The Firm (1993)

A young lawyer joins a prestigous law firm only to discover that it has a sinister dark side. (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Sydney Pollack
Written By: Robert Towne, John Grisham, David Rayfiel, David Rabe
Starring: Gary Busey, David Strathairn, Ed Harris, Gene Hackman, Margo Martindale, Hal Holbrook, Tom Cruise, Holly Hunter, Wilford Brimley, Terry Kinney, Paul Calderon, Jeanne Tripplehorn
Genres: Drama, Suspense/Thriller, Mystery
Country: USA
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The Firm belongs to 24 collections
1. Academy Award - Oscar - ALL Best Picture, Directing, Acting & Screenplay Nominees (collaborative - 22 stars)
2. Based on a Book (collaborative: moderated by iconogassed - 21 stars)
3. Films available in HD (collaborative: moderated by kubricksucks - 13 stars)
4. #1 at the US Box Office (collaborative: moderated by BeeDub - 10 stars)
5. Courtroom (collaborative: moderated by Sunsplitter - 8 stars)
6. Based On Novel (collaborative: moderated by tathiel - 7 stars)
7. List: Taschen (collaborative: moderated by KasperL - 6 stars)
8. U.S. Box office over 150 million (collaborative: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 5 stars)
9. Top 3000 movies with the most votes on IMDb (public: fanfic - 5 stars)
10. All-Time Worldwide Box Office over $200,000,000 (collaborative: moderated by QuickyAPI - 3 stars)
11. Top 2000 movies with the most votes on IMDb (public: fanfic - 2 stars)
12. Hollywood Hits, 1920 to present (collaborative: moderated by lisa- - 1 star)
13. Harvard University (collaborative: moderated by BeeDub - 1 star)
14. Netflix Sverige (collaborative: moderated by Jakobostgren - 1 star)
15. chess (public: twisp - 1 star)
16. Annual top 5 worldwide box office, 1975 - 2022 (public: djross - 1 star)
17. Available on Starz (public: Jason212 - 1 star)
18. Trial Films (collaborative: moderated by neurophate)
19. Whistleblower (collaborative: moderated by Ag0stoMesmer)
20. Ratings (collaborative: moderated by cheapthrills)
21. 1993 Wide Releases U.S. (collaborative: moderated by Roman_Herbom)
22. 1993: Year in Review (public: polanski28)
23. My Movie Collection (public: elhenzo)
24. seen in 2021 (public: sproost)
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Paxton | 64 43rd |
The Devil's Advocate sans all of the abhorrent imagery that makes The Devil's Advocate so unforgettable. You'd forgotten about The Devil's Advocate, hadn't you? That about sums up this review.
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overrated | 39 31st |
The closest thing that resembles dread in this is the guy who would go on to play Jigsaw jogging after a monorail.
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recklessmess | 85 87th |
Tom Cruise's controversial turn killed all plans for the sequel, "The Flaccid."
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Ocelot | 25 17th |
"You can never leave The Firm, and if you try to escape, they'll give you plenty of breathing room and time to mingle with the FBI." I don't think that was the tagline, but it should have been. This movie establishes insane stakes and then does nothing with them over the course of two and a half droll, dull, impotent hours. The only thing firm was my penis, and that's because I stopped halfway through to watch porn instead, which was much more intelligently plotted. The piano score is abysmal.
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nobamba | 80 88th |
Wow, tense throughout. Good performances by all. Ending isn't as nicely tied up as the film would like you to believe. I could watch Ed Harris get frustrated all day. Tom Cruise running. Plot is similar to other Grisham novels. Fav scene: Gene Hackman confronting Jeanne Tripplehorn in the hotel room.
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Ytadel | 5 57th |
Perhaps the 90s thriller-est of all 90 thrillers? Strong performances by good actors across the board and a decently well-done mystery thriller sort of plot, though a lot of it does play as kind of generic if you've seen any of many similar films. It's also very long, veering towards three hours, and I grew a bit restless by the end.
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PeaceAnarchy | 76 47th |
Once it gets going you get several layers of intrigue, some strange, and sometimes hilarious, twists and turns and a conclusion that is quite creative, even if I'm sure it falls apart under the least scrutiny. It requires suspension of disbelief in a lot of places and at 2.5 hours could use some trimming, but it's fun and exciting, and while it's far from the best the genre has to offer I can't help but enjoy it.
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twincinema | 40 18th |
Early in the film, Cruise decides to do some backflips with a young boy to show his enthusiasm for what the present and future holds for him. Later in the film, he walks by the same boy, no longer able to do a backflip because he is no longer naive.
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MJVmovieMan | 75 67th |
Slick, entertaining legal-thriller.
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gtown1479 | 77 60th |
Likely my favorite Grisham novel-turned-movie (but I didn't read this one so maybe that's why). I thought Hackman kinda stole the show in this film, and could not get a grip as to which side he was on leaving me guessing until the end. Cruise is solid, and I have a hard time buying Tripplehorn in anything not dealing with polygamy (that's my own problem). The first Brimley meeting with Cruise where they discus what the "cops" could do is pretty good. Stop RUNNING! The ending took too long.
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canadianor | 65 40th |
The key to a good thriller is to have your characters in constant peril. 'The Firm' fails to maintain any of the eerie tension created in the opening scenes. The beginning makes the flick seem like 'The Firm' is some kind of cult that grows its employees into evil lawyers. Mitch tries to uncover something sinister, but takes his time doing so. Outside of it being morally wrong, they never really give Mitch a reason to act on his impulses. In the end, things are too happy-go-lucky to be credible.
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billkerwin | 81 48th |
A good legal thriller. Everybody is good in this, but Wilfred Brimley is positively terrifying.
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Bunken | 70 71st |
Great thriller and boy Tom Cruise can run... He's probably the best on screen runner in Hollywood!
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1 | myfavchords | 76 54th |
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This is an enjoyable thriller. The cast does a good job with the script here. The script has some interesting moments, enough to keep things moving along. Overall I would recommend this film.
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hsncrspywl | 30 9th |
Overly long film which seems to revel in the decadence of it's upper-class characters while also trying to make our protagonist likable by having him come from a poor background (never seen) and a troubled brother (on screen 4 times). Far too long and while there are some good performances and bit parts the film spends far too much time setting things up to make the (good) climax anywhere near worth it. The all-piano score is good when creating suspense but not suitable for Tom Cruise running.
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jacobclark12 | 44 31st |
When compared to the novel, The Firm suffers greatly. It handles many of the best aspects of the story incredibly poorly in ways that dissolve all tension far too early. If it had remained truer to its source material, then it would have been an excellent film.
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