The Pelican Brief

1993

Action / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller

59
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 61% · 52 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 61% · 50K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.6/10 10 102869 102.9K

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Plot summary

A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed.

Director

Alan J. Pakula Photo
Alan J. Pakula

Top cast

Christopher Murray Photo
Christopher Murray as Rupert
Sonny Jim Gaines Photo
Sonny Jim Gaines as Sarge
Denzel Washington Photo
Denzel Washington as Gray Grantham
Jake Weber Photo
Jake Weber as Charles Morgan / Garcia
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1.17 GB
1280*534
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
2 hr 21 min
Seeds 22
2.26 GB
1920*800
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
2 hr 21 min
Seeds 65

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by damianphelps 7 / 10

Works Better With Repeated Viewings

Investigative thrillers are some of my favourite movies, whenever I want to really sink my teeth into something and get absorbed by it, they are my films of choice.The film carries plenty of tension, urgency and mystery which are the elements you need in this kind of movie.The acting is first class and the film will not leave you disappointed :)
Reviewed by Doylenf 7 / 10

Scary political thriller works due to good script, fine performances...

JULIA ROBERTS is a damsel in distress when she writes a brief, theorizing what and who was behind the murder of two Supreme Court justices. DENZEL WASHINGTON is the investigative reporter who sees some merit in her theory and reluctantly decides to offer his help in tracking down the bad guys.It's based on a terrific John Grisham thriller and given a well crafted script, good performances and taut direction from Alan J. Pakula. I'm not a fan of either Roherts or Washington, so for me to praise this movie shows you how suspenseful and entertaining it is as a thriller.The overrated Julia Roberts is a huge box-office star who never once appealed to me despite her enormous popularity and Denzel Washington is a competent actor who sometimes does extra fine work--but neither one would win a popularity poll with me.So, with that personal bias showing, I still give THE PELICAN BRIEF a respectable rating because it does what it sets out to do--it keeps you hooked until the ending after a few unexpected plot twists totally in keeping with this kind of story where the heroine is in peril because she knows too much.Well worth a view.
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