Suspicion

A kidnapping in New York leaves a group of British strangers trying to prove they were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. Suspicion turns that familiar predicament into a chase in which the suspects cannot be entirely sure of one another either.

Uma Thurman's presence as the kidnapped man's mother gives the publicity surrounding the case some weight, but this is an ensemble thriller rather than a showcase built entirely around her. Its appeal is the uncertainty: what has been misunderstood, what has been concealed, and how much damage can an accusation do before anybody establishes the facts?

The conspiracy machinery can demand patience. This is a choice for an evening of shifting suspicions rather than the first place I would send someone looking for a tightly controlled thriller. Homeland offers a stronger alternative if you want that tension sustained over a longer run.