The Devil's Advocate

– A hotshot lawyer gets more than he bargained for when he learns his new boss is Lucifer himself...

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.50 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 24 Minutes
Release Year:
1997
The Devil's Advocate (1997)

A hotshot lawyer gets more than he bargained for when he learns his new boss is Lucifer himself.

Release Date:

17 Oct 1997

Language:

English, German, Italian, Mandarin, Spanish

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:

Taylor Hackford

Writer:

Andrew Neiderman (novel), Jonathan Lemkin (screenplay), Tony Gilroy (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron, Jeffrey Jones

Plot:

Kevin Lomax, a ruthless young Florida attorney that never lost a case, is recruited by the most powerful law firm in the world. In spite of his mother's disagreement, which compares New York City to Babylon, he accepts the offer and the money that comes along. But soon, his wife starts feeling homesick as she witnesses devilish apparitions. However, Kevin is sinking in his new cases and pays less and less attention to his wife. His boss and mentor, John Milton, seems to always know how to overcome every problem and that just freaks Kevin right off.

Awards:

1 win & 5 nominations.

Production:

Warner Home Video

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
67%
Metacritic:
60%