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Sydney Pollack directs Tom Cruise in this legal thriller based on John Grisham's best-seller. Cruise plays Mitch McDeere, an ambitious young lawyer who accepts an unmatchable offer from a Memphis law firm only to discover that the deal was too good to be true. As he becomes tangled in a web of deceit, Mob connections, and FBI .. Read more
| Starring | Terry Kinney, David Stra, Tom Cruise, Jeanne Tripplehorn |
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| Director | Sydney Pollack |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller |
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Sydney Pollack directs Tom Cruise in this legal thriller based on John Grisham's best-seller. Cruise plays Mitch McDeere, an ambitious young lawyer who accepts an unmatchable offer from a Memphis law firm only to discover that the deal was too good to be true. As he becomes tangled in a web of deceit, Mob connections, and FBI investigations, he struggles to escape with his integrity--and his life.
| Starring | Terry Kinney, David Stra, Tom Cruise, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Ed Harris, Holly Hunter, Hal Holbrook, David Strathairn, Wilford Brimley, Gary Busey, Paul Sorvino, Gene Hackman |
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| Director | Sydney Pollack |
| Studio | PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 28 mins Blu-ray: 2 hrs 28 mins |
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| Collections | 100 Top Thrillers |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Dubbed | German, Czech |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Arabic, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish, Turkish |
| Released | Production year: 1993 To Rent: DVD: 04 Dec 2000 Blu-ray: 14 Nov 2011 |
An attention-holding thriller for the most part, though its conclusion, diverging from the tougher stance of the novel, is unsatisfactory.
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Grisham Fan!!!
Excellent film. Still good after seeing it for a while.
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Very watchable
Grisham always tells a great tale, this one is no exception. One of my favourite genres, this legal drama will keep the viewer entralled troughout this very ... read more »
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Watchable cruise law yarn
Mitch McDeere (Tom Cruise) is a young man with a promising future in law. About to graduate from Harvard Law School, he is approached by Bendini, Lambert & ... read more »
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Classic film that bears repeat viewing
First class acting from most of the cast. Menace throughout, realistic and scary. Carefully portrayed anguish as infidelity is discovered. Clever one-liners, ... read more »
Josh Lucas signed on to revamp Tom Cruise's action drama The Firm as a new TV series after a fascinating stint as a jury member. The Sweet Home Alabama star, who revamps Cruise's character Mitch McDeere in the new show, was inspired to take on the role in the new adaptation of John Grisham's fast-paced novel following a New York City case, which ended with a life imprisonment verdict. He admits had missed jury duty multiple times because he was working on location, but he had to do his civic... Read more