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Mood:
- DisturbingSincereContemplativeThought Provoking
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Plot:
- Dedicated LawyerLegal InvestigationUncover TruthObsessionAgainst the OddsCorporate CrimesCourtroom DramaPrice of Justice more...
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Genres:
- Drama
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century90s
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Place:
- Small Town
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Praise:
- Award Winner
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Based on:
- Based on BookBased on True Story
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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Flag:
- Profanity
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A Civil Action, 1998
English
USA
Profile of A Civil Action
A Civil Action can be described as disturbing, sincere, and thought provoking. The plot revolves around the price of justice, corporate crimes, and a legal investigation. The main genre is drama. In approach, A Civil Action is serious and realistic. It is set, at least in part, in a small town. It takes place in the 1990s. A Civil Action is originally a true story and based on a book. The movie has received attention for being an award winner. Note that it involves profanity.
Summary of A Civil Action
Jan Schlichtmann, a tenacious young lawyer, is confronted with the litigation of a lifetime in this unbelievable real-life story. Several families in the small town of Woburn, Massachusetts, have suffered the tragic losses of their children to the rare cancer known as leukemia. After having their claim rejected by most law firms in town, these citizens approach Schlichtmann with the possibility that the deaths of their children may have had to do with Woburn's drinking water supply being contaminated by a couple of local businesses. The rub lies in the fact that these businesses are offshoots of two of the most powerful national corporations in the country! Schlichtmann must push his skill and craftiness as a lawyer to the limit in order to oust his opponents, who are working with a limitless bankroll. Based on the great fact-based novel.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 25 December 1998 |
| Runtime: | 115 min |
Cast and Crew
as Jan Schlichtmann
as Jerome Facher
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Los Angeles Times
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- by: Kenneth Turan
San Francisco Chronicle
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- by: Mick LaSalle
