Film

A Civil Action

1998 · 1h 55m · Drama

Justice has its price.

IMDb

6.6

Rotten Tomatoes

65%

Metacritic

68

Jan Schlickmann is a cynical lawyer who goes out to 'get rid of' a case, only to find out it is potentially worth millions. The case becomes his obsession, to the extent that he is willing to give up everything—including his career and his clients' goals—in order to continue the case against all odds.

John Travolta

Jan Schlichtmann

Robert Duvall

Jerome Facher

Tony Shalhoub

Kevin Conway

William H. Macy

James Gordon

Željko Ivanek

Bill Crowley

Bruce Norris

William Cheeseman

John Lithgow

Judge Walter J. Skinner

Kathleen Quinlan

Anne Anderson

Peter Jacobson

Neil Jacobs

Mary Mara

Kathy Boyer

James Gandolfini

Al Love

Stephen Fry

Pinder

Denise Dowse

Judge Constance Mullen

Dan Hedaya

John Riley

David Thornton

Richard Aufiero

Sydney Pollack

Al Eustis

• Steven ZaillianScreenplay · Director · Producer
• Robert RedfordProducer
• Scott RudinProducer
• Rachel PfefferProducer
• Conrad HallDirector of Photography
• Danny ElfmanOriginal Music Composer
• Wayne WahrmanEditor
• Avy KaufmanCasting

Trailer

Release date

December 25, 1998

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 55m

Rated

PG-13

Budget

$70,000,000

Revenue

$56,709,981

Genres

Drama

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