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A lawyer sees the chance to salvage his career and self-respect by taking a medical malpractice case to trial rather than settling. Read more

Starring	Paul Newman, James Mason, Jack Warden, Milo O'Shea
Director	George Roy Hill, Robert L. Rosen, Sidney Lumet
Genres	Drama

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  Newman deserved an Oscar for this
  
  Newman shows again just what a stunning character actor he is, not just a ?movie star? or former matinee idol. I think it was Michael Caine who once said the ... read more »
  
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  - Wales
  - 20 Sep 2004 at 11:09
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  Respect to quality!
  
  I'd never seen this film before today, and must have stumbled across it after Paul Newman died, among lots of reviews of his films.
  
  It is ... read more »
  
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- - Cesca
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  - Bridge of Allan
  - 30 May 2011 at 13:44
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  Great film
  
  A great film with Paul Newman in the lead as an off-the-rails lawyer - a part that suits him perfectly. A great supporting cast together with a gripping ... read more »
  
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- - LizB
  - 71 reviews
  - Nottingham
  - 04 Jul 2010 at 09:37
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  what i think
  
  Excellent story, excellent acting.
  
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  - Solihull
  - 02 Jul 2009 at 10:16
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  Paul Newman's Finest Performance, in Tale of Redemption...
  
  In a career of unforgettable portrayals, 'The Verdict' stands as Paul Newman's pinnacle; as a shattered idealistic lawyer, on an alcoholic road to ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 17 Apr 2009 at 19:43
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  The Verdict
  
  Strong storysensitively acted and totally believable.
  
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  - Leicester
  - 05 Feb 2009 at 09:25
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  The Verdict
  
  An intelligent and gripping courtroom drama with excellent performances by the cast-full of twists and turns , and suspenseful to the end.
  
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  - Cheltenham
  - 18 Jan 2009 at 16:19
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  Gets there in the end
  
  This is slow to get going, like its protagonist, a faded lawyer who's turned to drink and badly needs a case.
  
  Newman didn't convince me in ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 29 Dec 2008 at 14:01
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  The Verdict
  
  An ensemble cast and a tour de force performance by Newman. Everything about this picture is a positive example of American film making
  
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  - Hayle
  - 02 Nov 2008 at 10:31
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  THE VERDICT - REVIEW
  
  GREAT FILM! - PAUL NEWMAN WAS GREAT. HE SHOULD HAVE WON THE BEST ACTOR OSCAR AT THE TIME. FAR BETTER PERFORMANCE THAN HE GAVE IN THE COLOUR OF MONEY FOR WHICH ... read more »
  
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  - Ilford
  - 08 Sep 2008 at 00:39
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  must see
  
  This film has to be seen, no if's, no but's. A masterpiece.
  
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  - Cambridge, England
  - 20 Aug 2007 at 23:04
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- - 9
  - 1
  Newman deserved an Oscar for this
  
  Newman shows again just what a stunning character actor he is, not just a ?movie star? or former matinee idol. I think it was Michael Caine who once said the ... read more »
  
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  - Wales
  - 20 Sep 2004 at 11:09
- - 8
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  A Truly Amazing Film
  
  The Verdict is a truly amazing film in all respects. The acting is absolutely first rate. Paul Newman should have won the best actor Oscar for this film.read more »
  
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- - Michael Harby
  - Derbyshire
  - 02 Nov 2004 at 02:10
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  Exceptional- a MUST-SEE!
  
  Sidney Lumet, one of the seventies’ greatest directors, has in his time blessed the world with not one masterful courtroom drama, but two. And, while ... read more »
  
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- - ATfilmcritic
  - London
  - 26 Sep 2005 at 20:01
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  How all good movies should be made
  
  Enjoyed watching fifth time! As a lawyer, and movie lover as well. Everything is top rated, from acting, plot, directing... First class!
  
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- - Dana
  - London, England
  - 20 Sep 2005 at 18:43
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  THE VERDICT - REVIEW
  
  GREAT FILM! - PAUL NEWMAN WAS GREAT. HE SHOULD HAVE WON THE BEST ACTOR OSCAR AT THE TIME. FAR BETTER PERFORMANCE THAN HE GAVE IN THE COLOUR OF MONEY FOR WHICH ... read more »
  
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  - Ilford
  - 08 Sep 2008 at 00:39
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  Great film
  
  A great film with Paul Newman in the lead as an off-the-rails lawyer - a part that suits him perfectly. A great supporting cast together with a gripping ... read more »
  
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- - LizB
  - 71 reviews
  - Nottingham
  - 04 Jul 2010 at 09:37
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  Don't like it as much as some of the other reviewers
  
  People say that if it were not for Gandhi and ET, this would have swept the board at the Oscars. I can't see it myself. Yes, the acting is good, but the ... read more »
  
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- - TristanWhite
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  - London, UK
  - 02 May 2006 at 20:42
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  Robbed at the Oscars
  
  Paul Newman should have won the best actor Oscar for this film.
  
  Paul Newman stars as washed up 5 times loser, ambulance-chasing, alcoholic lawyer &#... read more »
  
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  - DERBYSHIRE
  - 15 May 2005 at 02:55
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  must see
  
  This film has to be seen, no if's, no but's. A masterpiece.
  
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  - Cambridge, England
  - 20 Aug 2007 at 23:04
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  The Verdict
  
  An ensemble cast and a tour de force performance by Newman. Everything about this picture is a positive example of American film making
  
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  - Hayle
  - 02 Nov 2008 at 10:31

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