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The Client (1994)

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Reviews Counted: 34

Fresh: 26

Rotten:8

Average Rating: 6.1/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 1 min

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: In this taut legal drama a trailer-park kid witnesses the suicide of a mob lawyer and is pursued by authorities trying to find out if he knows anything. In an attempt to protect himself, the... In this taut legal drama a trailer-park kid witnesses the suicide of a mob lawyer and is pursued by authorities trying to find out if he knows anything. In an attempt to protect himself, the 11-year-old hires a feisty female attorney who takes up his case and develops a bond with him. Based on the novel by John Grisham. Academy Award Nominations: Best Actress--Susan Sarandon. [More]

Starring: Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones, Mary-Louise Parker, Anthony LaPaglia

Starring: Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones, Mary-Louise Parker, Anthony LaPaglia, Anthony Edwards, Ossie Davis, Brad Renfro, J.T. Walsh, Will Patton, Bradley Whitford, Anthony Heald, Kim Coates, Kimberly Scott, William H. Macy, Micole Mercurio, William Sanderson, Walter Olkewicz, Amy Hathaway, William Richert, Dan Castellaneta

Director: Joel Schumacher

Director: Joel Schumacher
Story: John Grisham
Screenwriter: Akiva Goldsman

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Dec 23, 1997

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
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  • Fulll Frame - 1.33
  • Widescreen - 2.35

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital Stereo - English
  • Dolby Digital Stereo - Spanish
  • Dolby Digital Stereo - French

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Randy Shulman
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An engrossing potboiler ... if you don't think too hard. But when you need a pot-smoking Lez Zeppelin-enslaved swamp rat-with-a-brain to plead your case, you call the pitch-perfect Susan Sarandon.

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Greg Maki
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Boring cliche Grisham movie.

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Carol Cling
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A lively screen translation of another legal drama by John Grisham

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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Pretty decent John Grisham adaptation

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January 17, 2008: Brad Renfro: 1982-2008
Brad Renfro, star of The Client and Apt Pupil, passed away Tuesday of unknown causes. He was 25. More...

November 24, 2006: "Batman & Robin" Writer Gets $4 Million for "Da Vinci" Prequel
Oscar-winning screenwriter Akiva Goldsman is allegedly earning a $4 million dollar paycheck for his adaptation of Dan Brown's "Angels & Demons," which features the... More...

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