The Client

1994 • 120 minutes
4.7
101 reviews
PG-13
Rating
Eligible
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A sterling cast headed by Oscar-nominated Susan Sarandon makes this slick thriller one of the better adaptations of a John Grisham bestseller. Mark Sway (Brad Renfro) witnesses the suicide of a Mafia lawyer, who confesses that the Mob was behind the murder of a U.S. senator. Mark's brother is traumatized into a coma by the incident; gangster Barry Muldano (Anthony LaPaglia) is soon on Mark's trail, and in desperation, he arrives at the office of recovering alcoholic lawyer Reggie Love (Sarandon). With the Mob after them, and a ruthless federal attorney (Tommy Lee Jones) trying to force Mark to reveal what he knows, Love battles to guarantee the safety of her client and his family. The relationship between Reggie Love and Mark Sway is the center of the film, adding considerable character development to plot's routine elements. Director Joel Schumacher helmed another Grisham adaptation, A Time To Kill, in 1996.
Rating
PG-13

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4.7
101 reviews
Julie Beard
May 10, 2014
Excellent drama with excellent actors and an awesome story!!!!! I could watch over n over.
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TONYA BUSHCHIO
April 5, 2020
EXCELLENT!! 2 THUMBS UP.. 👍 👍
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Constance Reed
July 14, 2020
The book was better but still good.
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