The Star Chamber

The Star Chamber (1983)

  • 71% of critics liked it
    (14 reviews)

  • 40% of users liked it
    (2,135 ratings)

Fed up with watching vicious criminals walk on technicalities and loopholes, judge Michael Douglas accepts his older colleague Hal Holbrook's invitation to join "The Star Chamber." This sub-rosa organization consists of nine like-minded judges who endeavor to take the law into their own hands.… More

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R, 2 hr. 29 min.
Directed By
Peter Hyams
Written By
Roderick Taylor, Peter Hyams
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Drama
In Theaters
Aug 5, 1983 Wide
On DVD
Feb 1, 2005
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Clint Morris, Moviehole

    A tour-de-force thriller from Hyams and Douglas... its final moments are as gripping as Superglue!

  • Rob Gonsalves, eFilmCritic.com

    Outstanding performances across the board.

  • Steve Crum, Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers

    Conspiracy abounds in this early Michael Douglas far fetcher.

  • Rob Thomas, Capital Times (Madison, WI)

    A couple of great chases, but it doesn't quite live up to its intriguing premise.

  • Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily

    The Star Chamber is an intense, thought-provoking, great-looking action-packed thriller. Sadly overlooked in theaters, this is truly an '80s buried treasure.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Byron B


    Good thriller with interesting implications on the justice system. From what I remember, the poster is a bit misleading by having Douglas armed and ready with a gun. He is a judge! The movie consists of mostly psychological thrills.

  • Anthony V


    Could have been more than mildly entertaining.

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