George Clooney,
Tom Wilkinson,
Tilda Swinton,
Sydney Pollack,
Michael O'Keefe
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Michael Clayton (George Clooney) is an in-house "fixer" at one of the largest corporate law firms in New York. A former criminal prosecutor, Clayton takes care of Kenner, Bach & Ledeen's dirtiest work...( read more
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DVD Release Date: February 19, 2008
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January 19, 2010Hey hey, a nice twisted legal movie that does really make you question the underpinnings of the system we live in and entrust ourselves to.
Seeing as I study Law, I know where this movie is exactly heading... in some points Ive had the same thoughts which are expressed...( read more) -
October 1, 2009A good original thriller, nicely directed by Gilroy and well acted by the cast. Clooney is on good form as usual but its Wilkinson and Swinton who really steal the show. Swinton's corporate villain is easily the best female baddie since Louise Fletcher's Nurse Mildred Ratched. He...( read more)
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September 28, 2009Is there such a thing as an honest lawyer? This movie struggles with that question. Could you defend a company that sell chemicals that poison its customers? This is an interesting movie to watch. I recommend it.
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August 27, 2009A dull and disappointing Action Thriller, that simply lacked umph and struggled to grasp my concentration.
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July 21, 2009A tremendously entertaining and pulse-pounding thriller. It's gripping, riveting, exciting, explosive, genuinely thrilling and all the way exhilerating. Director, Tony Gilroy crafts a magnetic, intelligent and top-notch powerhouse of a film. It's shaply written and terifficly wel...( read more)
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February 8, 2010Genius writing and filled to the brim with amazing acting. Tony Gilroy makes his mark of great directors with this courtroom thriller. George Clooney gives another fantastic performance (when has he not?). The concept could've been easily screwed up with very many other writer...( read more)
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February 2, 2010This movie is one of the best of the genre, it is so entertaining and clever.
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January 26, 2010Great movie. The story is amazing. Tony Gilroy is a great writer and an even better director. The story is a great thrill ride, no matter how many times I see it. The acting is great. Clooney is the best actor around right now. And Pollack Swinton and Wilkinson are amazing....( read more)
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January 18, 2010Great movie with a fantastic performance from George Clooney as well as Tom Wilkinson and Tilda Swinton.
Critic Reviews
October 18, 2008
Bob Mondello, NPR.org
October 13, 2007
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
A throwback to trim, intelligent moral thrillers like The Verdict and Absence of Malice. full review
October 5, 2007
Pete Hammond, Maxim
Just when you thought Hollywood might have forgotten how to make a smart adult thriller along comes a film like this. full review
October 5, 2007
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
It is just about perfect as an exercise in the genre. I've seen it twice, and the second time, knowing everything that would happen, I found it just as fascinating because of how well it was all shown... full review
October 5, 2007
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Instead of the typical John Grisham-style connect-the-dots legal thriller, we get a film that's idiosyncratic, with a time-shifting structure, a surfeit of subplots and characters. full review
October 3, 2007
Armond White, The New York Press
Hipster filmmakers keep looking backwards to the 1970s, hoping to disguise how ill-equipped they are to deal with contemporary social issues. full review
October 3, 2007
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Deliberate, demanding and character-driven, Michael Clayton flies in the face of what sells at the multiplex. full review
October 1, 2007
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
Clooney is as good as he has ever been. full review
September 11, 2007
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
George Clooney's subtle, affecting performance is the chief reason to see this super-sincere social drama. full review
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January 11, 2009(2007 Director: Tony Gilroy) I heard lead actor George Clooney interviewed on I think Conan O'Brien..he suffered some personal inuries in making this one. An interesting note is that his own father was a journalist, something he drew upon for his acting in this one...
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September 15, 2008This is definately one for thinking adults as there are no car crashes, aliens or shoot-outs just a well written plot, subtle acting and a real world sensibility. It should have won the Oscar but the academy prefered the more more visceral "No Country for Old Men" No matter if you appreciate quality films dive in!!!!
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May 28, 2008this movie is definetly overated. the movie is so boring, only at the end gets a little bit better but nothing especial or something we haven't seen.
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February 9, 2008Just to say... I'm pretty sure Jennifer Ehle is not in this movie.. don't know why it says she is...anyway I wouldn't mind seeing it when it comes out =)
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February 6, 2008I thought this film was excellent. Beautifully shot, wonderful acting and gripping story line.
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November 8, 2007An engaging and intelligent thriller. About a "fixer" for a powerful law firm (George Clooney) who jumps into action when a colleague's (Tom Wilkinson) bizarre behavior jeopardizes the law firm. Great look at a world where questionable behavior leads to large financial rewards and it's easier to be complacent rather than to stand up for what's right. Clooney gives one of his best performances as a complex person whose morality is not so easily defined. Terrific acting by Wilkinson and Tilda Swinton as the firm's determined lawyer who will stop at nothing to defend a billion dollar lawsuit against the firms' cooperate client. The director, Tony Gilroy chose to frame the story as a flashback which is one of the things that can make the story hard to understand at times but eventually it all becomes clear. This is a movie with intelligence and demands no less of it's viewers.
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October 29, 2007
i will really like to watch the film,cos iam yet to see it.Also being a great fan of Clooney.
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October 10, 2007I think Michael Clayton is really a good movie. and i want to watch this interesting movie.
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