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The Client (1994)

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Reviews Counted: 34 Fresh: 26  Rotten:8 Average Rating: 6.1/10

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Runtime: 2 hrs 1 min

Synopsis: In this taut legal drama a trailer park kid witnesses the suicide of a mob lawyer and is pursued by authorities trying to find out if he knows anything. In an attempt to protect himself, the 11 year-old hires a feisty female attorney who takes up his case and develops a bond with him. Based on the... In this taut legal drama a trailer park kid witnesses the suicide of a mob lawyer and is pursued by authorities trying to find out if he knows anything. In an attempt to protect himself, the 11 year-old hires a feisty female attorney who takes up his case and develops a bond with him. Based on the novel by John Grisham. Academy Award Nominations: Best Actress--Susan Sarandon. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones, Mary-Louise Parker, Anthony LaPaglia, Anthony Edwards

Director: Joel Schumacher
Story: John Grisham
Screenwriter: Akiva Goldsman

DVD Info

Release:

Nov 12, 1998

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Snap Case
  • Fulll Frame - 1.33
  • Widescreen - 2.35

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital Stereo - English
  • Dolby Digital Stereo - Spanish
  • Dolby Digital Stereo - French

Additional Release Material:

  • Trailer - 1.Theatrical Trailer

Interactive Features:

  • Interactive Menus
  • Scene Access

Text/Photo Galleries:

  • Production Notes

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Cole Smithey
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3/5

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01/11/07
Michael Dequina
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Susan Granger
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Daniel M. Kimmel
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Emanuel Levy
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11/04/04
Randy Shulman
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An engrossing potboiler ... if you don't think too hard. But when you need a pot-smoking Lez Zeppelin-enslaved swamp rat-with-a-brain to plead your case, you call the pitch-perfect Susan Sarandon.

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Jonathan R. Perry
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Mike McGranaghan
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Jon Niccum
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01/08/04
Greg Maki
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Boring cliche Grisham movie.

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09/26/03
Fred Topel
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08/22/03
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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A lively screen translation of another legal drama by John Grisham

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Janet Maslin
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Leonard Schwarz
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Robert Roten
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Pretty decent John Grisham adaptation

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02/19/03
Kevin Fiddler
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