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The Pelican Brief

Movie
1993
2h 21m
PG-13
English
Mystery, Drama, Thriller, Crime, Action
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6.6
Critic Score: 
52
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A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed.
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The Pelican Brief

PG-13
Movie
1993
2h 21m
English
Mystery, Drama, Thriller, Crime, Action
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A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed.
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Cast

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Julia Roberts
Darby Shaw
Denzel Washington
Gray Grantham
Sam Shepard
Thomas Callahan
John Heard
Gavin Vereek
Tony Goldwyn
Fletcher Cole
James B Sikking
FBI Director Denton Voyles
William Atherton
Bob Gminski
Robert Culp
The President
Stanley Tucci
Hume Cronyn
Justice Rosenberg
John Lithgow
Smith Keen
Anthony Heald
Marty Velmano
Nicholas Woodeson
Stanley Anderson
Edwin Sneller
John Finn
Matthew Barr
Cynthia Nixon
Alice Stark
Jake Weber
Curtis Morgan / Garcia
Casey Biggs
Eric East
Christopher Murray
Sonny Jim Gaines
Kevin Geer
K.O. Lewis
Joe Chrest
Song and Dance Man from Bar
Richard Bauer
Managing Editor
Ralph Cosham
Justice Jensen
Tom Quinn
Sara Ann Morgan's Father

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FinFan says...
5 years ago
I enjoy those movies much more today because they focus on story and acting and not on CGI and SFX. Yes, the conspiracy at the base of this movie feels rather small considering what is happening in the world now. But keep in mind when this was written. Althought I must admit I was thinking about a certain President a lot while watching this now.
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simonynwa says...
9 years ago
The film is very much like many of Grisham's novels - intriguing setup, fun. yet forgettable middle act involving political/legal matters and a race to find the truth leading to a disappointing climax which usually just ends and rarely justifies the patient buildup and intrigue that had gone before. Pakula has done this before - indeed there are elements here that are very similar to the far better All the President's Men. It is still eminently watchable, especially once the film brings the two leads together to investigate, but with factual conspiracies far more shocking these days than what is shown here, the fiction is a little underwhelming in the end.
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Kitkatlover91 says...
3 years ago
Humm I'm not saying that this movie is bad or good but decent
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OffbeatParadox says...
7 months ago
**Laughably bad with an awful score, ludicrous hit men, and a storyline that is the epitome of contrived.**
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Wuchak
4 years ago
Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington team-up in this crime thriller

RELEASED IN 1993 and directed by Alan J. Pakula from John Grisham’s novel, "The Pelican Brief” is a political drama/thriller about a law student (Julia Roberts) who researches the murders of two supreme court justices and shar More
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