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The Firm is a 1993 American crime and thriller film directed by Sydney Pollack. The screenplay was written by David Rabe, Robert Towne, and David Rayfiel, based on a work by John Grisham. The cast includes Tom Cruise, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Gene Hackman, and Ed Harris. Produced by Paramount Pictures, the film was distributed by Paramount Pictures and Netflix. It features music by Dave Grusin and cinematography by John Seale.
Set in Tennessee, the narrative involves the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The film has a runtime of 154 minutes and was released on June 30, 1993. It received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Score. The production had a budget of 42,000,000 and generated revenue of 270,248,367. Audience ratings include a 6.9 score on IMDb and a 6.74 average on TMDb.
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6.7Mitch McDeere is a young man with a promising future in Law. About to sit his Bar exam, he is approached by 'The Firm' and made an offer he doesn't refuse. Seduced by the money and gifts showered on him, he is totally oblivious to the more sinister side of his company. Then, two Associates are murdered. The FBI contact him, asking him for information and suddenly his life is ruined. He has a choice - work with the FBI, or stay with the Firm. Either way he will lose his life as he knows it. Mitch figures the only way out is to follow his own plan...
Cast
- Tom Cruise as Mitch McDeere
- Jeanne Tripplehorn as Abby McDeere
- Gene Hackman as Avery Tolar
- Hal Holbrook as Oliver Lambert
- Terry Kinney as Lamar Quinn
- Wilford Brimley as William Devasher
Themes
- blackmail
- married couple
- fbi
- cayman islands
- memphis, tennessee
- mafia
- lawyer
- death
- law firm
- paranoid
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Sydney Pollack
- Screenplay by
- David Rabe Robert Towne David Rayfiel
- Based on
- The Firm , by John Grisham
- Produced by
- Scott Rudin John Davis Sydney Pollack
- Starring
- Tom Cruise Jeanne Tripplehorn Ed Harris Holly Hunter Hal Holbrook David Strathairn
- Cinematography
- John Seale
- Edited by
- William Steinkamp Fredric Steinkamp
- Music by
- Dave Grusin
- Production companies
- Davis Entertainment Scott Rudin Productions Mirage Enterprises
- Distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- Release date
- June 30, 1993 ( 1993-06-30 )
- Running time
- 154 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $ 42 million
- Box office
- $270.2 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- legal thriller
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- The Firm
- Based on
- The Firm
- Main subject
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Director
- Sydney Pollack
- Screenwriter
- David Rayfiel
- Cast member
- Sullivan Walker
- Composer
- Dave Grusin
- Producer
- John Davis
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Cinematographer
- John Seale
- Narrative location
- Tennessee
- Filming location
- Cayman Islands
- Duration
- 148
- FilmAffinity ID
- 390591
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1993-10-14
- film editor
- Fredric Steinkamp
- title
- The Firm
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Original Score
- distributed by
- Netflix
- after a work by
- John Grisham
- different from
- Firman
- box office
- 270200000
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 58/100
- Commons category
- The Firm
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Encyclopedic overview
The Firm is a 1993 American legal thriller film directed by Sydney Pollack, and starring Tom Cruise, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Holly Hunter, Hal Holbrook, David Strathairn and Gary Busey. The film is based on the 1991 novel by John Grisham.
Released on June 30, 1993, the film was a major commercial success, grossing $270.2 million against a budget of $42 million, making it the highest-grossing film adapted from a Grisham novel and the fifth highest-grossing and the highest-grossing R-rated film of 1993. It received generally positive reviews for the performances (particularly from Cruise and Hunter), although the screenplay received some criticism. Holly Hunter was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, while Dave Grusin was nominated for Best Original Score.
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