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The Pelican Brief

Two Supreme Court Justices have been assassinated. One lone law student has stumbled upon the truth. An investigative journalist wants her story. Everybody else wants her dead.

  • Movie
  • 1993
  • PG-13
  • 2h 21m

Directed by Alan J. Pakula

6.6

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6.6 out of 10 from 1,854 votes

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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.

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Cast and crew

  • Julia Roberts

    Julia RobertsDarby Shaw

  • Denzel Washington

    Denzel WashingtonGray Grantham

  • Sam Shepard

    Sam ShepardThomas Callahan

  • John Heard

    John HeardGavin Vereek

  • Tony Goldwyn

    Tony GoldwynFletcher Coal

  • James B. Sikking

    James B. SikkingDenton Voyles

  • William Atherton

    William AthertonBob Gminski

  • Robert Culp

    Robert CulpThe President

  • Stanley Tucci

    Stanley TucciKhamel

  • Hume Cronyn

    Hume CronynJustice Rosenberg

  • John Lithgow

    John LithgowSmith Keen

  • Anthony Heald

    Anthony HealdMarty Velmano

  • Nicholas Woodeson

    Nicholas WoodesonStump

  • Stanley Anderson

    Stanley AndersonEdwin Sneller

  • John Finn

    John FinnMatthew Barr

  • Cynthia Nixon

    Cynthia NixonAlice Stark

  • Jake Weber

    Jake WeberCurtis Morgan

  • Casey Biggs

    Casey BiggsEric East

Director
Alan J. Pakula
Writer
Alan J. Pakula and John Grisham
Music
James Horner
Cinematography
Stephen Goldblatt