The Pelican Brief
Sep 17, 1993
141 min
ThrillerCrimeDrama
6.6/ 10
1,690 votesOverview
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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Budget$45,000,000Production cost
Box Office$195,268,056Worldwide gross
Profit$150,268,056Profitable
ROI
+333.9%Return on investmentUS Box Office$100,768,056Domestic earnings
Awards & Nominations
1 win & 2 nominations total
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"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."
Status
Released
Original Language
en
Budget
$45,000,000
Revenue
$195,268,056
Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
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Julia Roberts
Darby Shaw
Denzel Washington
Gray Grantham
Sam Shepard
Thomas Callahan
John Heard
Gavin Vereek
Tony Goldwyn
Fletcher Coal
James B. Sikking
Denton Voyles
William Atherton
Bob Gminski
Robert Culp
The President
Stanley Tucci
Khamel
Hume Cronyn
Justice Rosenberg
John Lithgow
Smith Keen
Anthony Heald
Marty Velmano
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