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The Star Chamber

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The Star Chamber (1983)

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Reviews Counted:14

Fresh:10

Rotten:4

Average Rating:6/10

Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Hardin is a hard-working, honest judge becoming frustrated with a legal system, that continuously forces him to release criminals on technicalities. He reaches his breaking point when he must set... Hardin is a hard-working, honest judge becoming frustrated with a legal system, that continuously forces him to release criminals on technicalities. He reaches his breaking point when he must set free two members of a child-pornography ring accused of murdering a boy. Feeling defeated, Hardin turns to his mentor Judge Caulfield, who ushers him into a secret society of magistrates called the Star Chamber. These judges act as deadly vigilantes, exacting revenge on heinous lawbreakers freed on technicalities. But when the Star Chamber sets its sights on the child-porno duo, Hardin finds himself protecting the killers, who may not be guilty after all. [More]

Starring: Michael Douglas, Hal Holbrook, Sharon Gless, Yaphet Kotto

Starring: Michael Douglas, Hal Holbrook, Sharon Gless, Yaphet Kotto, James B. Sikking, Joe Regalbuto, Don Calfa, John DiSanti, Jack Kehoe, Larry Hankin, Dick Anthony Williams, Dana Gladstone, David Proval, Robin Gammell, Matthew Faison, Michael Ensign, Jason Bernard, Frances Bergen

Director: Peter Hyams

Director: Peter Hyams
Screenwriter: Roderick Taylor, Peter Hyams

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03/26/09
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A tour-de-force thriller from Hyams and Douglas... its final moments are as gripping as Superglue!

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07/23/08
Clint Morris
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03/01/08
David Kaplan
David Kaplan
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Outstanding performances across the board.

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04/09/07
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
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Conspiracy abounds in this early Michael Douglas far fetcher.

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02/20/07
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers

A couple of great chases, but it doesn't quite live up to its intriguing premise.

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03/09/06
Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

The Star Chamber is an intense, thought-provoking, great-looking action-packed thriller. Sadly overlooked in theaters, this is truly an '80s buried treasure.

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10/10/05
Chuck O'Leary
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02/07/05
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11/19/04
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10/23/04
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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While the movie is set in L.A., the rules of justice appear exaggerated to the point where the film seems to be taking place in a different country, but it doesn't really matter. It would be great fun just to put up your feet and watch director Peter Hyam

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10/14/04
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08/30/04
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02/04/03
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07/26/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
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directed with pace and style by Peter Hyams and beautifully photographed by Richard Hannah

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02/27/01
James Kendrick
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