Pelican Brief, The

Pelican Brief, The

1993

Director Alan J. Pakula returns to the world of inside-the-Beltway conspiracies with this knockout thriller. Julia Roberts is perfectly cast as law student Darby Shaw, who writes a brief on her theory of the motive behind two Supreme Court justices' assassination. When bullets fly in her direction, she realizes her theory may be fact. Desperate, she turns to investigative reporter Denzel Washington for help.

Two Supreme Court Justices assassinated. She knows the truth. But will she live to tell?

JBscale
56
Average

Film Detail

Genre
Thriller - Drama
Length
2 hrs. 21 mins.
US Theatrical Release
December 17, 1993
US Box Office
$100,768,056 (#813 of 7074)
Global Office
$195,268,056 (#872 of 3929)
Rating
PG-13
Parents Strongly Cautioned
Violence

Collection Detail

Release Method
Triple Feature Digital Only
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 2.35:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Warner Brothers
Released
February 10, 2009
Acquired Date
August 25, 2012
Times Seen
2 Times
Last Watched
Watched without a recoreded date.

Actors

Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts
Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington
John Heard
John Heard
Tony Goldwyn
Tony Goldwyn
Stanley Tucci
Stanley Tucci
Sam Shepard
Sam Shepard
James Sikking
James Sikking
William Atherton
William Atherton
Robert Culp
Robert Culp
Hume Cronym
Hume Cronym
John Lithgow
John Lithgow
Anthony Heald
Anthony Heald
Nicholas Woodeson
Nicholas Woodeson
Stanley Anderson
Stanley Anderson
John Finn
John Finn
Cynthia Nixon
Cynthia Nixon
Jake Weber
Jake Weber
Casey Biggs
Casey Biggs
Christopher Murray
Christopher Murray
Sonny Jim Gaines
Sonny Jim Gaines
Kevin Geer
Kevin Geer
Joe Chrest
Joe Chrest

Directors

Alan J. Pakula
Alan J. Pakula

Producers

Alan J. Pakula
Alan J. Pakula
Pieter Jan Brugge
Pieter Jan Brugge

Writers

Alan J. Pakula
Alan J. Pakula

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User Reviews

  • 3.16.2007 by biglummox (8/10)

Ratings

JB Users
80
Excellent
RT Rotten
54%
Tomatometer
54 votes
RT Hot
61%
Popcornmeter
1,261 votes
METASCORE
51
15 votes
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
98,810 votes

Additional Info

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