Mitch McDeere is a young man with a promising future in Law. About to sit his Bar exam, he is approached by 'The Firm' and made an offer he doesn't refuse. Seduced by the money and gifts showered on him, he is totally oblivious to the more sinister side of his company. Then, two Associates are murdered. The FBI contact him, asking him for information and suddenly his life is ruined. He has a choice - work with the FBI, or stay with the Firm. Either way he will lose his life as he knows it. Mitch figures the only way out is to follow his own plan...
Acting
Gene Hackman's sweaty, desperate Avery Tolar steals every scene
Direction
Pollack makes tax law feel like a ticking bomb
Writing
Grisham's plot hums; the screenplay knows when to cheat
Director
Sydney Pollack
Tom Cruise
Mitch McDeere
Jeanne Tripplehorn
Abby McDeere
Gene Hackman
Avery Tolar
Hal Holbrook
Oliver Lambert
Terry Kinney
Lamar Quinn
Wilford Brimley
William Devasher
Ed Harris
Wayne Tarrance
Holly Hunter
Tammy Hemphill
Karina Lombard
Young Woman on the Beach
David Strathairn
Ray McDeere
Gary Busey
Eddie Lomax
Steven Hill
F. Denton Voyles
Tobin Bell
The Nordic Man
Barbara Garrick
Kay Quinn
Jerry Hardin
Royce McKnight
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This helped launch the 90s legal thriller boom—The Pelican Brief, A Time to Kill, all chasing this template.
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