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The Client

Movie · 1994 · 116 min

A tense, character-driven legal thriller that keeps you on edge with a child in peril and a flawed hero, blending courtroom drama with mob menace.

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1994 film directed by Joel Schumacher
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Year
1994
Runtime
116 min
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • justice
  • corruption
  • family
  • trauma
Places
  • big city
  • hospital
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
drama, crime, mystery, legal thriller, trial
Directed by
Joel Schumacher
Written by
John Grisham, Akiva Goldsman, Robert Getchell
Starring
Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones, Dan Castellaneta, William H. Macy, Mary-Louise Parker, Brad Renfro, Anthony LaPaglia, William Sanderson
Music
Howard Shore
Cinematography
Tony Pierce-Roberts
Runtime
116 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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