The Client

1994

Action / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller

40
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 68% · 39 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 68% · 50K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.7/10 10 83446 83.4K

suicide sibling relationship brother gangster investigation witness protection

Plot summary

A street-wise kid, Mark Sway, sees the suicide of Jerome Clifford, a prominent Louisiana lawyer, whose current client is Barry 'The Blade' Muldano, a Mafia hit-man. Before Jerome shoots himself, he tells Mark where the body of a Senator is buried. Clifford shoots himself and Mark is found at the scene, and both the FBI and the Mafia quickly realize that Mark probably knows more than he says.

Director

Joel Schumacher Photo
Joel Schumacher

Top cast

Will Patton Photo
Will Patton as Sgt. Hardy
Walter Olkewicz Photo
Walter Olkewicz as Romey
Ron Dean Photo
Ron Dean as Johnny Sulari
Amy Hathaway Photo
Amy Hathaway as Karen
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1.08 GB
1280*534
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
2 hr 0 min
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2.01 GB
1920*800
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
2 hr 0 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by safenoe 6 / 10

Tommy Lee Jones steals the movie

I saw The Client in the cinema when it was all the ralge to go to the cinema. I thought The Firm was better, but still, The Client doesn't necessarily disappoint. But I expected more from a cinematic experience. The Client could have been a more than decent TV film I guess.
Reviewed by Ironmas78 7 / 10

Enjoyable

First off all, you should always read the book first. I think it is a pretty good adaption. John Grisham fans should not be disappointed by the choice of actors for the parts in the book. Especially Tommy Lee Jones, a personal favorite, plays his part well, and his scenes with Sarandon are the best part of the film. They keep testing each other and have some verbal clashes but in the end you can see Jones' character isn't as bad as he seems and he clearly respects Sarandon's efforts. Only negative comment for this movie is that it never seems to reach the suspense it is aiming for and so it becomes good entertainment for one evening but forgettable soon after.
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