colin Gallagher
  • Bob BalabanElliott Rosen
  • Melinda DillonTeresa Perrone
  • Luther AdlerSantos Malderone
  • Barry PrimusRobert Waddell
  • Josef SommerMcAdam
  • John HarkinsDavidek
  • Don HoodJames A. Quinn
  • Wilford BrimleyJames J. Wells
  • Arnie RossEddie Frost
  • Barbara KeeganNews Staff
  • Barry HoberNews Staff
  • Phanie NapoliNickie
  • Shelley SpurlockSarah Wylie
  • Shawn McAllisterHood
  • Joe PetrulloHood
  • William KerwinWalker
  • Oswaldo CalvoJohn
  • Sharon AndersonSecretary
  • Rob MacKinnon4 April 2026
    80’s Blind Spots & Selected Rewatches Year by Year No. 89 Great performances from both Newman and Field. And holy crap, Wilford Brimley drops in at the end and kicks figurative ass (“A wonderful thing, a suh-peeny”). This is a title I remember from ‘81 as an Oscar contender, but also because of good ol’ SCTV. Specifically The 5 Neat Guys performing their salute to the year’s best movies at The People’s Global Golden Choice Awards. They name check all the big movies of the year with a line or two about each, except for Absence of Malice. All they can do is repeat the title 😆. Pretty great - you can find it on YouTube - 5 Neat Guys People’s Global Golden Choice Awards

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