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Two Supreme Court Justices have been assassinated. One lone law student has stumbled upon the truth. An investigative journalist wants her story. Everybody else wants her dead.
Two Supreme Court Justices have been assassinated. One lone law stude...
Crime, Drama, Thriller - 1993
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A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed.
Director:
,
Alan J. Pakula
Cast:
,
Julia Roberts
,
Tony Goldwyn
,
Denzel Washington
,
William Atherton
,
Sam Shepard
,
John Heard
,
James B. Sikking
,
Robert Culp

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Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
141 min
Release date:
17 Sep 1993
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$45,000,000
Revenue:
$195,268,056
Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
It's too bad that Pakula allows this 1993 movie to dawdle after its climax, but prior to that he's adept at suggesting unseen menace and keeping things in motion.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
30 Mar 2009
fresh:
Pakula has improved on Grisham's book by excising much of the detritus, crafting a taut, intelligent thriller that succeeds on almost every level.
– Brian Lowry,
Variety,
5 Nov 2008
rotten:
An old hand at this sort of thing, Pakula goes through the motions, but not much more.
– Derek Adams,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
rotten:
As the film piles on shovelfuls of further exposition, Mr. Washington and Ms. Roberts are left to look terrific and recite perfunctory lines.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
rotten:
A brightly wrapped, ketchup-drenched mush-burger, it slides down the Zeitgeist esophagus like a slippery McPelican. You pay, you swallow, you drive home. You're left with nothing except, possibly, heartburn.
– Desson Thomson,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
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