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A Civil Action

A Civil Action

1998
Drama
1h 55m
Jan Schlichtmann, a tenacious lawyer, is addressed by a group of families. When investigating the seemingly non-profiting case, he finds it to be a major environmental issue that has a lot of impact potential. A leather production company could be responsible for several deadly cases of leukemia, but also is the main employer for the area... (imdb)

Directed by:

Steven Zaillian

Screenwriter:

Steven Zaillian, Jonathan Harr

Starring:

Kathy Bates, Tony Shalhoub, William H. Macy, Robert Duvall, Kathleen Quinlan, John Travolta, Sydney Pollack, Zeljko Ivanek, Bruce Norris, John Lithgow, James Gandolfini, Stephen Fry

Genre:

Drama

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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A Civil Action

1998
Drama
1h 55m
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boobjuiceBoobjuice
Rated 24 Jul 2007
28
30th
I remember seeing this in the theater when it came out. Actually, I don't remember, and therein lies the problem: completely forgettable and expendable drama.
Rated 24 Jul 2007
vince_leoVince Leo
Rated 14 Aug 2007
70
56th
Well-crafted, gripping and thought-provoking entertainment.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
easymac742easymac742
Rated 14 Aug 2007
88
85th
Much better than Erin Brockavich on all levels. Masterful cinematography and a stark, chilling final act.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
prestobixPrestoBix
Rated 29 Oct 2019
80
68th
Seen 2x
Rated 29 Oct 2019
capodelnullacapodelnulla
Rated 24 Feb 2018
50
22nd
zaillian'ın senarist olarak ortaya koyduğu nadir vasat işlerden birisi olsa da birçok mahkeme filminin beceremediği şekilde işleyen fikirleri var. fakat hikayeyi kuruşu ve ilerletişi fazla düz kalıyor anlatıcılık açısından. travolta kötü olmasa da kim kendisini bu role uygun gördüyse ne düşündüğünü detaylıca anlatmasını dinlemek isterdim.
Rated 24 Feb 2018
recklessmessrecklessmess
Rated 25 Sep 2014
85
87th
As a lawyer, I know this kind of crap would never happen in real life.
Rated 25 Sep 2014
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 01 Nov 2013
55
49th
Not bad.
Rated 01 Nov 2013
henrikHenrik
Rated 25 Jun 2013
45
20th
Vincent Vega/Danny Zuko as a lawyer is just not working for me.
Rated 25 Jun 2013
djrossdjross
Rated 22 Apr 2013
40
26th
Earnest legal drama that admirably eschews the notion of justice triumphant but nevertheless is not above borrowing most of the other tropes of the genre. A cast of character actors help, but the personal drama at the heart of the narrative is only sketchily drawn, and the whole thing becomes increasingly ponderous.
Rated 22 Apr 2013
naurunauru
Rated 29 Dec 2012
58
53rd
Better than I was expecting, much less predictable than most legal dramas. Unfortunately the sound was muffled and many of the actors mumble their lines so I had to have subtitles on the whole time. But overall not a bad film.
Rated 29 Dec 2012
hajikarimihajikarimi
Rated 30 Aug 2012
90
59th
1031: good job!
Rated 30 Aug 2012
glmglm
Rated 23 Jun 2012
62
31st
62.000
Rated 23 Jun 2012
seanberndorffSeanBerndorff
Rated 14 Jan 2011
40
13th
Watch Erin Brockovich instead.
Rated 14 Jan 2011
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 21 Sep 2010
67
57th
Talented supporting cast is mostly wasted because you rarely get to see them. Familiar story (it's kinda sad unto itself that this story happens so often that it is that familiar) is ho hum but it still works thanks to Duvall and Travolta.
Rated 21 Sep 2010
alex_watkinsAlex Watkins
Rated 28 May 2010
3
38th
A competent and sometimes engaging, albeit unexceptional, legal thriller. I hate the Powerpoint-slideshow style ending, though - show, don't tell, damn it.
Rated 28 May 2010
ocelotOcelot
Rated 09 Apr 2010
60
54th
Meh, had to watch it for a class. Could've been worse. Really shitty editing, though.
Rated 09 Apr 2010
billkerwinbillkerwin
Rated 09 Mar 2010
80
42nd
An absorbing film about environmental law that has the audacity to actually talk about money. Travolta is good and has a great supporting cast.
Rated 09 Mar 2010
grimcowGrimCow
Rated 22 Oct 2009
94
96th
I have no idea why but i fucking LOVE this movie....
Rated 22 Oct 2009
empiremagempiremag
Rated 19 Apr 2009
2
16th
"Well-acted and well-intentioned, but as dull and dry as a real-life court case."
Rated 19 Apr 2009
enthusiastEnthusiast
Rated 20 Apr 2008
55
14th
Pretty humdrum legal drama. Supporting cast is generally excellent but Travolta kinda just phones this one in. I actually watched this in a hydrogeology class in college (I didn't go to a very good college) and spent most of the movie doing groundwater flow problems instead.
Rated 20 Apr 2008
anomalyAnomaly
Rated 22 Dec 2007
51
19th
Watched this in a high school government class and don't really remember anything about it, other than it was boring but was better than what else we were doing in the class.
Rated 22 Dec 2007
aarona1caarona1c
Rated 02 Sep 2007
58
51st
A bit overacted, but a good effort by Travolta and all others involved.
Rated 02 Sep 2007
stflyst_fly
Rated 26 Aug 2007
74
73rd
Good
Rated 26 Aug 2007
stainStain
Rated 19 Jul 2007
80
68th
One of those rare movies whose main weak point is its star. Travolta is convincing as a mercenary lawyer, but his Saul-to-Paul conversion doesn't convince for a second. Despite that, the supporting cast is so good and the story itself gets into so many not-often-discussed aspects of legal work that this is a good movie
Rated 19 Jul 2007

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