The Firm

1993, Mystery & thriller/Drama, 2h 34m

57 Reviews 50,000+ Ratings

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The Firm is a big studio thriller that amusingly tears apart the last of 1980s boardroom culture and the false securities it represented. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

A young lawyer joins a small but prestigious law firm only to find out that most of their clients are on the wrong side of the law. The company is helping to launder mob money, get clients off charges and even murder partners who threaten to blow their cover, but when the FBI come calling to gather evidence on the lawyer's colleagues, he is caught between a rock and a hard place, juggling his life and his liberty.

Cast & Crew

Tom Cruise
Mitch McDeere
Jeanne Tripplehorn
Abby McDeere
Gene Hackman
Avery Tolar
Holly Hunter
Tammy Hemphill
Ed Harris
Wayne Tarrance
Hal Holbrook
Oliver Lambert
Terry Kinney
Lamar Quinn
Wilford Brimley
William Devasher
David Strathairn
Ray McDeere
Gary Busey
Eddie Lomax
Steven Hill
F. Denton Voyles
Tobin Bell
The Nordic Man
Barbara Garrick
Kay Quinn
Jerry Hardin
Royce McKnight
Paul Calderone
Thomas Richie
Jerry Weintraub
Sonny Capps
Karina Lombard
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John Beal
Nathan Locke
Sullivan Walker
Barry Abanks
Sydney Pollack
Director
Scott Rudin
Producer
John Davis
Producer
Sydney Pollack
Producer
Michael Hausman
Executive Producer
Lindsay Doran
Executive Producer
David Rabe
Screenwriter
Robert Towne
Screenwriter
David Rayfiel
Screenwriter
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Audience Reviews for The Firm

  • Dec 06, 2015
    "The Firm" is a great Mystery and Suspense/Drama film of 1993. The acting in "The Firm" is amazing, the best acting is from "Tom Cruise" and "Gene Hackman". The plot to "The Firm" is great, towards the end it gets better and better, some scenes in the film are pointless/slow. Some of the music in "The Firm" isn't best suited for some scenes. I recommend you watch "The Firm" as it is a great Mystery and Suspense/Drama film of 1993. I give "The Firm" a 7.5/10.
    Steve G Super Reviewer
  • Oct 04, 2015
    A thrilling film. Loved the book, and this is an excellent adaptation of it. Worth seeing, even if you have to sit through a ton of lawyer-speak to understand what's going on.
    Stephen S Super Reviewer
  • Nov 22, 2014
    I've always been perplexed by the legal thriller craze of the 90s. What about the genre was so appealing to appealing to mass audiences? The endless law jargon? The predictable twists and turns? Regardless, "The Firm" is a prime example of everything that made so many of these films forgettable.
    Alec B Super Reviewer
  • Jan 21, 2014
    The first Grisham film adaptation and definitely one of the best. Cruise is good as the young lawyer but he also has an amazing cast around him, all giving very strong performances. A thriller about a legal firm doesn't sound like a riveting film but Pollack keeps the suspense constant and is helped by Grisham's strongest story structure. The film has an unmistakably 90's gloss but otherwise this could have been made in the 70's and would have sat alongside other conspiracy thrillers of that era.
    David S Super Reviewer
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