The Guilty is a 2000 American crime film directed by Anthony Waller and starring Bill Pullman, Devon Sawa, Gabrielle Anwar, Angela Featherstone and Joanne Whalley.

[2] Callum Crane is a high-powered lawyer in line for an appointment to the federal bench, during the same week he rapes new secretary Sophie at his office.

Sophie threatens to go public with the assault if Crane does not turn down the judicial appointment.

It's only when Crane shows a smidgen of compassion that Pullman's performance really starts to work.

"[4] TV Guide gave a negative review criticizing the contrivances and convolutions of the plot.