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A father and a daughter, divided by a case, endangered by the truth.
A father and a daughter, divided by a case, endangered by the truth.
Crime, Drama, History - 1991
Class Action
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A liberal activist lawyer alienated his daughter Maggie years ago when she discovered his many affairs. Now a conservative corporate lawyer, Maggie agrees to go up against her father in court. To gain promotion, she must defend an auto manufacturer against charges that their explosion-prone station wagons are unsafe. As her mother begs for peace, Maggie takes on her dad in a trial that turns increasingly personal and nasty.
Director:
,
Michael Apted
Cast:
,
Gene Hackman
,
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
,
Matt Clark
,
Laurence Fishburne
,
Joanna Merlin
,
Donald Moffat
,
Fred Thompson
,
Colin Friels
,
Jan Rubeš

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Details

Runtime:
105 min
Release date:
15 Mar 1991
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 nomination total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Apted gives this smarter-than-average script a slick look and expertly develops suspense.
– Joe Brown,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
It is the fierce accord between Mastrantonio and Hackman that distinguishes the movie.
– Rita Kempley,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
What I liked best was the way the whole legal case and all of its twists and turns were used to force the Hackman and Mastrantonio characters into learning things about themselves.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
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