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Release Date:
30 June 1993 (USA) moreTagline:
Power can be murder to resist. morePlot:
A young lawyer joins a prestigous law firm only to discover that it has a sinister dark side. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Here's a new reason to hate lawyers! moreUS TV Schedule:
| Thur. July 16 | 8:45 AM | AMC | |||
| Mon. July 20 | 7:15 AM | AMC |
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Tom Cruise | ... | Mitch McDeere | |
| Jeanne Tripplehorn | ... | Abby McDeere | |
| Gene Hackman | ... | Avery Tolar | |
| Hal Holbrook | ... | Oliver Lambert | |
| Terry Kinney | ... | Lamar Quinn | |
| Wilford Brimley | ... | William Devasher | |
| Ed Harris | ... | Wayne Tarrance | |
| Holly Hunter | ... | Tammy Hemphill | |
| David Strathairn | ... | Ray McDeere | |
| Gary Busey | ... | Eddie Lomax | |
| Steven Hill | ... | F. Denton Voyles | |
| Tobin Bell | ... | The Nordic Man | |
| Barbara Garrick | ... | Kay Quinn | |
| Jerry Hardin | ... | Royce McKnight | |
| Paul Calderon | ... | Thomas Richie |
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Rated R for language and some violence.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
154 minCountry:
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EnglishColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby SRCertification:
Iceland:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Philippines:R-18 | Brazil:14 | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:K-14 | Germany:12 | Ireland:18 | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:R13 | Norway:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | South Korea:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Australia:MFun Stuff
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Tom Cruise's character has a brother named Raymond. This was also the case in Rain Man (1988). moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Abby joins Avery in the Caymans, they sit at a table to talk. Her tropical drink shifts from one side of the table to the other as they're talking. moreQuotes:
[showing Mitch photos of himself with a prostitute]Bill DeVasher: Not just screwing, Mitch. All sorts of intimate acts, oral and whatnot, that can be particularly hard for a trusting wife to forgive and IMPOSSIBLE to forget.
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Mitch McDeere (Tom Cruise) is persuaded to join a prominent Memphis law firm, and everything seems so perfect that you just know it's too good to be true. And it is. The firm works for the Chicago mob, and for anybody who tries to leave the firm after learning the truth ... well, need I say more? The FBI, personified by agent Tarrance (Ed Harris) starts leaning on Mitch to supply them with evidence, but he knows that he can't just hand over confidential information about his clients ... so what's a hotshot young lawyer to do?
Top-notch, slick, very classy legal thriller that is well-cast (and well-acted) right down the line. So engrossing, in fact, that it hardly seemed like two and a half hours went by while I watched it.
Pretty good piano-based music score, too.
The first John Grisham adaptation to reach the screen (although The Pelican Brief was released just a few months later), this was notably well done.
I give it eight out of ten.