The Star Chamber (1983)
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Reviews Counted:14
Fresh:10
Rotten:4
Average Rating:6/10
Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Hardin is a hard-working, honest judge becoming frustrated with a legal system, that continuously forces him to release criminals on technicalities. He reaches his breaking point when he must set... [More]
Starring: Michael Douglas, Hal Holbrook, Sharon Gless, Yaphet Kotto
Director: Peter Hyams
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Reviews for The Star Chamber
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A tour-de-force thriller from Hyams and Douglas... its final moments are as gripping as Superglue!
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Outstanding performances across the board. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Conspiracy abounds in this early Michael Douglas far fetcher.
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3/5 |
A couple of great chases, but it doesn't quite live up to its intriguing premise.
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4/5 |
The Star Chamber is an intense, thought-provoking, great-looking action-packed thriller. Sadly overlooked in theaters, this is truly an '80s buried treasure.
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While the movie is set in L.A., the rules of justice appear exaggerated to the point where the film seems to be taking place in a different country, but it doesn't really matter. It would be great fun just to put up your feet and watch director Peter Hyam
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directed with pace and style by Peter Hyams and beautifully photographed by Richard Hannah Full Review |
CommentLatest News for The Star Chamber
September 22, 2005:
Fox Plans Another Visit from "The Star Chamber"
The Hollywood Reporter indicates that 20th Century Fox is moving ahead with a remake of the 1983 Michael Douglas thriller "The Star Chamber." More...
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