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The Pelican Brief
“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• 1993• 2h 21m•PG-13• English
ThrillerCrimeDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Julia Roberts
Darby Shaw
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Alan J. Pakula's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Pelican Brief is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
