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Michael Clayton

Movie · 2007 · 119 min

A quiet, coiled legal thriller that tightens around you with cold corporate menace and a weary, human center.

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2007 film directed by Tony Gilroy
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Year
2007
Runtime
119 min
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • morality
  • guilt
  • power
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism9
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity8
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
drama, mystery, thriller, legal thriller
Directed by
Tony Gilroy
Written by
Tony Gilroy
Starring
George Clooney, Sydney Pollack, Tilda Swinton, Tom Wilkinson, Katherine Waterston, Tom McCarthy, Denis O'Hare, Merritt Wever
Music
James Newton Howard
Cinematography
Robert Elswit
Runtime
119 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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