Michael Clayton
A law firm brings in its 'fixer' to remedy the situation after a lawyer's apparent mental breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a class action case over the effects of toxic agrochemicals.
10 June 1968, Chico, California, USA
15 August 1962, Ponce, Puerto Rico
1966, Roslyn Harbor, Long Island, New York, USA
17 June 1964, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
11 August 1980, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
24 April 1955, Mount Vernon, New York, USA
18 February 1987, New York City, New York, USA
28 March 1944, El Centro, California, USA
2 February 1958, New York City, New York, USA
6 May 1961, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
15 September 1943, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
7 June 1966, New Providence, New Jersey, USA
3 March 1980, Westminster, London, England, UK
9 September 1938, San Francisco, California, USA
11 September 1956, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
24 November 1975, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
August 27, 2009
Equates serious inquiry with inert filmmakingFebruary 22, 2008
Clooney's glamorous intelligence is deepened by his constant hints that slickness, like corporate integrity, is just an act.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.February 02, 2009
Clooney's latest venture into panache is thriller style in Michael Clayton.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 18, 2008
[A] smoldering corporate thriller.October 13, 2007
Confident in the story's power and the moviegoers' intelligence, Gilroy uses only one explosion to own our rapt attention.July 07, 2010
Michael Clayton is a chilling, intense conspiracy thriller, filled with intriguing characters and great performances.August 09, 2008
Grisham for exceptionally bleeding heartsOctober 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.October 18, 2008
If I had to sum this movie up with one word, it would be tense.October 13, 2007
A throwback to trim, intelligent moral thrillers like The Verdict and Absence of Malice.