August 31, 2009
Good legal movie. Great cast and story. I wish it would've turned out differently for them.
A Civil Action
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A Civil Action
Dan Hedaya, Harry Dean Stanton, James Gandolfini, John Lithgow, John Travolta, Kathleen Quinlan, Robert Duvall, Tony Shalhoub, William H. Macy
The families of children who died sue two companies for dumping toxic waste: a tort so expensive to prove, the case could bankrupt their lawyer.
Id: 10857051
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