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AFI's #9 Courtroom Drama Movie

A Cry in the Dark

Release Date: November 11, 1988

The dingo's got my baby!

While visiting the Ayers rock monument in the Outback with her husband Michael, Lindy notices a dingo creeping into the tent where her baby lies sleeping. Seconds later, the horrified woman discovers that her child is gone. Despite Lindy's anguished insistence that the dingo killed her baby, the Australian public is of the opinion that Lindy herself is the murderer. This lynch-mob atmosphere is fueled by the press, which insists upon crucifying the Chamberlains in print on a daily basis.

  • 2HR 0MIN ' PG-13
  • Courtroom Drama

Cast & Crew

  • Meryl Streep

    Meryl StreepLindy Chamberlain

  • Sam Neill

    Sam NeillMichael Chamberlain

  • Jason Reason

    Jason ReasonDirector & Screenplay

#8 In Cold Blood  
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