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Michael Clayton

Michael Clayton

Sep 28, 2007
119 min
DramaThrillerCrime
6.8/ 10
1,861 votes

Overview

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.

Ratings & Reviews

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TMDB
6.8/10
1,861 votes
IMDB
7.2/10
180,233 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
90%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
82/100
Metascore

Media

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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$25,000,000Production cost
Box Office$92,991,835Worldwide gross
Profit$67,991,835Profitable
ROI
+272.0%Return on investment
US Box Office$49,033,882Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

Won 1 Oscar. 28 wins & 114 nominations total

Details

Production information

"The truth can be adjusted."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$25,000,000

Revenue

$92,991,835

Production Companies

Castle Rock EntertainmentMirage EnterprisesSection EightSamuels Media

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