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The Pelican Brief
A series of stalks following a young law student talking about judicial law relating to the assassination of two Supreme Court justices. This student will be an easy target by criminal killers. The girl draws many charges and then realizes the accuracy of her accusations when a terrible killing is done to her lover and guide. The girl is escaping to New Orleans because of the many chases, and there she will meet a young journalist who will help her resolve a conspiracy involving large government and judicial figures in the state.
18 July 1911, London, Ontario, Canada
19 October 1945, Rochester, New York, USA
19 March 1964, London, England, UK
14 March 1939, Missouri, USA
30 March 1959, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
28 April 1934, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
25 August 1944, New Rochelle, New York, USA
16 August 1930, Oakland, California, USA
5 November 1934, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
27 July 1943, Buffalo, New York, USA
8 December 1970
6 November 1949, Houston, Texas, USA
6 November 1952, Reno, Nevada, USA
26 June 1968, Savannah, Georgia, USA
19 March 1957, Los Angeles, California, USA
18 September 1947, Victoria County, Texas, USA
6 November 1964, Albany, New York, USA
January 14, 2010
If I would still call it one of Pakula's very best films since the end of the 1970s, that says far more about the decline of his career than anything else.
March 30, 2009
A shallow bore.
June 18, 2011
A routine thriller, curiosuly disappointing from Alan Pakula that even stars like Denzel Washington and Julia Roberts can't rescue
May 20, 2003
As the film piles on shovelfuls of further exposition, Mr. Washington and Ms. Roberts are left to look terrific and recite perfunctory lines.
March 07, 2017
A juicy conspiracy theory thriller.
January 01, 2000
An unnecessarily-long thriller that contains far more talking than action.
November 05, 2008
Pakula has improved on Grisham's book by excising much of the detritus, crafting a taut, intelligent thriller that succeeds on almost every level.
January 02, 2011
Talky political thriller won't engage kids.
February 09, 2006
An old hand at this sort of thing, Pakula goes through the motions, but not much more.
January 01, 2000
A clever device to take your mind off your problems for 141 minutes.
March 30, 2009
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.
