The Pelican Brief (1993)
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.
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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Julia RobertsDarby Shaw
Denzel WashingtonGray Grantham
Sam ShepardThomas Callahan
John HeardGavin Vereek
Tony GoldwynFletcher Cole
James B. SikkingFBI Director Denton Voyles
William AthertonBob Gminski
Robert CulpThe President
Stanley TucciKhamel
Hume CronynJustice Rosenberg
John LithgowSmith Keen
Anthony HealdMarty VelmanoKeywords
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Genre affinityAction · Thriller · DramaTheme affinityJudge · Professor · Mission Of MurderNarrative complexityMysteryDialogue densityDramaPacingAction · LongDirector preference198640
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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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The Pelican Brief has a runtime of 141 minutes.
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