Find Movies & TV
Home
Live TV
On Demand
Explore
Movies & TV Shows
Most Popular
Leaving Soon
Categories
Action
Animation
Comedy
Crime
Descriptive Audio
Documentary
Drama
En Español
Horror
Music
Romance
Sci-Fi
Thriller
Western
Explore
Browse Channels
Featured Channels
Ion Mystery
NFL Channel
CBS Sports HQ
Categories
Hit TV
Crime
Reality
News
Sports
Game Shows
History & Science
Sci-Fi & Action
Movies
Chills & Thrills
Classic TV
Nature & Travel
Comedy
Black Entertainment
Cooking
Home
Kids & Family
Sporting
En Español
International
Gaming & Anime
Lifestyle
Music
Sign In
The Offence
1972 1h 52m R
Drama
,
Crime
,
Thriller
6.9
71%
72%
68%
Add to Watchlist
A burnt-out British police detective finally snaps whilst interrogating a suspected child molester.
More
Directed By
Sidney Lumet
Written By
John Hopkins
Studio
Tantallon
Watch on these services
Free
Rent $3.89
Buy $14.99
Rent $3.99
Buy $14.99
+ 1 more
Cast of The Offence
Sean Connery
Detective Sergeant Johnson
Trevor Howard
Lieutenant Cartwright, Detective Superintendant
Vivien Merchant
Maureen Johnson
Ian Bannen
Kenneth Baxter
Peter Bowles
Detective Inspector Cameron
Derek Newark
Frank Jessard
Ronald Radd
Lawson
John Hallam
Panton
Anthony Sagar
Hill
Maxine Gordon
Janie
Hilda Fenemore
Woman on Common
Rhonda Lewis
Woman at School
Cynthia Lund
Child at School
Howard Goorney
Lambert
Brian Grellis
Policeman
Michael Redfern
Policeman
Fred Wood
Billy
Gordon Keating
Barman
Roy Macready
Barman
Richard Moore
Garret
Timothy Craven
Ambulance Man
The Offence Reviews
Fantastica Daily
Chuck O'Leary
A fascinating and intense psychological thriller. This is one Connery fans should seek out.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
The film was in some ways spoiled but not ruined by the pretentiously arty way it was directed by Sidney Lumet.
TIME Magazine
Richard Schickel
Lumet's direction strives to give to material that is neither edifying nor suspenseful a fake profundity, stretching it to unconscionable lengths.
Variety
Variety Staff
There's a powerful confrontation of authority and accused between police sergeant Sean Connery and suspected child molester Ian Bannen in Sidney Lumet's The Offence. A brilliant scene, however, does not in itself make for a brilliant overall feature.
New York Times
Vincent Canby
It's highly theatrical -- perhaps just a little too highly theatrical for the more or less realistic context -- but it's been staged by Lumet for maximum effect.
CinePassion
Fernando F. Croce
This unrelentingly somber policier inaugurates a newfound force in Lumet's work.
TV Guide
A powerful and complex performance by Connery is somewhat weakened by Lumet's typically stiff and stagey direction.
Take Plex everywhere
Watch free anytime, anywhere, on almost any device.
See the full list of supported devices
Home
Live TV
On Demand
