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Class Action

1991 · 105 min

A tense, talky courtroom drama where family wounds and legal ethics collide, anchored by sharp performances and a slow-burning personal conflict.

Directed by: Michael Apted
Genres: Drama, Crime, History
Starring: Gene Hackman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Colin Friels

Tagline: A father and a daughter, divided by a case, endangered by the truth.
Overview: A liberal activist lawyer alienated his daughter Maggie years ago when she discovered his many affairs. Now a conservative corporate lawyer, Maggie agrees to go up against her father in court. To gain promotion, she must defend an auto manufacturer against charges that their explosion-prone station wagons are unsafe. As her mother begs for peace, Maggie takes on her dad in a trial that turns increasingly personal and nasty.

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Directed by: Michael Apted
Genres: Drama, Crime, History
Starring: Gene Hackman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Colin Friels

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
justice
betrayal
corruption
guilt
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	5
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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