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The Pelican Brief (1993)

"Two Supreme Court Justices have been assassinated. One lone law student has stumbled upon the truth. An investigative journalist wants her story. Everybody else wants her dead."

6.6/10 2h 21m Sep 17, 1993
Thriller Crime Drama

A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed.

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Movie Details

Original Title The Pelican Brief
Original Language EN
Budget $45,000,000
Revenue $195,268,056
Status Released
Popularity 2.9

Cast

Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts
Darby Shaw
Popularity: 3.0
Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington
Gray Grantham
Popularity: 4.3
Sam Shepard
Sam Shepard
Thomas Callahan
Popularity: 1.5
John Heard
John Heard
Gavin Vereek
Popularity: 2.6
Tony Goldwyn
Tony Goldwyn
Fletcher Coal
Popularity: 3.9
James B. Sikking
James B. Sikking
Denton Voyles
Popularity: 0.4
William Atherton
William Atherton
Bob Gminski
Popularity: 2.3
Robert Culp
Robert Culp
The President
Popularity: 1.5
Stanley Tucci
Stanley Tucci
Khamel
Popularity: 4.8
Hume Cronyn
Hume Cronyn
Justice Rosenberg
Popularity: 0.8
John Lithgow
John Lithgow
Smith Keen
Popularity: 3.8
Anthony Heald
Anthony Heald
Marty Velmano
Popularity: 0.8

Key Crew

Director Alan J. Pakula
Screenplay Alan J. Pakula
Producer Alan J. Pakula, Pieter Jan Brugge
Editor Tom Rolf, Trudy Ship

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures
US

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Keywords

judge professor mission of murder supreme court legal thriller dramatic suspenseful

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Wuchak 6/10
May 25, 2018

Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington team-up in this crime thriller RELEASED IN 1993 and directed by Alan J. Pakula from John Grisham’s novel, "The Pelican Brief” is a political drama/thriller about a law student (Julia Roberts) who researches the murders of two supreme court justices and shar ... Read more

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Details
Release Date September 17, 1993
Runtime 2h 21m
Budget $45,000,000
Revenue $195,268,056
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 2.9
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