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Michael Clayton

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Original title

Michael Clayton

Year

2007

Running time

119 min.

Country

United States

Director

Tony Gilroy

Screenwriter

Tony Gilroy

Cast

Music

James Newton Howard

Cinematography

Robert Elswit

Producer

Warner Bros., Castle Rock Entertainment, Mirage Entertainment, Section Eight, Samuels Media

Genre

Thriller. Drama

Synopsis

Michael Clayton (George Clooney) is an in-house "fixer" at one of the largest corporate law firms in New York. At the behest of the firm’s co-founder Marty Bach, Clayton, a former prosecutor from a family of cops, takes care of Kenner, Bach & Ledeen’s dirtiest work. Clayton cleans up clients’ messes, handling anything from hit-and-runs and damaging stories in the press to shoplifting wives and crooked politicians. Burned out and discontented in his job, Clayton is inextricably tied to the firm. At the agrochemical company U/North, the career of in-house chief counsel Karen Crowder rests on the settlement of the suit that Kenner, Bach & Ledeen is leading to a seemingly successful conclusion. When the firms top litigator, the brilliant Arthur Edens, has an apparent breakdown and tries to sabotage the entire case, Marty Back sends Michael Clayton to tackle this unprecedented disaster and in doing so, Clayton comes face to face with the reality of what he has become. (Warner Bros. Pictures)

US release date: september 2007.

Awards: 2007: Oscar: Best Supporting Actress (Tilda Swinton). 7 Nominations

2007: 4 Nominations for Golden Globe, including Best Movie Drama

2007: BAFTA Awards: Best Sup. Actress (Swinton). 5 Nominations, including Best Actor

2007: National Board of Review: Best Actor (George Clooney), Top 10 - Movies of the Year

2007: American Film Institute (AFI): Top 10 - Movies of the Year

2007: 5 Nominations for Critics' Choice Awards, including Best Picture, Actor and Writer

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Michael Clayton

2007

Tony Gilroy

6.3

(21,903)