The Devil's Advocate
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"The Devil's Advocate" is a 1997 film directed by Taylor Hackford about an ambitious lawyer who becomes entangled with a powerful and mysterious law firm. The film explores themes of ambition, morality, and corruption through a supernatural thriller narrative.
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7.5Aspiring Florida defense lawyer Kevin Lomax accepts a job at a New York law firm. With the stakes getting higher every case, Kevin quickly learns that his boss has something far more evil planned.
Released: 1997-10-17144 minDir: Taylor HackfordHorror, Drama, Mystery
Cast
- Keanu Reeves as Kevin Lomax
- Al Pacino as John Milton
- Charlize Theron as Mary Ann Lomax
- Jeffrey Jones as Eddie Barzoon
- Judith Ivey as Mrs. Lomax
- Connie Nielsen as Christabella
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IMDb
7.5/10
440,249 votes
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The Devil's Advocate (marketed as Devil's Advocate) is a 1997 American supernatural horror film directed by Taylor Hackford, written by Jonathan Lemkin and Tony Gilroy, and starring Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino and Charlize Theron. Based on Andrew Neiderman's 1990 novel, it is about a gifted young Florida lawyer invited to work for a major New York City law firm. As his wife becomes haunted by frightening visions, the lawyer slowly realizes that the firm's owner, John Milton, is the Devil.
The name John Milton is one of several allusions to Paradise Lost, as well as to Dante Alighieri's Inferno and the legend of Faust. An adaptation of Neiderman's novel went into a development hell during the 1990s, with Hackford gaining control of the production. Filming took place around New York City and Florida.