The Pelican Brief PG-13

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.
The Pelican Brief
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  • Rated: PG-13
  • Run Time: 2 hours, 21 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: November 3, 2009
  • Originally Released: 1993
  • Label: Warner Home Video

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Rating: B- -- A juicy conspiracy theory thriller. Full Review
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Mar 7, 2017
It all sounds thrilling enough. So why is it so dull? Chiefly because of a central flaw in Grisham's writing, which Hollywood is unable to smooth out -- its grinding pedantry. Full Review
Independent on Sunday
Dec 12, 2017
Both Roberts, with her intense fragility, and Washington, with his thoughtful heroism, prove invaluable in pulling us into the heart of the film. Full Review
Hartford Courant
May 3, 2018
...A celebration of liquid brown eyes and serious star quality....[Roberts and Washington] make the movie shine...
New York Times
Dec 17, 1993
Pakula has improved on Grisham's book by excising much of the detritus, crafting a taut, intelligent thriller that succeeds on almost every level.
Variety
Nov 5, 2008
An old hand at this sort of thing, Pakula goes through the motions, but not much more. Full Review
Time Out
Feb 9, 2006
It's too bad that Pakula allows this 1993 movie to dawdle after its climax, but prior to that he's adept at suggesting unseen menace and keeping things in motion. Full Review
Chicago Reader
Mar 30, 2009

Product Description:

Julia Roberts (ERIN BROCKOVICH) stars in THE PELICAN BRIEF as sharp law student Darby Shaw whose querying mind gets her into trouble. A faithful adaptation of John Grisham's (THE FIRM) best-selling novel, this taut thriller follows the travails that beset Shaw when her theory on the cause of the deaths of two Supreme Court Justices lands her name on the conspirators' hit list. When Shaw teams up with reporter Gray Grantham (Denzel Washington--THE HURRICANE) they find themselves dodging deadly assassins in a suspenseful story that weaves complex narrative strands. The well-cast film also features a cameo by playwright-actor Sam Shepard (TRUE WEST).

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  • Sales Rank: 115,284
  • UPC: 883929091263
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