"John Sayles invites you to return to the scene of the crime."

1996

2h 15m

7.0(384 votes)

Drama

Mystery

Romance

Overview

When the skeleton of his murdered predecessor is found, Sheriff Sam Deeds unearths many other long-buried secrets in his Texas border town.

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53 members

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Jesse Borrego

Danny

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Ron Canada

Otis

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Gabriel Casseus

Young Otis

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Richard Coca

Enrique

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Miriam Colon

Mercedes Cruz

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Chris Cooper

Sam

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Carmen De Lavallade

Carolyn

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Clifton James

Hollis

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Kris Kristofferson

Charlie Wade

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Matthew McConaughey

Buddy Deeds

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Frances McDormand

Bunny

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Stephen Mendillo

Cliff

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Joe Morton

Del

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Elizabeth Peña

Pilar

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Tony Plana

Ray

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LaTanya Richardson Jackson

Priscilla Worth

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Gordon Tootoosis

Wesley Birdsong

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Beatrice Winde

Minnie Bledsoe

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Stephen J. Lang

Mikey

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Oni Faida Lampley

Celie

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Eleese Lester

Molly

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Joe Stevens

Deputy Travis

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Gonzalo Castillo

Amado

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Tony Frank

Fenton

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Jeff Monahan

Young Hollis

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Eddie Robinson

Chet

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Chandra Wilson

Athena

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Damon Guy

Shadow

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Dee Macaluso

Anglo Mother

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Luis Cobo

Mexican-American Father

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Marco Perella

Anglo Father

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Don Phillips, Jr.

Principal

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Mary Jane R. Hernandez

Mexican-American Mother

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Carina Martinez

Paloma

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Richard Andrew Jones

Ben Wetzel

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Randy Stripling

Roderick

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Richard Reyes

Jorge

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Olga Luna

Waitress

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Juan Vega III

Cook

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Lizzie Curry Martinez

Girl

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Leo Burmester

Cody

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Vanessa Martinez

Young Pilar

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Tay Strathairn

Young Sam

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Sam Vlahos

Pete

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Maricela Gonzalez

Anselma

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Tony Amendola

Chucho Montoya

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Gilbert R. Cuellar Jr.

Eladio

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James Borrego

Young Chucho

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Lisa Suarez

Marisol

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Jesús Ramirez

Driver

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John Griesemer

Football Announcer (voice)

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Eduardo Martínez

Jaime

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Azalea Mendez

Young Mercedes

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