Michael Clayton

– A law firm brings in its 'fixer' to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while repres..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.30 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 59 Minutes
Release Year:
2007
Michael Clayton (2007)

A law firm brings in its 'fixer' to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multi-billion dollar class action suit.

Michael Clayton (2007) - Trailer

Release Date:

12 Oct 2007

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Tony Gilroy

Writer:

Tony Gilroy

Main Actors:

Tom Wilkinson, Michael O'Keefe, Sydney Pollack, Danielle Skraastad

Plot:

Michael Clayton, a high-priced law firm's fixer, leaves a late night poker game, gets a call to drive to Westchester, and watches his car blow up as he's taking an impromptu dawn walk through a field. Flash back four days. He owes a loan shark to cover his brother's debts (Michael's own gambling habits have left him virtually broke). His law firm is negotiating a high-stakes merger, and his firm's six year defense of a conglomerate's pesticide use is at risk when one of the firm's top litigators goes off his meds and puts the case in jeopardy. While Michael is trying to fix things someone decides to kill him. Who? Meanwhile his son summarizes the plot of a dark fantasy novel.

Awards:

Won 1 Oscar. Another 26 wins & 110 nominations.

Gross profit:

$48,976,323

Production:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
90%
Metacritic:
82%