Michael Clayton
In an attempt to get rid of his debts and live safety, Michael Clayton, a young successful and intelligent lawyer, who works for a well-known law firm, where he helps its biggest owners in the challenging cases, takes the case against a well-known chemical firm, the thing that challenges him.
19 March 1978, Brooklyn, New York, USA
7 June 1966, New Providence, New Jersey, USA
6 April 1982, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
17 January 1962, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
9 September 1938, San Francisco, California, USA
27 January 1970, Rockville Center, Long Island, New York, USA
3 June 1950, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
4 June 1961, San Diego, California, USA
23 August 1955, Spanish Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
17 February 1963, Palo Alto, California, USA
15 September 1955, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
3 March 1980, Westminster, London, England, UK
2 February 1958, New York City, New York, USA
21 June 1974, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
February 02, 2009
Clooney's latest venture into panache is thriller style in Michael Clayton.October 18, 2008
If I had to sum this movie up with one word, it would be tense.August 09, 2008
Grisham for exceptionally bleeding heartsJuly 07, 2010
Michael Clayton is a chilling, intense conspiracy thriller, filled with intriguing characters and great performances.October 13, 2007
A throwback to trim, intelligent moral thrillers like The Verdict and Absence of Malice.April 08, 2011
There's a lot of skill involved in Michael Clayton and an understated, ambiguous hero that's becoming rare in modern film. Even if under its subtle surface there isn't really much there, the surface is good enough to make it worthwhile.October 11, 2007
This doesn't begin to deserve the Oscar nominations it's likely to get, but I had a good time with it nonetheless.February 22, 2008
Clooney's glamorous intelligence is deepened by his constant hints that slickness, like corporate integrity, is just an act.August 27, 2009
Equates serious inquiry with inert filmmakingOctober 13, 2007
Confident in the story's power and the moviegoers' intelligence, Gilroy uses only one explosion to own our rapt attention.October 11, 2007
Smart and exciting, Michael Clayton takes the audience on a ride whose pleasures almost sneak up on you and are all the more satisfying because of it.October 18, 2008
[A] smoldering corporate thriller.