The Pelican Brief (1993)
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.
Director: Alan J. Pakula · Writer: Alan J. Pakula
A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed.
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Director
Alan J. Pakula
Cast
Julia Roberts
Darby Shaw 
Denzel Washington
Gray Grantham 
Sam Shepard
Thomas Callahan 
John Heard
Gavin Vereek 
Tony Goldwyn
Fletcher Coal 
James B. Sikking
Denton Voyles 
William Atherton
Bob Gminski 
Robert Culp
The President 
Stanley Tucci
Khamel 
Hume Cronyn
Justice Rosenberg 
John Lithgow
Smith Keen 
Anthony Heald
Marty Velmano User Reviews (1)
Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington team-up in this crime thriller RELEASED IN 1993 and directed by Alan J. Pakula from John Grisham’s novel, "The Pelican Brief” is a political drama/thriller about a law student (Julia Roberts) who researches the murders of two supreme court justices and shares her theory with her college professor (Sam Shepard) who, in turn, gives it to an FBI friend on a lark. The brief hits a nerve because people start dying one-by-one. Denzel Washington plays a DC reporter who teams-up with the student while Robert Culp appears as the president. While I prefer “The Firm” (1993), which was also written by Grisham, this one is along the same lines, albeit with a totally different story (naturally). “Pelican” has more action, but the plot/characters aren’t quite as interesting IMHO. Still, if you liked one, you’ll probably appreciate the other. …
