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A Civil Action

PG-13
Movie
1998
1h 55m
English
Drama
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Jan Schlickmann is a cynical lawyer who goes out to 'get rid of' a case, only to find out it is potentially worth millions. The case becomes his obsession, to the extent that he is willing to give up everything—including his career and his clients' goals—in order to continue the case against all odds.
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Cast

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John Travolta
Jan Schlichtmann
Robert Duvall
Jerome Facher
Tony Shalhoub
Kevin Conway
William H Macy
James Gordon
Zeljko Ivanek
Bill Crowley
Bruce Norris
William Cheeseman
John Lithgow
Judge Walter J. Skinner
Kathleen Quinlan
Anne Anderson
Peter Jacobson
Neil Jacobs
Mary Mara
Kathy Boyer
James Gandolfini
Stephen Fry
Denise Dowse
Judge Constance Mullen
Dan Hedaya
John Riley
David Thornton
Richard Aufiero
Sydney Pollack
Ned Eisenberg
Uncle Pete
Margot Rose
Donna Robbins
Daniel von Bargen
Caroline Carrigan
Paul Desmond
Paul Shalline
Michael P Byrne
Tommy Barbas
Tracy Miller
Grace Worker
Paul Hewitt
Grace Worker
Clayton Landey
Grace Worker
Directed By: Steven Zaillian
Written By: Steven Zaillian (Screenplay)

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redlennon@gmail.com says...
3 months ago
Very disappointing, the case you want to hear about, summed up with a few lines of script put on screen at the end. Travolta is poorly cast in this, not good at portraying a genuine person, a bad actor in other words.
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DRNKMNKY says...
9 years ago
It is neither the advertised thriller (because for that, it would need to thrill, which it absolutely does not) nor a good movie (because that would need an interesting story and good acting, which is not the case, especially not in the case of Travolta). To me, two hours about a lawyer's transformation from cash-hungry macho to totally broke Average-Joe are just boring!
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the_guy_with_the_hat says...
13 years ago
this court thriller is not about the case only, it's also about the system and the job as a lawyer. William H. Macy is just brillant in his performance. You are a lawyer or want to become one ? Watch this movie and look at the wall that you want to climb. 8/10
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paul.robson101@gmail.com says...
2 years ago
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Well, that was a bit bloody pointless. I've just watched this and I still don't know if they won. Did they win? All I do know is that JT's character[spoiler] didn't have a pot to piss in, nor a window to chuck it out of at the end[/spoiler].
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Based on a true story, John Travolta portrays an ambulance chasing lawyer whose company takes 40% of any settlement they get for their clients following accidents in the workplace, or during surgery, or on the road etc. It's when he becomes aware of a clutch of leukaemia sufferers that he begins to More
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