The Firm (1993)

Directed by

Sydney Pollack

Genre

crime film, thriller film, legal thriller, trial film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 28m

Rated

R

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 2,326 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young lawyer joins a prestigious law firm that offers him an amazing salary and perks. He soon discovers his new employers are hiding dangerous secrets that put his life and career at risk.

suspensefultenseintriguingfast-pacedparanoidcoolcalculatedglossy

What happens

The Firm is a 1993 American legal thriller film directed by Sydney Pollack, and starring Tom Cruise, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Holly Hunter, Hal Holbrook, David Strathairn and Gary Busey. The film is based on the 1991 novel by John Grisham. Released by Paramount Pictures on June 30, 1993, the film was a major commercial success, grossing $270.2 million against a budget of $42 million, making it the highest-grossing film adapted from a Grisham novel and the fifth highest-grossing and the highest-grossing R-rated film of 1993. It received generally positive reviews for the performances (particularly from Cruise and Hunter), although the screenplay received some criticism. Holly Hunter was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, while Dave Grusin was nominated for Best Original Score. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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