🎬 Thriller, Crime, Drama

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 Dir. Alan J. Pakula

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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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6.6/10 1,778 votes

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Year
1993
Runtime
2h 21m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 6.6/10
Votes
1,778
Genre
Thriller, Crime, Drama
Director
Language
EN
Budget
$45.0M

Cast

🎭 Thriller 🎭 Crime 🎭 Drama 🎬 Alan J. Pakula 👤 Julia Roberts 👤 Denzel Washington 👤 Sam Shepard
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Questions about The Pelican Brief

The Pelican Brief has a runtime of 2h 21m (2 hours and 21 minutes).
The Pelican Brief was directed by Alan J. Pakula and released in 1993.
The Pelican Brief is a Thriller, Crime, Drama film (1993).
The cast of The Pelican Brief includes Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard, John Heard, Tony Goldwyn.
The Pelican Brief has a TMDB rating of 6.6/10 based on 1,778 votes.

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