The Firm

19931993
RR
2h 34m

Tom Cruise in The Firm (1993)

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A young lawyer joins a prestigious law firm only to discover that it has a sinister dark side.A young lawyer joins a prestigious law firm only to discover that it has a sinister dark side.A young lawyer joins a prestigious law firm only to discover that it has a sinister dark side.

Director
- Sydney Pollack
Writers
- John Grisham(novel)
- David Rabe(screenplay)
- Robert Towne(screenplay)
Stars

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Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 3 wins & 7 nominations total

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Director
- Sydney Pollack
Writers
- John Grisham(novel)
- David Rabe(screenplay)
- Robert Towne(screenplay)
All cast & crew
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Mitch McDeere is a young man with a promising future in Law. About to sit his Bar exam, he is approached by 'The Firm' and made an offer he doesn't refuse. Seduced by the money and gifts showered on him, he is totally oblivious to the more sinister side of his company. Then, two Associates are murdered. The FBI contact him, asking him for information and suddenly his life is ruined. He has a choice - work with the FBI, or stay with the Firm. Either way he will lose his life as he knows it. Mitch figures the only way out is to follow his own plan... —Mark Harding <mah@imdb.com>

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Taglines
- Power can be murder to resist.
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for language and some violence
Parents guide

Trivia
Holly Hunter is on screen for a total of 5 minutes and 59 seconds, one the of shortest performances ever nominated for an Oscar. She is in 20 scenes, for an average of 18 seconds per scene.

Goofs
The cars of the Mud Island monorail leave and arrive at opposite ends at the same time. It would be impossible for the man following McDeere to leave his car and begin running for the other side before McDeere left his car.

Quotes
Mitch McDeere: Did I lose you?
Abby McDeere: You look tired.
Mitch McDeere: Did I?
Abby McDeere: I've loved you all my life. Even before we met. Part of it wasn't even you. It was just a promise of you. But these last days... You kept your promise. How could you lose me?

Crazy credits
Since laundering drug money is a major theme, this appears: "The producers wish to thank the Cayman Islands Government...for their cooperation in the making of this film and acknowledge that the Cayman Islands have strict antidrug and money laundering laws which are rigorously enforced."

Alternate versions
In the scene when Mitch is at the Cayman Islands, and is talking to his new client Sonny Capps about tax representation, there is a line that had a strange overdubbing. Mitch's line "You'd feel like you were fucked with a dick big enough for an elephant to feel it" was re-shot for television. In the TV version, the line was replaced with "You'd feel like you had a prostate exam with a beach umbrella to feel it."

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: The Firm/House of Cards/Sleepless in Seattle/Dennis the Menace/Orlando (1993)

Soundtracks
Start It Up
Written by Robben Ford
Performed by Robben Ford & The Blue Line

Top review

7/10

A Complex Suspense-Drama

This is a long (154 minutes) but pretty solid drama-suspense story about corporate corruption. The film features a well-known cast, and as soon as the action kicks in this becomes a very tense story.

Tom Cruise is very good as the hotshot lawyer, as is Jeanne Tripplehorn who plays his unhappy wife. This is a complex story at times, one not always easily understood, especially the ending. So much is explained so fast at the end it's tough to comprehend it all.

Wilfred Brimley, Gene Hackman, Hal Holbrook, Holly Hunter, Robert Strathairn and Ed Harris all make this a really deep, impressive cast. For more details of the story, check some of the other reviews.

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Release date
- June 30, 1993 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- Công Ty
Filming locations
- Mount Baker, Washington, USA
Production companies
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Budget
- $42,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $158,348,367
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $25,400,000
- Jul 4, 1993
Gross worldwide
- $270,248,367

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Runtime
2 hours 34 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Stereo
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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