Deceiver (1997)

6.0/10 106 min Mystery Crime Drama Thriller

Overview

The gruesome death of a prostitute brings suspicion on one of her clients, James Wayland, a brilliant, self-destructive and epileptic heir to a textile fortune. So detectives Braxton and Kennesaw take Wayland in for questioning, thinking they can break the man. But despite his troubles, Wayland is a master of manipulation, and during the interrogation, he begins to turn the tables on the investigators, forcing them to reveal their own sinister sides.

Cast

Tim Roth

James Walter Wayland

Michael Rooker

Detective Edward Kennesaw

Renée Zellweger

Elizabeth

Chris Penn

Detective Phillip Braxton

Rosanna Arquette

Mrs. Kennesaw

Karina Logue

Sorority Girl

Ellen Burstyn

Mook

Michael Parks

Dr. Banyard

Mark Damon

Wayland’s Father

J.C. Quinn

Priest

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