The Devil's Advocate (1997)
- Directed by
- Taylor Hackford
- Genre
- drama film, fantasy film, horror film, mystery film, thriller film, satanic film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2h 23m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 6,872 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A talented young lawyer from Florida is recruited to work at a prestigious New York City law firm. As he rises in the firm, his wife experiences terrifying visions, and he slowly discovers that his boss is actually the Devil.
tenseunsettlingsuspensefulglamorousdarkly psychologicalparanoidforebodingmorally ambiguous
What happens
The Devil's Advocate (marketed as Devil's Advocate) is a 1997 American supernatural horror film directed by Taylor Hackford, written by Jonathan Lemkin and Tony Gilroy, and starring Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino and Charlize Theron. Based on Andrew Neiderman's 1990 novel, it is about a gifted young Florida lawyer invited to work for a major New York City law firm. As his wife becomes haunted by frightening visions, the lawyer slowly realizes the firm's owner, John Milton, is the Devil. The name John Milton is one of several allusions to Paradise Lost, as well as to Dante Alighieri's Inferno and the legend of Faust. An adaptation of Neiderman's novel went into a development hell during the 1990s, with Hackford gaining control of the production. Filming took place around New York City and Florida. The Devil's Advocate received mixed reviews, with critics crediting it for entertainment value and Pacino's performance. It grossed $153 million at the box office and won the Saturn Award for Best Horror Film. It also became the subject of the copyright lawsuit Hart v. Warner Bros., Inc. for its visual art. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Paranoia (1997)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.