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Movie Info

Chelsea Deardon (Daryl Hannah) is arrested for stealing artwork painted by her deceased father, and sympathetic attorney Laura Kelly (Debra Winger) sets out to defend the young woman against slick prosecutor Tom Logan (Robert Redford). After a series of romantic exchanges, Tom ends up falling in love with Laura and teaming up with her to help clear Chelsea of the charges. However, as they lawyers dig deeper into the case, things take a shocking turn, and Tom finds his career in jeopardy.

Rating:

PG
Genre:

comedy, drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Ivan Reitman
Producer:

Ivan Reitman
Release Date (Theaters):

Jun 20, 1986 wide
Release Date (Streaming):

Apr 19, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA):

$47.2M
Runtime:

1h 54m
Production Co:

Universal Pictures
Sound Mix:

Surround

Cast & Crew

Robert Redford
Tom Logan

Debra Winger
Laura Kelly

Daryl Hannah
Chelsea Deardon

Brian Dennehy
Cavanaugh

Terence Stamp
Victor Taft

Steven Hill
Bower

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Critic Reviews for Legal Eagles

All Critics (16) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (7) | Rotten (9)

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July 25, 2002 | Rating: 2/5

Nell Minow
Movie Mom
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April 17, 2001 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Neil Smith
BBC.com
The movie has so much stuff in it, it's top-heavy. The wonder is that so many scenes play as well as they do.

January 1, 2000 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
The sort of project that gives off vibes of being a carefully packaged studio deal.

February 22, 2020 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

Matt Brunson
Film Frenzy
Legal Eagles primarily comes off as a lazy and fairly pointless vanity project that squanders the talents of everyone involved.

May 2, 2012 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews
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November 4, 2005 | Rating: 3/5

Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Further proof that postGhostbusters Ivan Reitman is pretty much crap

October 28, 2005 | Rating: 2/5

Pete Vonder Haar
Film Threat
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July 4, 2005 | Rating: 2/5

Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
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June 24, 2005 | Rating: 2/5

Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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June 8, 2004 | Rating: 2/5

Sarah Chauncey
Reel.com
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September 27, 2003 | Rating: 3/5

Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall
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August 22, 2003 | Rating: 3/5

Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

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Audience Reviews for Legal Eagles

Oct 22, 2011

This is a tough one but overall I would say see it. Not for the blah courtroom drama or Daryl Hannah "acting" like a retard again. Watch it for the chemistry between Redford and Winger. Winger is just so likeable.

Sunil J Super Reviewer
May 26, 2008

Not Redford's best but hes a great actor so anything he's in is gonna be good. Debra Winger and Daryl Hannah are really good in this as well, not to mention very sexy. Not the best movie, but a pretty good comedy/romance nonetheless.

Jason R Super Reviewer
Nov 14, 2007

It may not be sure if it's a comedy or a thriller, but it's still a decent two hours and worth a watch.

Marcus W Super Reviewer
Mar 09, 2007

Robert Redford looks out of place in this legal thriller played for laughs that feels like a glib, vacuous 80s TV show pilot.

xGary X Super Reviewer