Film1993141 min

The Pelican Brief

Name: The Pelican Brief
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1993
Duration: 141 min
Cast: Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard, John Heard, Tony Goldwyn

Taste attributes: crimedramamysterythrillerlegalfastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyintricatelinearglossyenclosedall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeA layered, weighty crime thriller: inventive and intimate. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: very intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

6.5/10

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Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

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Pace: Fast, where this profile leans slow
Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

Two Supreme Court Justices have been assassinated. One lone law student has stumbled upon the truth. An investigative journalist wants her story. Everybody else wants her dead.

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