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Sep 13, 2024 · 1. The Rainmaker (1997) ‘The Rainmaker,’ directed by Francis Ford Coppola, stars Matt Damon, Claire Danes, Jon Voight and Danny DeVito. The film can easily be considered one of the ‘Best Directed Movie’ based on Grisham’s novel. It focuses on a young man, Rudy Baylor (Matt Damon), from an impoverished background.
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- The Client (1994) Available to rent or purchase on Prime Video. The Client quickly became overshadowed by many other Grisham adaptations in the mid to late 90s but remains one of the best.
- The Rainmaker (1997) Available on HBO Max. Francis Ford Coppola has a knack for literary adaptations, as is evident from The Godfather trilogy, Apocalypse Now, and Bram Stoker's Dracula.
- Runaway Jury (2003) Available on Hulu, fuboTV, Philo, Plex, and Paramount+ In this star-studded John Grisham movie, Vicksburg Firearms gets sued, but the jury is up for sale and can be manipulated, and it becomes a deadly race between several parties to gain the upper hand.
- The Pelican Brief (1993) Available on fuboTV and Philo. A law student (Julia Roberts) who writes a college dissertation about the potential reasons behind an assassin killing two Supreme Court judges and a reporter for the Washington Herald (Denzel Washington) realizes how true her conspiracy theory might be in this blockbuster John Grisham movie.
- The Firm (1993) The Sydney Pollack film was the second book that John Grisham wrote, but the first to make it to screen in a big Hollywood film. Starring Tom Cruise as the young and naive Mitch McDeere, The Firm follows the murky underbelly of prestigious law firms.
- The Pelican Brief (1993) Release the same year as The Firm, The Pelican Brief shows another side to the legal thriller genre, but with far higher stakes.
- The Client (1994) A who’s who of ‘90s stars, The Client utilizes its cast with some of the biggest names of the time. Earning an Acadamy Award Nomination for the film, the legal drama stars Susan Sarandon as recovering alcoholic lawyer Reggie Love who tries to protect a young boy — Mark Sway (the late Brad Renfro) — who was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
- A Time To Kill (1996) Recalling famous lawyers in fiction may bring images of Atticus Finch from To Kill A Mockingbird, but Jake Brigance (Matthew McConaughey) in A Time To Kill should be remembered as one of the most impressive demonstrations of lawyers in film and television.
Mar 17, 2024 · 5. The Chamber (1996) The Chamber” is a gripping 1996 crime drama thriller that follows a young law school graduate as he battles against the clock to save his grandfather, who is on death row ...
Jun 30, 2018 · 4. A Time to Kill (1996) Samuel L. Jackson murders the men who raped his daughter, and it’s up to young lawyer Matthew McConaughey (in his star-making role) to get him a fair trial in a deeply ...
Jun 20, 2020 · The Firm (1993) - 75%. Starring Tom Cruise as a man who discovers the picturesque firm he works for is hiding a killer secret, 1993's The Firm was the first of many Grisham film adaptations. 10 Of The Best Movies Based On Books, According To Rotten Tomatoes. The film's acting and atmosphere were widely praised by critics, and it currently holds ...
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Jul 1, 2018 · A Time to Kill (1996) Samuel L. Jackson murders the men who raped his daughter, and it’s up to young lawyer Matthew McConaughey (in his star-making role) to get him a fair trial in a deeply ...
