S.W.’s Scores
Continuity
+5
Entertainment
+4
Rewatchability
+3
CastGregory Peck, Mary Badham, Robert Duvall
StreamingDigital rental (Apple TV, Amazon)
S.W.’s Verdict
Gregory Peck plays the moral center of a town that doesn't deserve one. The courtroom sequence earns every second of its screen time. The film sees racial injustice through a child's eyes, which makes it feel both more innocent and more damning.