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The Devil's Advocate

Movie · 1997 · 144 min

A slick, seductive legal thriller that slowly tightens into a supernatural nightmare, mixing courtroom swagger with creeping dread and a gleefully cynical sting.

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1997 film directed by Taylor Hackford
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Year
1997
Runtime
144 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • corruption
  • morality
  • guilt
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror6
Humour4
Realism5
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
drama, fantasy, thriller, horror, mystery, satanic, drama fiction
Directed by
Taylor Hackford
Written by
Tony Gilroy, Jonathan Lemkin
Starring
Al Pacino, Keanu Reeves, Charlize Theron, Connie Nielsen, Roy Jones Jr., Craig T. Nelson, Delroy Lindo, Jeffrey Jones
Music
James Newton Howard
Cinematography
Andrzej Bartkowiak
Runtime
144 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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