Director Michael Apted has taken what could have been a routine courtroom drama and built instead a stunning study of familial love and misunderstanding.
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01/01/00
Class Action (1990)
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Reviews Counted:22
Fresh:16
Rotten:6
Average Rating:6/10
Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Jedediah Tucker Ward is an esteemed trial attorney who has built his reputation defending the underdog against the huge, impenetrable corporate power structure. His daughter Maggie, also a lawyer,... [More]
Starring: Gene Hackman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Joanna Merlin
Director: Michael Apted
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03/26/09
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10/09/03
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08/22/03
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11/07/05
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06/14/05
A two-fisted slugger, hammering across points about legal and familial ethics.
07/18/03
less a battle of people and corporations than a battle between a fiery daughter and smug father
05/19/09
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07/26/02
Apted gives this smarter-than-average script a slick look and expertly develops suspense.
01/01/00
Managed to take one of the most contrived plots I've ever seen and make it seem, if not original, then at least way above average.
01/01/00
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11/24/02
Class Action is one of the rare films that combines a truly affecting family crisis with a good potboiler.
01/01/00
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10/30/02
It is the fierce accord between Mastrantonio and Hackman that distinguishes the movie.
01/01/00
Top CriticHow far we've come! Here, it's still the youngster -- and the woman -- who needs to be put in her place.
05/14/07
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